Guru Vachaka Kovai

Contents......Page 3
Introduction\r......Page 9
1  The Name and Origin of this Work 13......Page 13
2  The Benefit or Fruit of this Work 14......Page 14
5  The Author 15\r......Page 15
Benedictory Verses 16......Page 16
1  The Truth or Reality of the World 17......Page 17
2  The Unreality of the World 24......Page 24
3  The Allurement of the World 25......Page 25
4  The Aridity of the World 26......Page 26
6  Vivartha Siddhanta       (The Doctrine of Simultaneous Creation) 27......Page 27
8  The Purpose behind the Diverse Theories of Creation 32......Page 32
9  The Part Played by God 33......Page 33
10  The Three Prime Entities [God, World and Soul] 35......Page 35
12  Individuality 37......Page 37
13  As sociation with the Unreal 39......Page 39
14  The Pandit 41......Page 41
16  The Vanity of Learning 43......Page 43
17  The Greatness of Vedanta 45......Page 45
19  The Power of Prarabdha 46......Page 46
22  The Ego-Knot 47......Page 47
23  The Might of the Ego 48......Page 48
24  The Ego\'s Play 51......Page 51
26  Heaven and Hell 53......Page 53
28  The Conquest of Hell (Naraka) 55......Page 55
28  The greatness of Aham-mukha (Self-Attention) 56......Page 56
30  The Kingdom of God 58......Page 58
31  Siva (The Supreme) 59......Page 59
34  Shiva Puja (Worshipping Shiva) 60......Page 60
35  The Truth of Namaskaram 61......Page 61
37  Vibhuti (Holy Ash) 62......Page 62
39  Shakti and Shanti (Power and Peace) 63......Page 63
40  Mahat and Anu (The Greatest and the Smallest) 64......Page 64
41  Desire for Siddhis 65......Page 65
42  Immortality 67......Page 67
44  The Attainment of Bodily Immortality 68......Page 68
45  Vairagya (Dispassion) 69......Page 69
47  The Nature of Chittam 71......Page 71
50  The Jivas Dwelling Place 72......Page 72
51  The Heart 74......Page 74
52  The Guru 77......Page 77
53  The Guru\'s Grace 80......Page 80
54  Some Assurances 85......Page 85
55  The Guru\'s Uchishtam 88......Page 88
56  Guru Puja (Worshipping the Guru) 89......Page 89
57  The Greatness of the Guru 94......Page 94
58  Association with Sadhus 95......Page 95
59  The Greatness of the De votees 96......Page 96
61  The Truth In All Religions 97......Page 97
62  The Vision of Limitlessness 98......Page 98
63  The Loss of Individuality 100......Page 100
64  The Pure \'I\' (Suddhahankara) 102......Page 102
65  The Shining Forth of Self 103......Page 103
66  Getting Rid of Miseries 104......Page 104
67  Desirelessness (Nirasa) 105......Page 105
68  Bondage and Freedom 106......Page 106
69  Self-enquiry 107......Page 107
70  The True Tapas 113......Page 113
71  A Research on True Knowledge 116......Page 116
72  Nirvana 121......Page 121
73  The Attainment of Self 122......Page 122
74  \'The Conclusive Knowledge to be Ob tained\'         or \'The Well-established Knowledge\' 123......Page 123
75  The Experience of Happiness 126......Page 126
76  Sleep 127......Page 127
77  The Real Thing 129......Page 129
78  The Loss of Doership 130......Page 130
79  The Attainment of Actionlessness 133......Page 133
80  Self-Surrender 134......Page 134
81  The Attitude Towards Enemies 136......Page 136
82  The Simplicity of Life 137......Page 137
84  Humility 138......Page 138
85  What is Worthy to be Done 140......Page 140
1 Chapter Concerning the Greatness of Instruction 141......Page 141
2 Chapter Concerning the Mahavakyas 142......Page 142
4 Chapter Concerning Upasana 143......Page 143
5 Chapter Concerning Upasana through Silence 146......Page 146
6 Chapter Concerning the Delusion of Arguments 147......Page 147
8 Chapter Concerning Indirect Knowledge 148......Page 148
9 Chapter Concerning the Oneness of Jiva 150......Page 150
10 Chapter Concerning Knowledge and Ignorance 151......Page 151
11 Chapter Concerning Delusion 154......Page 154
12 Chapter Concerning Waking and Dream 155......Page 155
13 Chapter Concerning the Different States 159......Page 159
14 Chapter Concerning the Two Karmas – Good and Bad 161......Page 161
15 Chapter Concerning Dyads and Triads 162......Page 162
16 Chapter Concern ing the Enjoyment of Sense-pleasures 164......Page 164
17 Chapter Concerning Mind, the Maya 166......Page 166
18 Chapter Concerning Ignorance 168......Page 168
19 Chapter Concerning Immaturity 170......Page 170
20 Chapter Concerning Pramada 171......Page 171
21 Chapter Concerning Samsara 173......Page 173
22 Chapter Concerning Obstacles 174......Page 174
23 Chapter Concerning the Wonder of Maya 175......Page 175
24 Chapter Concerning the Evil of Fame 176......Page 176
26 Chapter Concerning the Birth of Misery 177......Page 177
27 Chapter Concerning the Soul 178......Page 178
29 Chapter Concerning the Truth of the Objects Seen 179......Page 179
