Brahman

The one who is free of the illusion of outside world

And knows that the experiences while awake,

And while in sleep and also while in dream,

That Brahman is behind such all experiences and stakes

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Adi Sankaracharya the doyen of Advaita Philosophy has penned outstanding works in his short sojourn of 32 years on this earth during 7 century. Manisha Panchakam is a set of five Sanskrit verses from the great scholar. There is a small story behind the origin of these enlightened verses. Once, Sri Adisanakara was walking on the banks of holy river Ganges along with his disciple Padmapada and others after taking bath in the holy river. They were proceeding to the temple of Vishwanatha (Shiva) in the city of Benares on the banks of holy Ganges. At that instant, a Sweeper (Chandala an untouchable) holding a broom confronted him on the path. Sri Sankara immediately shouted at the Chadala to get out of the way. Sri Sankara as a person reached great enlightenment by this time and yet he behaved like any common man influenced by the caste divisions that was the hall mark of the Hindu society even in those ancient times

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Man is always overcome with the feeling of ‘I’ associated with the physical body. Various yogas that are recommended are Bhakti yoga, Karma yoga, Gnana Yoga and Raja yoga. Ultimate end of all these Yoga is only one that is to seek knowledge or bliss. In Karma Yoga every action is attributed to the God and hence nothing accrues out of one. In such situation, the aspects of I and me do not arise. When a man realizes this situation, it is believed that he has attained knowledge. The root cause of sorrow in this world is the aspect of identification of self with the physical body. The important aspect to know is to get over the feelings of ‘mine’ and ‘not mine’ and this is more important than the aspect of knowing ‘who I am?’

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