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Tanumanasi
Tanumānasī (Sanskrit: ) is the third stage or ''bhumika'' of wisdom in the waking state, at which stage the mind, through development of profound indifference towards objects, is stated to become as thin as a thread - ''Tanu'' means 'thread' and ''manas'' means the 'mind'. During this stage of awakening the aspirant gives up all hankering after sensual objects. The seven stages of wisdom that characterize a '' Jivanmukta'' were mentioned by Ribhu to his son, Nidāgha, in the Varahu Upanishad, which stages are – a) ''Shubhecha'' ('good desire or intention'), b) ''Vicharana'' ('enquiry and contemplation'), c) ''Tanumanasi'' ('the mind rid of hankering after objects'), d) ''Sattvapatti'' ('the purified ''Chit'' resting on the Atman'), e) ''Asamsakti'' ('perfect non-attachment to objects'), f) ''Padartha-bhavana'' ('analysis of objects or love for objects'), g) ''Turiyattita'' ('superconsciouness' or ''moksha ''Moksha'' (; sa, मोक्ष, '), also called ''vimoksha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhumika
Bhūmikā (Sanskrit: भूमिका) is derived from the word, ''Bhūmi'', meaning ''earth'', ''soil'', ''ground'' or ''character''. Hinduism The Upanishads speak about the seven ''bhūmikās'' or ''jñānabhūmis'' (fields of knowledge) or the seven stages of development of wisdom, and about the four kinds of ''jivanmuktas''. In Chapter IV of the Varahā Upanishad, with regard to the characteristics of ''jivanmukti'', Ribhu informs Nigadha of these seven: *''Subheccha'' or good desires *''Vichārāna'' or inquiry *'' tanumānasī'' or pertaining to the thinned mind *''Sattvāpatti'' or the attainment of ''sattva'' *''Asamśakti'' or non-attachment *''Padārthabhāvanā'' or analysis of objects *''Turiya '' or the final stage. Nigadha is also told that the bhūmikā which is of the form of ''pranava'' is formed of ''akāra'', ''ukāra'', ''makāra'' and the ''ardhamātra''. The ''turiya'' essence of ''akāra'' embraces the first, second and the third ''bhūmikās'' whose f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |