[Advaita-l] Mandukya UP - Praviviktabhuk definition

[H S Chandramouli]

Namaste.

Reg  <<  Are we talking about ego, soul, something else?  >>,

For the meaning of pravivibhukta, we are talking about the jIva or
Individual.

Regards

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 1:29 PM <jaldhar at braincells.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, H S Chandramouli wrote:
>
> > <<  I would translate praviviktabhukta as "experiencing [literally
> > 'enjoying']
> > alone"  >>,
> >
> > Namaste.
> >
> > Would not substituting the word  “ oneself “  for  “alone”  in the above
> > convey the understanding better.
>
> Well, pravivikta means "solitary" or "alone" in many more contexts than
> just this one or so the dictionaries tell us.  I left atma alone because
> "self" can be confusing.  Are we talking about ego, soul, something else?
>
>
> >
> > This would also translate to substituting the word  “ oneself “  for
> “atma”
> > in the following cited from the same post.
> >
> > <<  atma in the taijasa or dream mode also experiences through seven
> limbs
> > and
> > nineteen mouths but it, the atma alone is the creator and source of
> > phenomena  >>
> >
> > I am not sure though if this is your intent. However it approximates to
> my
> > understanding of the position.
> >
>
> Ok.  I think we are getting at the same thing.  In Vishva the creation and
> experiences are external to the individual.  In Taijasa they are solely
> internal to the individual.
>
> --
> Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>