Dṛg-dṛśya Vivekaḥ Introduction: Distinguishing the Seer and the Seen
Channel: Consciousness Research Centre
Date: 2020-05-23

This series is classified Vivartha-vāda | Rāja-yoga | Suśupti | Ājñā-cakra

Download the complete text and commentary by Swami Nikhilananda, edited by Ādyaśakti Svāmī: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hgFIyXcmJp201WJlZwJW_xZDmnWVGd-z/view?usp=drivesdk

Study and practice of Dṛg-dṛśya Vivekaḥ brings great bliss and mokṣa. It is the most important book on the ontology of enlightenment, and the most powerful book on the essence of Right View. It reveals the inner anatomy of the sentient being and how it works. It details the structure and function of the being in both the conditioned and liberated states. It explains the creation and annihilation of the world by consciousness. It contains answers to deep questions you didn’t know how to ask. These answers are not found in any other scripture. It corrects the glib, facile misunderstandings of neo-Advaita. It provides a firm foundation for meditation practice in vivartha-vāda, giving the method of ātmā-vichāra leading to realization in ajata-vāda. 

Prerequisites for study of Dṛg-dṛśya Vivekaḥ include those given by Śaṅkarācārya for the study of Vedānta (see Vs. 1.1.1 video), plus knowledge of ontology, extensive practice of karma-yoga and bhakti-yoga, and practical study of scientific method (empiricism or phenomenology).

Rigorous disciplined sādhana is almost impossible for the vast majority today. Therefore Dṛg-dṛśya Vivekaḥ recommends development of insight by ātmā-vichāra and philosophical analysis. However:

“Only one who has turned away from bad conduct, whose senses are controlled, whose mind is collected and at rest, can attain this Ātman by intelligence.” —Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.24

“This Ātman is obtainable by love of truth, by austerity, by correct knowledge, by the life of chastity (brahmācārya) practised constantly.” —Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 3.1.4

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