Self Awareness Through Meditation

Author(s): Ranjitsingh Kumat
Publisher: Ranjitsingh Kumat

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DHYANA IN ACHAARANGA SUTTA HINTS OF VIPASSANA
Further it has been stated:
"What is inside is outside,
What is outside is inside.
One who visits and revisits the interior of the body,
Analyses part by part,
And observes it, without craving and aversion is the wise man.
"59
To become introvert, to go deep inside, to observe neutrally without craving and aversion are the basics of meditation that lead to freedom or Mukti. Someone has said, "what is inside the body is also in the universe”. This is the conclusion drawn by the wise people who have seen the things inside out. Just as the body is changing and is perishable, the whole universe is changing and is perishable. This brings one to see the link between the life and death and one who understands this, gets beyond death. One who observes the inner self again and again, is the wise man. He comprehends the inner filth of the body, the impermanence of it, the diseases that attack it, and the sufferings of old age and death etc. He then conquers the passions and desires of sense organs and goes beyond body, its birth and death. He really gets out of the cycle of birth and death.
Awakened Person
"One who is awakened is the saint (Muni) One who is asleep is not a saint (Amuni) "60.
The meaning of being awake does not mean absence of physical sleep. Here it means self awareness. One who knows the self, is the awakened person. He knows what is real and what is not real. The following clearly describes the qualities and characteristics of an awakened
person:
"He knows well the 'Shabda' (word), 'Rupa' (shape), 'Rasa' (taste), 'Gandha' (smell) and ‘Sparsha' (touch). He knows the self, the Gnana (wisdom), Veda (the supreme wisdom), Dhamma (the law), and the Brahma (the supreme). He knows the Loka (the universe) with his 'Pragya' or wisdom and is called the saint or Muni. He knows the Dhamma or the Law and is uncomplicated (simple and trouble-free). He knows the link (the cause of cycle of birth and death in this world).