दृग्दर्शनशक्त्योरेकात्मतेवास्मिता॥६॥
dr̥g-darśana-śaktyor-ekātmata-iva-asmitā
dr̥g= the process of learning to experience the true Self, separate from the limited physical or ego self
darśana = the auspicious sight of a deity or a holy person; a manifestation or vision of the divine
śaktyo = “to have potential” or “to be able”; the power of
ekātmata = the unity of spiritual essence, the doctrine of one universal spirit
iva= as if
asmitā = I am-ness
The power to experience the true Self, separate from the ego, to see divinity, exists in asmitā (I am-ness, individual consciousness in its pure form) as it does in ekātmata (universal, divine consciousness).
In the process of learning to experience the true Self separate from the ego, we may get a glimpse of the divine, only to treat the one universal consciousness as if it were an aspect of our individual consciousness.
We are the windows through which creation observes itself.
It is through the miracle of human consciousness that we see the divinity of reality, but because we have this power, we treat divine consciousness, as if it were just perception—or worse, our egos who do the perceiving.
only to miss our oneness with it, because we believe that the power to perceive belongs to the ego.
We can’t perceive the one divine consciousness, if we believe perception belongs to the ego.
As if perception and consciousness belong to our individual selves,
To be filled with awe and wonder, witnessing creation through the miracle of human consciousness is to be one with the divine consciousness that is the fabric of the universe, but we miss it when it is revealed to us, because we believe that the power to perceive belongs to the ego.
The ego believes that because it has the power to see, that the
He worships the ego, and confuses his wounds for his inner wisdom and his mind for his True Self.
Alberto Villoldo
The Self or Atman is the power that sees and the mind is the power of seeing. The identification of these two constitutes a distinguished personality.
The Ego has the power of consciousness, but the Self is Consciousness.
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drg, referring to the process of learning to experience the true Self, separate from the limited physical or ego self.
Drk is a Sanskrit word used in conjunction with the Sanskrit concept of shakti to represent the power of shakti consciousness and the power of the yogi, who is able to experience shakti. Drk is derived from the Sanskrit word, drg, referring to the process on learning to experience the true Self, separate from the limited physical or ego self. Drk, when combined with shakti, refers to both the process undertaken and the ability of the yogi to experience the feminine cosmic energy that is shakti.
Darśana – the auspicious sight of a deity or a holy person; a manifestation or vision of the divine
Indian Mahayana philosophers Vasubandhuand Asanga acknowledged five paths to liberation, of which the third is darshana-marga, the “path of seeing”
Poet Gary Snyder has given a naturalistic meaning to darshana:
It’s a gift; it’s like there’s a moment in which the thing is ready to let you see it. In India, this is called darshan. Darshan means getting a view, and if the clouds blow away, as they did once for me, and you get a view of the Himalayas from the foothills, an Indian person would say, “Ah, the Himalayas are giving you their darshana”; they’re letting you have their view. This comfortable, really deep way of getting a sense of something takes time. It doesn’t show itself to you right away. It isn’t even necessary to know the names of things the way a botanist would. It’s more important to be aware of the “suchness” of the thing; it’s a reality. It’s also a source of a certain kind of inspiration for creativity. I see it in the work of Georgia O’Keeffe…”
Śaktyo –
Shakti derives from the Sanskrit verbal root shak, which means “to have potential” or “to be able” (Goldman 2004). In it’s noun form, this root becomes shakti, feminine in gender, a general term for a “power” or “ability” (Goldman 2004). Literally, then, the female divine embodies the power of potentiality, which, as we will see, has been often related to the creation of the physical world. With Shakti, the concept of power becomes personified in the image(s) of the feminine divine.
Ekātmatā (एकात्मता):—[=ekātma-tā] [from ekātman > eka] f.the unity of spiritual essence, the doctrine of one universal spirit.
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Sadhana Pada: Sutra 2.6
दृग्दर्शनशक्त्योरेकात्मतेवास्मिता॥६॥
dr̥g-darśana-śaktyor-ekātmata-iva-asmitā
dr̥g= the seer
darśana = seeing
śaktyo = the power of (seeing)
eka = one
ātmata = Self-ness
iva= as if
asmitā = I-ness
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