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    Conditioning the Passages of Mind As discovered through Self-Enlightenment
    Conditioning the Passages of Mind As discovered through Self-Enlightenment
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    Conditioning the Passages of Mind As discovered through Self-Enlightenment

    By Abhijit Anant Telang

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    In this write up, I am going to elaborate only on the essence of 17th century great Indian sage Shri Samarth Ramadas's sacred composition named "Manache Shlok".

    For the sake of brevity and focus on the topic, I am going to assume that readers are already aware and have read at least one account of such composition, or its translation elsewhere. There have been numerous such efforts in the past which have been authored by many learned authors and commentators and hence I am not going to repeat the traditional, anecdotal, historical references which have been documented and depicted earlier.

    Rather, I am simply going to make a humble attempt to lay out my own reflections about Shri Samarth Shri Ramdas's composition. 

    Again, just a disclaimer that, I am not and do not claim to be an expert in such topics.  I am also not writing to present alternative facts or to dispute any previously made claims or interpretations. What I intend to present are simply my own independent reflections.

    I hope you enjoy reading it.

    Abhijit Telang

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    PublisherAbhijit Anant Telang
    Release dateMar 22, 2019
    ISBN9781386440260
    Conditioning the Passages of Mind As discovered through Self-Enlightenment
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    Abhijit Anant Telang

    edit biographydelete Biography After traversing, discovering and learning through last 20 years of professional career, I have taken up writing to express simple, honest, candid and intuitive views. In doing so, I hope to present a unique and intellectually honest perspective in my forthcoming books. Essence of Karna's Ordeal is my first such attempt. Hope you like it. The second book is about a relatively new phenomenon that aspirants should be aware about: Understanding Psychotic Chasers: Why it is important to know who they are, what they practice and how to deal with them? My subsequent books on the sacred Indian epic of Ramayana, based on my own interpretation of Ramcharitmanas by Shri Tulasi Das, are also available.  Recently, first part of my Book Thinking in Statistics has been published.  Bhaja Govindam (This book)  is my latest write up based on composition by great Indian Saint Adi Shankaracharya who lived in 8th century India. Will be glad to get your reviews/comments. Abhijit

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      Conditioning the Passages of Mind As discovered through Self-Enlightenment - Abhijit Anant Telang

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      To my loving mother, Nirmala Anant Telang, my loving wife, Preeti and in memories of my beloved late brother Jayant Anant Telang and late father Anant Govind Telang.

      -Abhijit Anant Telang

      Prologue

      In this write up, I am going to elaborate only on the essence of 17th century great Indian sage Shri Samarth Ramadas’s sacred composition named Manache Shlok.
      For the sake of brevity and focus on the topic, I am going to assume that readers are already aware and have read at least one account of such composition, or its translation elsewhere. There have been numerous such efforts in the past which have been authored by many learned authors and commentators and hence I am not going to repeat the traditional, anecdotal, historical references which have been documented and depicted earlier.
      Rather, I am simply going to make a humble attempt to lay out my own reflections about Shri Samarth Shri Ramdas’s composition. 
      Again, just a disclaimer that, I am not and do not claim to be an expert in such topics.  I am also not writing to present alternative facts or to dispute any previously made claims or interpretations. What I intend to present are simply my own independent reflections.
      I hope you enjoy reading it.

      Abhijit Telang

      Verse 1

      ॥ जय जय रघुवीर समर्थ॥

      THE PRAISE OF LORD (Ram) needs to be understood in the context of despair that an awakening individuality perceives as it begins to understand the colossal darkness and fallibilities of its own existence which relied on physical senses and corresponding satiation alone. As the light that sparked out of its own cathartic ideation emerged, the consciousness of individuality began to seek earnest support from Lord to guide it through the dark, precarious and treacherous labyrinths of its own mind, its myriad of desires, attachments, and cravings, as it had arose from, bloomed ( like a lotus) and also entangled with dark, muddy roots that gave it life.