30 Chapter Concerning Objective Attention 182......Page 182
31 Chapter Concerning the Severance of Objective Attention 184......Page 184
32 Chapter Concerning the Truth of Love 185......Page 185
33 Chapter Concerning Form 187......Page 187
34 Chapter Concerning the Five Functions of God 189......Page 189
35 Chapter Concerning the Actions of the Soul and God 191......Page 191
36 Chapter Concerning the Creation of the Soul and God 192......Page 192
37 Chapter Concerning Negation 193......Page 193
38 Chapter Concerning the State Devoid of Tendencies 195......Page 195
40 Chapter Concerning Diet Regulation 196......Page 196
41 Chapter Concerning Acharas or Cleanliness 197......Page 197
42 Chapter Concerning Motivelessness 198......Page 198
44 Chapter Concerning the Conquest of the Karanas 199......Page 199
45 Chapter Concerning Asana or Posture 200......Page 200
46 Chapter Concerning the Power of Yoga 201......Page 201
47 Chapter Concerning Breath Control 203......Page 203
48 Chapter Concerning the Secret of Action 205......Page 205
49 Chapter Concerning Japa 206......Page 206
51 Chapter Concerning the Holy Name 209......Page 209
52 Chapter Concerning Devotion 211......Page 211
54 Bhakti and Vichara 212......Page 212
55 One-Pointed Devotion 214......Page 214
56 Meditation and Enquiry 215......Page 215
58 Meditation upon Space 217......Page 217
59 Meditation upon Time 218......Page 218
60 Practice 220......Page 220
61 Aids to Enquiry 222......Page 222
63 The Limit of Sadhana 223......Page 223
64 Self-Abidance and Discrimination 224......Page 224
65 Being Still 225......Page 225
66 The Individual \'I\' 226......Page 226
67 Retreating to the Source 229......Page 229
68 The Conduct of a Sadhaka 230......Page 230
70 The Conduct of a Disciple 233......Page 233
71 Kindness to Jivas 235......Page 235
73 Doing Good to Others 237......Page 237
74 Compassion to Living Beings 238......Page 238
75 The State of Equality 241......Page 241
76 Conscience 242......Page 242
78 Non-Attachment 243......Page 243
79 The Greatness of Renunciation 245......Page 245
80 The True Renunciation 247......Page 247
82 Annihilation of the Ego 248......Page 248
83 Knowledge of the Reality 253......Page 253
84 Seeing 254......Page 254
1 Direct Knowledge 258......Page 258
2 The Ever-Direct Experience 259......Page 259
3 Nirvikalpa samadhi 263......Page 263
4 Changelessness 267......Page 267
5 Solitude 268......Page 268
6 Non-Attachment 269......Page 269
7 Mind Control 271......Page 271
9 Omniscience 274......Page 274
10 The State Transcending the Fourth 279......Page 279
11 Akhanda Vritti 280......Page 280
12 Severance of the Knot 281......Page 281
13 Having Done What is to be Done 282......Page 282
14 The Non-Existence of Misery 285......Page 285
15 The Pervasiveness of Sleep 286......Page 286
16 Conscious Sleep 288......Page 288
17 Non-Dual Knowledge 289......Page 289
18 Divine Grace 290......Page 290
19 Existence-Consciousness-Bliss 294......Page 294
20 The Greatness of the Reality 299......Page 299
21 All is Brahman 301......Page 301
22 Harmony Among Religions 302......Page 302
24 Un ion with Self 304......Page 304
25 The Greatness of Consciousness 307......Page 307
26 The Greatness of the Infinite 309......Page 309
27 The Space of Jnana 310......Page 310
28 The Space of Consciousness 314......Page 314
28 Revelation 315......Page 315
30 The State of Self 316......Page 316
31 The Power of Self 319......Page 319
32 The Nature of Self 321......Page 321
33 The Greatness of Self 328......Page 328
34 The Supremacy of Self 331......Page 331
35 The State of Fearlessness 334......Page 334
34 Non-Duality 335......Page 335
37 Atheism 336......Page 336
38 Theism 337\r......Page 337
39 Beginningless Freedom From Impurity 338......Page 338
40 The Life Lived in Accordance with Reality 339......Page 339
41 Formlessness 341......Page 341
42 One who Abides in the Natural State 344......Page 344
43 One who Firmly Abides as Pure Consciousness 346......Page 346
44 One who has Severed the Knot 347......Page 347
45 The Greatness of the Sage 351......Page 351
47 One whose Vasanas are Dead 353......Page 353
48 The Liberated One 355......Page 355
49 The Jnani 363......Page 363
50 The Action of Jnanis 366......Page 366
51 The Nature of Those who Abide as Self 368......Page 368
52 The Greatness of Silence 370......Page 370
53 The Pure Silence 375......Page 375
54 Supreme Devotion 383......Page 383
56 Brahman 385......Page 385
55 The Nature of Liberation 388......Page 388
58 The Supreme Truth 390......Page 390
59 The Perfect Reality 393......Page 393
60 Transcendence of Thought 395......Page 395
61 Narration of the Experience 396......Page 396
62 The State of Equality 399......Page 399
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