‘Thadha Dhrashtuhu Swarupe Avasthaanam – Sutra 1. 3 (Samadhi Pada)
Man reverts to His Real Self or Nature when the Modifications of his Chiththa are controlled/managed.
- tada – then, at that time; at the time of concentration and meditation
- drashtuh – the seer’s, of the soul, witness, Atman, Self; from the root drsh, which means to see (It is significant to note that Patanjali is not trying to define who is the seer, or the nature of that seer. This is left to be answered or resolved in direct experience.)
- svarupe – in its own nature, own form or essence; (sva = own; rupa = form)
- avasthanam – stability, settling, remaining, being in a state, resting, standing, lying, abiding; the root stha means to stand
The Real Nature of man is being happy , Bliss.
One feels pain or sad because of the min’s modifications as a result of his interaction with objects, persons.
This can be illustrated thus.
There are three things needed to be aware of anything.
The One who sees or perceives( I am using the term perceive in the normal usage and not with Philosophical connotations), The Subject;
The Object of Perception or The Object and
And a
Relationship between the two.
The subject may exist , the object may not as a point of perception.
As I am writing this I am not aware of what is happening in the next room, yet things are there and there might be happenings.
Yet I am not aware; this does not mean they do not exist.
The same when the Object is present and the Subject is absent.
Next is The Subject and The Object, both may be present but they may not be in relation, just as me in India and The US being where it is , the relation or connection does not exist now.
Therefore to be aware the Subject and Object must exist and there should be a relationship.
‘What the eyes don’t see the Heart doesn’t grieve about’
When we perceive, we get affected by it because of our natural dispositions our nature(attitudes/aptitudes)
And we respond, either being happy or unhappy or in some cases being indifferent.
If we, on the other hand were to be indifferent in all cases the objects, events or persons do not affect us in any way.
Whether we note or not the objects, persons or talks about us will be there.
We become happy or unhappy only when we respond mentally to them, which comes out in our words or deeds.
This is what Patanjali speaks of here.
He elaborates on this in the Next Sutra.
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