🕉️ From Ignorance to All-Self Awareness — The Journey of Brahma Jnana-Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
🕉️ From Ignorance to All-Self Awareness — The Journey of Brahma Jnana (Based on the teachings from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad) 🌿 Core Principle > “Jñānam rajju-niścaye — Ignorance is not your nature. Whatever perishes is not you; whatever remains eternally is your true Self.” 🌼 1️⃣ What is Avidyā (Ignorance)? The Guru begins with a profound inquiry — What exactly is avidyā? Is it the absence of knowledge, or is it partial, incomplete understanding? 👉 Avidyā is not the total absence of knowledge; it is incomplete awareness — the shadow of half-light. It arises in the domain of the mind and upādhis (limiting adjuncts), not in the pure Self. The Self (Ātman) remains ever pure, untouched, and luminous. Knowledge and ignorance are mere superimpositions upon It — they do not belong to It. 🌙 2️⃣ The Cycle of Vāsanās — The Web of the Three States Human life moves in the cycle of vṛtti and saṃskāra — tendencies becoming impressions, and impressions returning as tendencies. This cycle ma...