ATMAN
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Vol 2: Delivered
in America.
Background of Hinduism:
Vedanta is not simply Advaita . It encompasses Dwaita +
Vishishta Advaita (Qualified Monism) + Advaita
From ancient times –
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People were/are always free to formulate their
own sect
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Full of religious sects
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Religious activity is inexhaustible.
VEDAS ~~ expression of knowledge of GOD ~~ GOD is eternal ==
VEDAS are eternal
Creation in cycles
GROSS -> SUBTLE -> period of REST
PRANA + AKASHA ->
subtle form: Prana Almost all vibration ceases Aanidavaatam almost motionless.
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DWAITA
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QUALIFIED MONISM
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ADVAITA
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SALIENT POINTS
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GOD is eternal
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SOUL is eternal
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NATURE is eternal
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All 3 are eternally separate
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Real Philosophy begins with Q n-D.
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Personal God
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Effect is Cause is another form
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God is both the material cause and the
efficient cause
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Concept of Projection NOT Creation
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God = soul of all Souls
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Nature + Indiv Soul = Body of God
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Fairest of Philosophy
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Impersonal God
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God is both the material cause and the
efficient cause
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Not for the masses - ~3000 yrs. Not for the
wek not a comfortable religion
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Self Hypnotism U, I and Universe only 1
Existance
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Know the Truh and be FREE
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SALVATION
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Eternal happiness + eternally in presence of God + eternally enjoying
Him
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Must pray for salvation
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Soul is not omnipotent. With good deeds they become perfect – no more
births n deaths-
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No Nature, No God Ony 1 Existance Atman.
Atman only reality.
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All heavens are imagination of the mind.
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When all desires are vanquished – This very
mortal becomes immortal – Man becomes God.
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BONDAGE
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Cycle of birth + Death even for gods (devas)
-no salvation if there is hope of reward
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Cycle of birth + Death even for gods (devas)
-Bad deed contracts the soul and good deed expands-the soul to its
inherent pure nature
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No bondage.. I am omnipresent, eternal
Why do good to other? Coz of our inner nature.. sees oneness
everywhere
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EVIL
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ME + MINE root cause fo all evil
- Man creates evil not God
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Soul is pure in nature; by its deeds it creates evil
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I am free.. what freeom shall I seek? How can I be hungry, inactive ,
dead?
3 veils: Matter(Senses)/soul(Intellect)/God(spirit)
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UNIVERSE
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Everything belongs to God
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Everything is a part of God- body of God
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Reflection of Atman.
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Highest Achevement
Perfected SOul
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Man becomes God like but no power to create
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Soul lives with GOD forever like sparks of fire.
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Self is to be worshipped no Gods
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Wall
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God has created the wall
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God is in the wall but NOT God has become the wall
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I am He , He is I..! This little I never existed. None but I was God.
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GOD
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Personal – Extra Cosmic
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Immanent
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Atman – all ethics + morality+ spirituality
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