Anma Viddai Verse 1
Anma Viddai Verse 1
https://www.sriramanateachings.org/blog/2022/02/anma-viddai-verse-1-thought-is-what.html
Points touched upon
- Bhagavan’s first verse: thought is what makes the unreal body and world appear, with the Tamil text, word-separation, translation and paraphrase.
- Our existence as ‘I am’ being constant and certain, and why those who deny any ‘self’ are reifying the word.
- Since we always shine as ‘I am’, attending to ourself is never difficult; all we need to remove is the false awareness ‘I am this body’.
- The body and world as mere thoughts, sprouting from the unreal darkness of self-ignorance and vanishing when all thoughts cease.
- Thought dissolved never to revive even an iota, the sun of pure self-awareness shining in the heart, suffering ending and happiness surging forth.
- Eradicating ego, the root, as enough to end all thoughts for good.