Chitrabhanu Man with Vision

Author(s): Clare Rosenfield
Publisher: Jain Meditation International Centre New York

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Auspicious Beginning
सिद्धोऽसि बुद्धोऽसि निरञ्जनोऽसि संसारमाया परिवर्जितोऽसि । संसारस्वप्नं त्यज मोहनिद्रां मदालसा वाक्यमुवाच चैवम् ।। "Siddho si buddho si niranjano si Samsāramāyā parivarjito si Samsāra svapnam tyaja mohanidrām" Madalasā vākyamuvāchachaivam
The world over, lullabies are ever a sweet sharing between mother and child. In India, through the ages, in special families, among the first sounds a newborn baby hears are the sounds of the above song, a lullaby in which the mother addresses the invisible soul of her child with great love, understanding, and respect. In this most ancient of lullabies, sung in the Sanskrit language, the mother acknowledges her child's intrinsic quality and pure nature; at the same time, she helps him or her to see clearly the present condition which keeps the consciousness in a temporary slumber and unaware state. The communion occurs on a deep non-verbal level.
The lullaby carries this special meaning: “O dear sweet soul! You are perfect! You already know what you want to know! You are pure, innocent, without color or bias! You are free from the world of illusion! O perfect one! This world is nothing but an ever-ending dream! So stay awake!" In this way Madalasa taught all of her children. It was into the heart of these loving sound waves, passed
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