tag:gaia.com,2008,:Gaia http://groups.gaia.com/gaia_books/discussions/feeds/thread/405427 en-us 1 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:26:19 GMT Gaia: Gaia Books - Tattva bodha of Sankaracharya - What is the Self? http://Meenakshi.gaia.com Meenakshi tag:gaia.com,2009:Gaia-405427 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:26:19 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/gaia_books/conversations/view/405427 <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">What is the Self? That which is other than the <a href="http://pods.gaia.com/living_metaphysics/discussions/view/340395" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); text-decoration: none; ">gross, subtle and causal bodies;</a> beyond the <a href="http://pods.gaia.com/living_metaphysics/discussions/view/349059" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); text-decoration: none; ">five sheaths.</a> [the food sheath,  vital air sheath, mental sheath, intellect sheath, bliss sheath ].<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">The<b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "> witness of the <a href="http://pods.gaia.com/living_metaphysics/discussions/view/344935" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 102, 204); text-decoration: none; ">three states of consciousness [waking, dream and deep sleep] </a>and of the nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss is the Self</b></span><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; ">Page: 29</span><br /></span></b></b> </p>