Aparokshanubhuti
Aparokṣānubhūti is a compound consisting of aparokṣa ("perceptible") and anubhūti (अनुभूति)("knowledge"), meaning "direct cognition" or "direct experience of the Absolute."
Aparokshanubhuti reveals profound insights into the nature of reality, highlighting the illusory nature of the world and the individual self's true identity as part of the Universal Self.
The Aparokshanubhuti is a work attributed to Adi Shankara It is a popular introductory work that expounds Advaita Vedanta philosophy. In Advaita Vedanta, it refers to the realization of the identity of the individual self (Atman) with the ultimate reality (Brahman). This realization is not an intellectual understanding but a direct, experiential awareness. This experience is not based on inference or reasoning but on a direct, intuitive understanding that goes beyond the limitations of ordinary perception.
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Aparokshanubhuti-09
Verse No 15
- The material cause of both ignorance and volition is Brahman alone — eternal, unchanging, and imperishable.
- The world, though unreal in the absolute sense, functions as real until knowledge…
Aparokshanubhuti-08
Verses no 13 and 14
Reflecting on philosophies of Carvaka, Mimamsa etc to negate them to arrive a correct logical conclusion of difference between Aatma and An-Aatma is the correct method in the proce…
Aparokshanubhuti-07
In this the verses 10 and 11 are discussed
The previously discussed sādhana-catuṣṭaya (fourfold qualifications: viveka, vairāgya, śamādi-ṣaṭka, and mumukṣutā) is now tied to its ultimate purpose — the…
Aparokshanubhuti-06
Verses 6 to 9
Insights on Interdependence:
- Viveka leads to vairāgya — when one knows what is eternal, one lets go of what is not.
- Vairāgya enables the mind to develop śama, dama, and other virtues.
- Witho…
Aparokshanubhuti-05
Verse No 5
The cause of vairāgya is pointed out — namely, viveka (discrimination), which is introduced by the word 'nityam' (eternal). This viveka is well-known — it is the special discernment concern…
Aparokshanubhuti-04
Verses 3 and 4 discussed here.
3 - "By performing austerities (tapas) in the form of one's own varṇa and āśrama duties (svavarṇāśrama-dharma), one pleases Lord Hari (haritoṣaṇa); thus (tasmād) — altho…
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Explanation of Verse No 2
"Indeed, those who are established in that Truth,(with) the Immediate Knowledge explain for those who want to attain Self-realization by their (own) effort should scrutinize …
Aparokshanubhuti-02
First verse is discussed with Swami Vidhyaranya's commentary on the same
Aparokshanubhuti-01
Invocations by Adi Sankara and by Swami Vidhyaranya on Aparokshanubhuti