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    brahman

    Devanāgarī: ब्रह्मन् Translation: that which expands; the absolute, the eternal; the class of men who are the repositories and communicators of sacred knowledge, the Brāhmanical caste as a body Similar words:brahmā Related concepts:akṣara, ātman, puruṣa, jīva, sūtra, brahmāsana

    Appears in

    Sāṃkhya Kārikā:

    54

    Bhagavad Gītā:

    Chapter 8: title , 13

    Gītārtha Saṃgraha:

    1


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    Commentaries around

    “The request for learning must come from the aspirant.
    Only then can be the process be step by step.
    First one question which is understood, then the next.
    For example Annam is Brahma,
    then Prāṇa is Brahma.
    This was the traditional approach by the aspirant.”
    – TKV Desikachar France 1983

    “The Hindu Veda classify Dhyāna into three major but not water-tight divisions:

    1. Karma – actions, the details, precise actions and results of rituals, such as the how and where you sit; considered most important for  Dhyāna.

    2. Jñāna – inquiry, into anything from the lowest to the highest, such as God, myself, Prāṇa, Brahma, etc; recognising absolutely one object of inquiry, not many.

    3. Bhakti – trying to connect myself with the highest force; to accept the absolute power of God – that he is Master and Teacher, the only reality.

    Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra, the definitive text on Yoga, classifies Dhyāna in different yet similar terms.”

    – TKV Desikachar Madras December 20th 1988

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