tman_and_moksa

SR No.: 020053
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: G N Joshi
Publisher: Gujarat University
Publication Year: 1965
Total Pages: 901
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Atman and Mokşa
attributes. In itself the Citta is insentient, but it becomes conscious by the reflection of the soul. Movements occur in Citta when it is affected by external objects through the senses. The Citta wrongly supposes that it is the experiencer due to the consciousness of the soul reflected in it. The Citta is all-pervasive like the ākās'a, and every Purusa has one Citta connected with it. The expanse of the Citta is variable in proportion to the size of the body. Expansion and contraction of the Citta become necessary in order to fit well in the varying bodies occupied by the Purusas in accordance with the adṛṣṭa. The all-pervading Citta that is common to all is known as the Karana Citta and when it is specifically embodied in certain bodies it becomes the Karya Citta. The Karaṇa Citta is Vibhu, allpervading and the Karya Citta, on the contrary, is subject to expansion and contraction as required by the body. All the changes in the Citta, in fact, are caused by one's contact with the external world. The movement always takes place in the Karya Citta, and the efforts of Yoga are to withdraw the Citta from the external world and to regain its original pure and passive state. The Citta is variable, the soul which is the cause of all awareness and consciousness is stable and so, it helps to retain identity. The Citta is material in nature but through non-discrimination it appears conscious. From the connections of Citta with the external world arise the various kinds of desires, aversion, attachment, hatred, pleasure, pain, the sense of one's
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