014 - What is meant by Pure Intelligence | Voice of Upanishads | Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha

As the chariot of Kathopanishad moves forward in this Satsang, Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha succinctly summarizes the crux of the previous sessions. To progress along this path we must have an intelligence that is anchored to the Soul, a disciplined mind connected to the intelligence, a relaxed state of attentiveness, and purity within and without.
For all these factors to develop we must cultivate more of sattva guna, and Swamiji in this Satsang explains just how to do that. Taking help from verse 18.20 of Bhagavad Gita, before continuing with Kathopanishad, Swamiji enlightens us on the subtleties that help us get dissolved in our Real “I”, as well as the obstacles that stand in the way.
What is a pure intelligence? For us fortunate viewers much of the answer lies in simply observing Swamiji – clarity, simplicity, naturalness, compassion.

Verses Discussed:
Kathopanishad 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.3.12, 1.3.13
Bhagavad Gita 4.38, 18.20, 14.6
Srimad Bhagavatam 11.19.45
Vivekachudamani 361
Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.2
Ashtavakra Gita 1.4
Sarva Vedanta Siddhanta Sara Sangrah 996

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[Narayanashrama]

नमो नमस्ते गुरवे महात्मने
विमुक्तसङ्गाय सदुत्तमाय ।
नित्याद्वयानन्दरसस्वरूपिणे
भूम्ने सदापारदयाम्बुधाम्ने ॥
namo namaste gurave mahātmane
vimukta-saṅgāya saduttamāya |

bhūmne sadāpāra-dayāmbudhāmne ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇiḥ 487 ||

नमस्ते नमस्ते विभो विश्वमूर्ते
नमस्ते नमस्ते चिदानन्दमूर्ते ।
नमस्ते नमस्ते तपोयोगगम्य
नमस्ते नमस्ते श्रुतिज्ञानगम्य ॥
namaste namaste vibho viśvamūrte
namaste namaste cidānandamūrte |
namaste namaste tapo-yoga-gamya
namaste namaste śruti-jñāna-gamya ||
Vedasāraśivastotram 8 ||

ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सहवीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु । मा विद्विषावहै ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
oṃ saha nāvavatu | saha nau bhunaktu | sahavīryaṃ karavāvahai |
tejasvināvadhītamastu | mā vidviṣāvahai ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Kaṭhopaniṣad Shanti Pāṭha ||

यस्तु विज्ञानवान्भवति समनस्कः सदा शुचिः ।
स तु तत्पदमाप्नोति यस्माद्भूयो न जायते ॥
yastu vijñānavān-bhavati sa-manaskaḥ sadā śuciḥ |
sa tu tat-padam-āpnoti yasmād-bhūyo na jāyate ||
Kaṭhopaniṣad 1.3.8 ||

न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते ।
na hi jñānena sadṛśaṃ pavitram-iha vidyate ।
Bhagavad Gītā 4.38 ||

किं वर्णितेन बहुना लक्षणं गुणदोषयोः।
गुणदोषदृशिर्दोषो गुणस्तूभयवर्जितः ॥
kiṃ varṇitena bahunā lakṣaṇaṃ guṇa-doṣayoḥ |
guṇa-doṣa-dṛśir-doṣo guṇastūbhaya-varjitaḥ ||
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.19.45 ||

सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते ।
अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम् ॥
sarva-bhūteṣu yenaikaṃ bhāvam-avyayam-īkṣate |
avibhaktaṃ vibhakteṣu taj-jñānaṃ viddhi sāttvikam ||
Bhagavad Gītā 18.20 ||

सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ ॥
sukha-saṅgena badhnāti jñāna-saṅgena cānagha ||
Bhagavad Gītā 14.6 ||

विज्ञानसारथिर्यस्तु मनः प्रग्रहवान्नरः ।
सोऽध्वनः पारमाप्नोति तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥
vijñāna-sārathir-yastu manaḥ pragrahavān-naraḥ |
so'dhvanaḥ pāram-āpnoti tad-viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam ||
Kaṭhopaniṣad 1.3.9 ||

