[Advaita-l] धीः and चैतन्यम्

[Ravi Kiran]

Namaste



> 1. Just as a wall illumined by the rays of the sun is more illumined when
> the light of the sun reflected in a mirror falls on it, so the body
> illumined by Kutastha is more illumined *by the light of Kutastha reflected
> in the intellect (Chidabhasa).*
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Here,  "body illumined by Kutastha" - how can one understand this ?

as our experience is always,  "body illumined by the light of Kutastha
reflected
in the intellect (Chidabhasa)" ?

Thanks



> Here 'dhīḥ' means 'mind/manas/buddhi. The chaitanyam reflected in the
> buddhi (dhīḥ) is called chidābhāsa, jīva.
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