By constant practice of knowledge the jiva becomes pure, because Owing to ignorance, the Self now appears to be covered up on the removal of ignorance, the pure Self will shine forth of Itself, like the sun after the dispersal of clouds.ĥ. ![]() On the other hand, knowledge destroys ignorance as surely as light does darkness.Ĥ. Not being opposed to ignorance, karma does not destroy it. Of all the means to liberation, knowledge is the only direct one – as essential as fire to cooking without it, liberation cannot be gained.ģ. This – Atma Bodha – is meant to fulfil the want of the seekers of liberation who, by their prolonged tapas, have already cleansed themselves of impurities and become mentally peaceful and free from desires.Ģ. ![]() ‘Can Shankara, the enlightener of the Self, be different from one’s own Self? Who but he, does this day, abiding as the inmost Self in me, speak this in the Tamil language?’ġ. ![]() He did this translation very rapidly, working even at night, using a flashlight! Ramana Maharshi Works Extracts – Atma Bodha Back Atma BodhaĪfter a devotee sent to Sri Bhagavan a Tamil translation of Shankaracharya’s Atma Bodha, Bhagavan composed a new translation in Tamil.
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