Activity of Alexander Zeugin
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [25] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/397/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-24) Gātha 23 Knowledgeable men aver that, for sure,...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [24] in the group Studies(← …https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/396/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-23) Gātha 22 The wish-fulfilling tree (kalpavṛkṣa) provides fruit...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [23] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/395/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-22) Gātha 21 The farmer obtains food grain by growing the seed and...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [22] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/394/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-21) Gātha 20 Dharma is the cause (hetu) of happiness (sukha), and...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [21] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/392/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-20) Gātha 19 All pleasures borne out of the sense-objects are the...
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [20]Note 1: Dharma implies piety or laudable conduct. In real sense, however, dharma is the disposition of equanimity (sāmya). And, equanimity is the soul’s nature when it is rid of delusion (moha) and agitation (kṣobha). See...Read more
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [20] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/391/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-19) Gātha 18 O soul! In this world, whether you are happy or...
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Dharma implies piety or laudable conduct. In real sense, however, dharma is the disposition of equanimity (sāmya). And, equanimity is the soul’s nature when it is rid of delusion (moha) and agitation (kṣobha).
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- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [19] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/390/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-18) Gātha 17 As you are suffering from delusion-fever which has...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [18] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/386/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-17) Gātha 16 This gentle remedy (as the clever doctor mixes his...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [17] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/385/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-16) Gātha 15 In the man without right faith (samyagdarśana), these...
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [16]Note 3: The paramāvagāḍha samyagdarśana occurs to the Omniscient (kevalī) – the possessor of perfect, direct knowledge.
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [16]Note 2: The avagāḍha samyagdarśana occurs to the śrutakevalī – the possessor of perfect, indirect knowledge.
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [16]Note 1: The fourteen miscellaneous concepts (prakīrṇaka), external to the twelve departments (dvādaśāṅga), are called aṅgabāhya.
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [15] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/382/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-14) Gātha 13 When right faith (samyagdarśana) arises on listening to...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [14] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/380/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-13) Gātha 12 When, on subsidence (upaśama) of perception-delusion...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [13] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/379/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-12) Gātha 11 Such right faith (samyagdarśana) is also of ten...
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [12]Note 1: Explanatory note: The three kinds of follies (mūḍhatā) that a householder with right faith must assiduously guard against are: 1) folly relating to worldly customs (lokamūḍhatā), 2) folly relating to deities...Read more
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [11]Note 1: For the eighteen imperfections see ‘Saṁvara [part 4183]’ gātha 1, note 2 https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/3756224724435764/?comment_id=3756231631101740.
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [11] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/376/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-10) Gātha 9 All living beings wish for early attainment of real...
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For the eighteen imperfections see
‘Saṁvara [part 4183]’ gātha 1, note 2 https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/3756224724435764/?comment_id=3756231631101740.
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [10] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/375/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-9) Gātha 8 It is well-known that demerit (pāpa) begets suffering and...
- Alexander Zeugin commented on the blog ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [9]Note 1: The soul having the potential to acquire right faith that leads to liberation is called ‘bhāvya’. The subsidential (aupaśamika) and the destructional (kṣāyika) dispositions (bhāva) arise only in case of the potential (bhāvya)...Read more
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [9] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/374/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-8) Gātha 7 The one who is bhāvya [note 1], i.e., has the potential to...
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The soul having the potential to acquire right faith that leads to liberation is called ‘bhāvya’. The subsidential (aupaśamika) and the destructional (kṣāyika) dispositions (bhāva) arise only in case of the potential (bhāvya)...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [8] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/373/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-7) Gātha 6 The ‘guru’ or the ‘spiritual...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [7] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/372/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-6) Gātha 5 The one who has the wisdom about the reality of...
- Alexander Zeugin published a blog post ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [6] in the group Studies(← … https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/371/atmanusasana-%E2%80%93-precept-on-the-soul-by-acarya-gu%E1%B9%87abhadra-ca-818%E2%80%93900-ad-5) Gātha 4 Noisy (garrulous, vācāla) men and (thundering) clouds,...
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Explanatory note:
Ācārya Umāsvāmī’s Tattvārthasūtra:
Auspicious activity – śubhayoga – is the cause of merit (puṇya) and inauspicious activity – aśubhayoga – is the cause of demerit...