एष सर्वेषु भूतेषु गूढोऽऽत्मा न प्रकाशते ।
दृश्यते त्वग्र्यया बुद्ध्या सूक्ष्मया सूक्ष्मदर्शिभिः ॥
eṣa sarveṣu bhūteṣu gūḍho''tmā na prakāśate |
dṛśyate tvagryayā buddhyā sūkṣmayā sūkṣma-darśibhiḥ ||
Kaṭhopaniṣad 1.3.12 ||
अतीव सूक्ष्मं परमात्मतत्त्वं
न स्थूलदृष्ट्या प्रतिपत्तुमर्हति ।
समाधिनात्यन्तसुसूक्ष्मवृत्या
॥
atīva sūkṣmaṃ paramātma-tattvaṃ
na sthūla-dṛṣṭyā pratipattum-arhati |

||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇiḥ 361 ||

योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥
yogaś-citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ ||
Patanjali Yogasūtra 1.2 ||

यदि देहं पृथक् कृत्य चिति विश्राम्य तिष्ठसि ।
अधुनैव सुखी शान्तो बन्धमुक्तो भविष्यसि ॥
yadi dehaṃ pṛthak kṛtya citi viśrāmya tiṣṭhasi |
adhunaiva sukhī śānto bandha-mukto bhaviṣyasi ||
Aṣtāvakra Samhita 1.4 ||

यच्छेद्वाङ्मनसी प्राज्ञस्तद्यच्छेज्ज्ञान आत्मनि ।
ज्ञानमात्मनि महति नियच्छेत्तद्यच्छेच्छान्त आत्मनि ॥
yacchedvāṅ-manasī prājñastadyacchej-jñāna ātmani |
jñānam-ātmani mahati niyacchet-tadyacchecchānta ātmani ||
Kaṭhopaniṣad 1.3.13 ||

तद्विद्याविषयं ब्रह्म सत्यज्ञानसुखात्मकम्।
शान्तं च तदतीतं च परं ब्रह्म तदुच्यते ॥
tad-vidyāviṣayaṃ brahma satya-jñāna-sukhātmakam |
śāntaṃ ca tad-atītaṃ ca paraṃ brahma tad-ucyate ||
996 ||

ॐ सह नाववतु । सह नौ भुनक्तु । सहवीर्यं करवावहै ।
तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु । मा विद्विषावहै ॥
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥


oṃ saha nāvavatu | saha nau bhunaktu | sahavīryaṃ karavāvahai |
tejasvināvadhītamastu | mā vidviṣāvahai ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
Kaṭhopaniṣad Shanti Pāṭha ||

[mahendragupta]

Pranaams to Pujya Swamiji, Nutan Swamiji and Ma.

[rpadmanabhan]

Pranams Swamiji 🙏B.G.18.20 Slokha 'Sarvabhootheshu Yenaikam bhavamavyayameekshathe, avibhaktham vibhaktheshu thatjnanam viddhi satvikam' is ultimate truth revealing Guna well explained.Pranams.'🙏.

[rajendraprasadrastogi]

Pranam Swami ji. Excellent explanation and clarifications with depth. Thanks regards 💕 and gratitude to you 💗

[rekhaaravind]

Swamiji once again explains the importance of ' Sathvika " transformation, by constant check on our " Aahara" .

[praveenp]

We have to imbibe the following qualities to take us to the ultimate goal. 1) The Buddhi which has made a firsthand discovery of Atma. 2) A disciplined mind which readily listens to this Vijnanavan Buddhi 3) Sraddha - A wholesome and relaxed attention, which is a sky like infinite state of mind. It is attained due to desirelesness of mind. 4) External and internal purity - to the extent all differential notion is gone. The vision that sees good and bad itself should be transcended. Knowledge of Supreme truth will remove the divisional vision in us and will make desires redundant.

The Buddhi, through the vision of understanding, should see the entire world as Consciousness. Atma is the one unchanging, undivided reality on which all perishable objects appear. This knowledge cannot be had without a Satvic transformation of our being. Initially, the Satva guna has to be cultivated more and more. Eventually, that too needs to be transcended. The Atma alone is experienced at all times, in Samadhi as well as during the interactional state. So an attachment to Samadhi state too is a hurdle in attaining the ultimate goal.

Atma is omnipresent, but it appears hidden and covered. It is due to our focus on what is revealed, that we miss the revealer the Atma. It is hidden alright, but it can be seen by subtle seers through one pointed and subtle Buddhi. The Subtlety of Buddhi lies in attaining the Subjective vision, when the tendency to look for something different from 'I' is overcome. When we realize the whole world is in Chidakasha or the Space of pure Consciousness, Buddhi becomes pure and subtle. The Atma can only be known as our own Swaroopa. All duality has to be dissolved, including our body and mind. Even Sat-Chit-ananda is one step below the ultimate truth, because it is concept. Beyond that is the non-dual, transcendental reality which is indescribable.
Pranaams Nutan Swamiji!