An Allegory for the Self's Freedom

[Michael Chandra Cohen]

"Though this very Self is Brahman, we mistakenly consider ourselves bound—much like a wealthy man imagining himself to be a pauper. Though ever free, we struggle to attain liberation. Consider the story of a thief repeatedly imprisoned, who once managed to escape by outwitting the guards. When a friend asked, “Which gate was the hardest to escape from?” he answered, “The one that was open!”

That gate opened outward, but the prisoner had exhausted himself pulling it inward. Finally, dejected, he leaned back against it—and the door swung open by itself! The illusion was that the door was locked, when in truth it was not. Similarly, we are already free, but due to a mistaken sense of bondage, we labor in vain, seeking a liberation that need not be acquired.

All our efforts made in the fog of ignorance often deepen our entanglement. Like the thief, when we finally cease striving in the wrong way and fall back in surrender, the door of Truth opens—by the unseen grace born of past merits.

These are the Universally Accepted Teachings of Śrī Śaṅkarācārya

-from the book of the same name by Sri Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswati, draft translation

[khaaksaar]

Pranaams Michael ji, 

Thanks for sharing these wonderful excerpts.

Kindly please advise if the draft translation of the book, Universally Accepted Teachings of Śrī Śaṅkarācārya, is available.

Dhanyavaad!

satinder🙏

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[Michael Chandra Cohen]

Namaste, 
I don't believe the translation is yet available. When it is It will most likely be posted for gratis download on http://www.adhyatmaprakasha.org/php/english_books.php

These are transcribed talks different than other texts by SSSS and would serve wonderfully as an Advaita primer imho 

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[khaaksaar]

Pranaams, Thank you so much for sharing the link.

In the meantime, looking forward to more excerpts from the draft translation. 🙏🙏

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[Bhaskar YR]

These are the Universally Accepted Teachings of Śrī Śaṅkarācārya

-from the book of the same name by Sri Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswati, draft translation

 

praNAms

Hare Krishna

 

The complete book available in Kannada language : shankarara sarva sammatOpadeshagaLu.

 

Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!

bhaskar