Note – When you see a flower with your eyes, it is your mind that actually sees it. Your mind can experience the vision only because of the Chaithanyam behind it. If you follow this path of self enquiry determinedly, you will not miss Self Realization.

A woman may select an ornament looking at its design and beauty. But a robber sees only gold in all ornaments, irrespective of their forms. Similarly a Jnani sees only Brahmam here!

3.27.14 – 20

How do we recognize the Chaithanyam in us? When we sleep, all the Twenty four components of our existence (body, senses, upto ego) sink and we become unconscious. Still when we wake up, we say that “I had a sound sleep, I didn’t know any thing”. Then Who was it that witnessed that sound sleep? How could it experience it when the sensory organs and mind were withdrawn? Bhagavatham says, this witness is none other than the Self or Chaithanyam.

Now Devahoothi replies to Lord Kapila, “Oh Lord, I still can not understand how Jeeva can attain Moksham. What I learned is that, Prakrithi and Purusha are endless. Prakrithi is associated with its Thriguna.