Activity of Alexander Zeugin
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [257] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/702/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-256) Gātha 256 The ascetics for whom seclusion is as blissful as...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [256] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/701/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-255) Gātha 255 The future birth of those great men who, through...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [255] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/700/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-254) Gātha 254 Just as water gets heated due to its association with...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [254] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/699/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-253) Gātha 253 When there is absolute distinction between the body...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [253] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/697/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-252) Gātha 252 So long as the root of the mind remains moist by the...
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [251]Note 1: Chandra – Moon. For the definition of the metaphor see ‘Saṁvara [part 699]’ note 14 https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/1082091401849123/?comment_id=1082093288515601.
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [252] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/696/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-251) Gātha 251 As the supreme ascetic – yogī – attains...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [251] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/693/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-250) Gātha 250 Even the blind (the indiscriminate man) is able to...
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [249]Note 2: Buddhi (wisdom). There are four kinds of buddhi (wisdom), namely : autpattiki buddhi (intuitive wisdom), vainayiki buddhi (acquired wisdom), karmaja buddhi (practical wisdom), and parinamiki buddhi (deductive...Read more
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [249]Note 1: Gupti. There are three kinds of gupti, namely: 1. Mano-gupti (preventing the mind from wandering in the forest of sensual pleasures by employing it in contemplation, study, etc.) 2. Vāg-gupti (preventing the tongue from saying bad...Read more
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [250] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/692/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-249) Gātha 249 The ascetic is ever engaged, through severe...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [249] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/690/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-248) Gātha 248 The asceticism is like a house. This house is...
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Gupti. There are three kinds of gupti, namely:
1. Mano-gupti (preventing the mind from wandering in the forest of sensual pleasures by employing it in contemplation, study, etc.)
2. Vāg-gupti (preventing the tongue from saying bad...
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Buddhi (wisdom). There are four kinds of buddhi (wisdom), namely :
autpattiki buddhi (intuitive wisdom),
vainayiki buddhi (acquired wisdom),
karmaja buddhi (practical wisdom), and
parinamiki buddhi (deductive...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [248] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/688/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-247) Gātha 247 O ascetic! Your great austerities (vows of...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [246] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/685/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-245) Gātha 245 For a certain soul, sometime there can be excessive...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [247] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/687/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-246) Gātha 246 The one whose merit (puṇya) and demerit (pāpa), both,...
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [244]Note 1: EXPLANATORY NOTE Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Samādhitaṅtram: As long as the body, the speech, and the mind are perceived to be the soul there is whirling around in the cycle of births and deaths –...Read more
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [245] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/683/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-244) Gātha 244 The objects of the world for which the man had...
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [243]Note 1: Cf. also Ācārya ŚRĪMAT PŪJYAPĀDA’s, SAMĀDHITAṄTRAM, gātha 56 ‘Saṁvara [part 4114]’inclusively notes 1a-c https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/3426765837381656.
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [244] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/682/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-243) Gātha 243 Mistaking the self (the soul) for the body (the...
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Samādhitaṅtram:
As long as the body, the speech, and the mind are perceived to be the soul there is whirling around in the cycle of births and deaths –...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [243] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/680/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-242) Gātha 242 Infatuation for the body – ‘the body is...
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Cf. also Ācārya ŚRĪMAT PŪJYAPĀDA’s, SAMĀDHITAṄTRAM, gātha 56
‘Saṁvara [part 4114]’inclusively notes 1a-c https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/3426765837381656.
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [241]Note 1: EXPLANATORY NOTE Ācārya Kundakunda’s Pravacanasāra, gātha 9: When the soul entertains auspicious (śubha) or inauspicious (aśubha) dispositions, it becomes auspicious (śubha) or inauspicious (aśubha). When...Read more
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [242] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/679/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-241) Gātha 241 The soul does exist and, since beginningless time, it...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [241] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/678/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-240) Gātha 240 Out of the three – auspicious (śubha), merit...
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Ācārya Kundakunda’s Pravacanasāra, gātha 9:
When the soul entertains auspicious (śubha) or inauspicious (aśubha) dispositions, it becomes auspicious (śubha) or inauspicious (aśubha). When...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [240] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/677/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-239) Gātha 239 Auspicious (śubha) and inauspicious (aśubha), merit...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [239] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/676/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-238) Gātha 238 ‘In the whirl of transmigration, earlier, I...
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Chandra – Moon. For the definition of the metaphor see
‘Saṁvara [part 699]’ note 14 https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/1082091401849123/?comment_id=1082093288515601.