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Chapter 8<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 8 verse 11<\/a><\/p>\n Simple<\/a><\/p>\n sarva-dv\u0101r\u0101\u1e47i sa\u1e41yamya ‘Stopping up all passages, locking the mind in the heart, forcing the pr\u0101\u1e47a into the head, and thus establishing oneself in collected concentration (yoga-dh\u0101ra\u1e47a<\/em>), and methodically repeating the one-syllabled OM, \u2014the Brahm\u2014, whoso, thus, casteth away his body, intent on Me, goeth to the Supreme State.’<\/span><\/p>\n Stopping up passages<\/em>, means: the repressing the sense-functions through the channels of the ear etc., in other words, abstracting the senses from their normal outgoing tendencies.<\/span><\/p>\n Locking the mind in the heart<\/em>, means: directing the thoughts (loving thoughts) towards Me, the Akshara<\/em>, enthroned in the lotus-heart.<\/span><\/p>\n Established in yoga-dh\u0101ra\u1e47a<\/em>, or collected concentration, means: perfect concentration of all attention on Me.<\/span><\/p>\n Methodically repeating the one-syllabled OM<\/em>. OM or AUM is the sign, symbol or appellation of the Indestructible \u2014(Akshara<\/em>). OM being the sign, the indicator, I am the Indicated, Who is to be profoundly meditated upon.<\/span><\/p>\n Whoso, holding up the pr\u0101\u1e47a (life-breath) in the head, departs from the body, in the manner indicated, goes to the Exalted State.<\/span><\/p>\n Param\u0101m gatim<\/em> (the Exalted State) is the \u0101tma itself, as in essence contra-distinguished from matter, and comparable with My state, from which there is no return.<\/span><\/p>\n It is this state (of self-realization) that is discoursed on in verses:\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018He, who, when all beings perish, doth not perish\u2019 (Bh: G\u012b:<\/em> VIII-20<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018It was described as Avyakta, Akshara; this, they say, is the Exalted State\u2019 (Bh: G\u012b:<\/em> VIII-21<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n The modes of Divine Meditation suited to those who are fortune-seekers (ai\u015bvary-\u0101rthina\u1e25<\/em>), and to those who aspire after their self or soul (kaivaly-\u0101rthina\u1e25<\/em>) have thus been declared. The mode of Divine Meditation suited to the j\u00f1\u0101ni<\/em> or the God-aspirer, and the nature of his Goal are now declared:\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 8 verse 14<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 8 << Chapter 8 verse 11 Simple sarva-dv\u0101r\u0101\u1e47i sa\u1e41yamya mano h\u1e5bdi nirudhya ca m\u016brdhny \u0101dh\u0101y\u0101tmana\u1e25 pr\u0101\u1e47am \u0101sthito yoga-dh\u0101ra\u1e47\u0101m o\u1e41 ity ek\u0101k\u1e63ara\u1e41 brahma vy\u0101haran m\u0101m anusmaran ya\u1e25 pray\u0101ti tyajan deha\u1e41 sa y\u0101ti param\u0101\u1e41 gatim ‘Stopping up all passages, locking the mind in the heart, forcing … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-8","category-original"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nmano h\u1e5bdi nirudhya ca
\nm\u016brdhny \u0101dh\u0101y\u0101tmana\u1e25 pr\u0101\u1e47am
\n\u0101sthito yoga-dh\u0101ra\u1e47\u0101m
\no\u1e41 ity ek\u0101k\u1e63ara\u1e41 brahma
\nvy\u0101haran m\u0101m anusmaran
\nya\u1e25 pray\u0101ti tyajan deha\u1e41
\nsa y\u0101ti param\u0101\u1e41 gatim<\/p>\n
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