      The praise is hence about Lord’s Supreme capability to enlighten and guide through the darkness (which was not even perceived as such by this being, prior to awakening). It is about Lord being a Supreme warrior who will choose to walk with the earnest devotee, should the devotee earnestly and resolutely choose to undertake this journey of self-enlightenment.

      The chanting of Jaya Jaya Raghuveer Samartha is then expected to serve as a premonition, a warning that an earnest devotee serves himself or herself, not to lose sight of ultimate goal of this journey, not to seek comfort in a feeling of well-being, not to glide oneself into habitual, comforting thoughts which will make one drift away in the habitual , familiar tendencies. It is also a reminder not to rely on ego in itself as the guiding force, owing to ego’s blindness to anything that lies beyond it. Such reliance will cause the journey to circle around a being’s own ego, rather than moving beyond and rising above the caverns of mind which time and again falls back to slumber, sloth and hedonism. The resolve has to spark up and effuse light time and again, light that is beyond what produced it, and the means and ways with which it is produced, to dispel the colossal darkness time and again as the journey progresses.  

      This chanting to oneself, is then a stark reminder to remember Lord and seek His guidance earnestly, as He is the only One Who is Supremely capable of guiding one through the darkness that one’s limited perception is not able to pierce through. Only through His remembrance and guidance will the victory over darkness be permanent.

      Lord Ganesh is praised as the One Who bridges abstract Brahman with manifested Brahman. He is praised as the Lord Who represents all divine virtues and principles, One Who enables the manifestation of Brahman (from abstractness), termed as the beginning, through application of known and unknown virtues and principles of creation.

      Goddess Saraswati is praised as the One Who enables the linguistic expression (and its communication through writing or speech) of intuitive realizations.

      The advice from Shri Ramdas is to apply realizations as gained through the earnest nature of ideation to traverse the True Path to Infinity, which is nothing but joining the Path of Lord.

      The path that is elucidated is of devotion. The path whose natural outcome (if followed with resoluteness and sincerity) leads to commune with Lord.

      Verse 2

      Shri Ramdas urges sincere devotee to follow a path of devotion towards Lord. This path naturally will lead to embrace by Him.  Shri Ramdas urges to follow the simple principle of shunning all vices, shunning darkness, and shunning everything that will lead to darkness. This is not about people pleasing behaviour. (as a shallow translation or interpretation may lead one that way).

      Verse 3

      The advice about daily remembrance of Lord is about embracing and inculcating the divine virtues in day to day life. Mere remembrance is an automated cognitive task. Remembrance by itself, while helpful cannot compensate for the lack of realization which will only come through sincere reflection, introspection and correction in ideation, sentiments and actual conduct. Ritualistic remembrance by itself, is just a sequential chain (Mala in Sanskrit) unless the principles behind such remembrance are put to practice. The purpose of life is to realize the ultimate objective (Lord’s Will) Lord has for this individual existence. The sense of fulfilment mentioned is then about achieving the state of consciousness which can finally withhold the truth. The bowl of mind has to withstand the rude jolts to cognition along with the cathartic heat (which will be applied only if the pursuit is principled, steadfast, honest and sincere) to hold the grace which He may choose to grant. This state of consciousness at the zenith of an individuality’s pursuit is then the fulfilment that a sincere devotee yearned for.

      Verse 4

      Shri Ramdas urges devotees not to waste energies of consciousness in thinking about various desires. The attention span that finally could arise out of sensory linkages is like tip of an arrow, which is too precious to be dissipated on automated, repetitive, cyclic links that seek escapism in momentary pleasures.  One who rose from the enormity (relative to the tininess of attention span) of somatic, and egotistical waters, should not be consumed by their repetitive, predictable rise and fall, one that provides a false sense of tranquillity owing to continuity and predictability.

      The rising and falling waves of thoughts: whether they serve to please the ego (the false image of oneself that seeks to promote whatever limited understanding the cognition

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