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'''''What Are You?''''' is the first discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] in Rotterdam, Netherlands.<ref name="AV12">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 12|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> The discourse was delivered in English on the morning of 1979 May 24. | '''''What Are You?''''' is the first discourse given by [[Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.<ref name="AV12">{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 12|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti}}</ref> The discourse was delivered in English on the morning of 1979 May 24. | ||
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| What Are You? | |
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| Speaker | Shrii Shrii Anandamurti |
| Date | 1979 May 24 |
| Time | Morning |
| Place | Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| Language | English |
| Included in | Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 12 |
| Location in Sarkarverse |
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What Are You? is the first discourse given by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.[1] The discourse was delivered in English on the morning of 1979 May 24.
Synopsis
Now, if you are to cross the peripheries of time, space and person, what are you to do? You require a big ship. Bhavambodhipotam sharanam vrajamah – “O Parama Purusa, Thou art a big ship, and we have taken shelter in Thee.” Bhavambodhipotam sharanam vrajamah – “O Parama Purusa! Thou art the best ship. So I pay my respect to Thee.” Bhavambodhipotam. Bhava means “any entity coming within the scope of time, space and person”. Ambu means “water”. Ambodhi means “ocean”. Potam means “ship”. “Thou art the ship, and taking shelter on this ship, we will cross the ambodhi of bhava, we will cross the ocean of time, space and person.”
Anandamurti starts the discourse by stating that In Tantra, practice is more significant than theory and that it constitutes a ninety nine percent of it. He then explains a tantric shloka composed of four sentences: Tadekaḿ japámas tadekaḿ smarámas - One should think or remember only the Supreme and not waste time in other thoughts or memories. Tadekaḿ jagatsákśiirúpaḿ namámah - Namaste is a salutation to the Guru alone. Tadekaḿ nidhánaḿ nirálambamiisham - Parama Purusa is beyond all boundaries and Bhavámbodhipotaḿ sharańaḿ vrajámah - Taking shelter in Him, is the only way to reach the goal.[1]
References
| Preceded by Dances and the Path of Vidya |
Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 12 1979 With: What Are You? |
Succeeded by From the Physical Stratum to the Apex |