[Advaita-l] ShravaNam, mananam, etc.

[vinayaka ns]

Namaste,

Crisp and clear! Thanks for sharing.

Best Wishes,

Vinayaka

2012/9/8 V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>

> श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः
>
> In the teaching of Vedanta the process of attaining the liberating
> knowledge consists of the four-fold steps of shravaNam, mananam,
> nididhyAsanam and darshanam.  The well-known mantra  ’आत्मा वा
> अरेद्रष्टव्यः श्रोतव्यो मन्तव्यो निदिध्यसितव्यः’ occurring in the
> Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (Br.Up.2.4.5) is a classic example of the
> four-fold steps, shravaNam, mananam and nididhyAsanam leading to or
> culminating in Atma darshanam.  There is yet another mantra where this
> pattern is discernible:
>
>