Tuesday, May 11, 2010

psycho-emotional dispositions of beings

बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।
सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च।।10.4।।

अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।
भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः।।10.5।।

buddhi = intellect, jnanam = wisdom, a-sammoha = non-delusion, kshama = forgiveness, satyam = truth, dama = control of external nature, sama = control of internal nature, sukham = happiness, dukham = sorrow, bhava = birth or existence, a-bhava = death or non-existence, bhayam = fear, a-bhayam = fearlessness, ahimsa = non-injury, samata = equanimity, tusti = satisfaction, tapa = austerity, dana = charity, yasa = fame, a-yasa = ill-fame
भवन्ति arise, भावाः qualities/moods/dispositions, भूतानाम् of beings, मत्तः from Me, एव alone, पृथग्विधाः of different kinds.

This is said in the sense that none of these dispositions can exist without the Self. (From LORD, in accordance with their actions.)

Notes:
There are multiple dispositions enumerated that includes all possible microcosmic psycho-emotional energies. All these are from the LORD alone. The basis of all these modifications is called "cit" or consciousness (none other than LORD). The single cit appearing as all these multiple moods (pruthak-vidhaah) simultaneously is called "vivarta" without any real transformation. Similar "vivarta" was explained in seventh adhyaya where multiple macrocosmic differentiated elements as LORD's lower nature and the problem of evil.

om tat sat

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