Drg Drsya Viveka: Inquiry Into the Nature of Seer and Seen
The Drig Drishya Viveka text is a spiritual teaching that reveals how we mistake our ever-changing world and objects for the unchanging truth of Brahman. Through rigorous self-analysis, it shows how to discern between the seer (drk) and the seen (drsya), understand the relationship between consciousness, mind and senses, analyze the three states of waking, dreaming and deep sleep to see that we are not the ego, see how ignorance veils our true nature and causes suffering, learn meditation techniques to convert the knowledge from head to heart, understand the liberated sage who sees reality as it is, and comprehend the three types of selves – paramarthika-jiva, vyavaharika-jiva and pratibhasika-jiva – to live free from confusion. This text provides step-by-step guidance for truth-seekers looking for spiritual self-knowledge and liberation. It's a rigorous analysis into nature of “I am”.
1 – Drg Drsya Viveka: Why We Pray Before Starting a Class (Drig Drishya Viveka)
Summary: Lecture 1 speaks about the “saha na vavantu” prayer before the class starts. Why we do 3 OM shantis. Why knowledge fails for most people (unfriendly psychology, projection, triggered,…
2 – Drg Drsya Viveka (1): What is Vedanta? – Analysis of Awareness, Mind & Senses
Summary: Lecture 2 answers “What is meaning of Vedanta”. Pursuit of security and delights of life nurtures you when guided by ethics. Why we disregard ethics? What kind of text…
3 – Drg Drsya Viveka (2-5): What is Consciousness? How to Discriminate Seer & Seen?
Summary: Lecture 3 explains what is nature of Consciousness? How do we define that which is not within time & space and formless? Qualities of mind we mistake as “I”….
4 – Drg Drsya Viveka (5): What is Consciousness? How to Show Non-Duality (Advaita)?
Summary: Lecture 4 continues explaining what is Consciousness or Awareness. How to demonstrate there is only one Consciousness? Meaning my and your consciousness are exactly the same. Consciousness doesn't grow…
5 – Drg Drsya Viveka (5-7): Duality Doesn't Contradict Non-Duality – What is Ego (I-sense)?
Summary: Lecture 5 explains the main methodology of non-duality which is satya-mithya. The 3 bodies (Gross, Subtle, Causal). What is the Subtle Body made of? Relationship between Consciousness & I-sense…
6 – Drg Drsya Viveka (7-12): What is Reflected Consciousness (Chidabhasa or Pratibimba Caitanya)?
Summary: Lecture 6 shows that time/space is also mithya, depending on Consciousness. Ego associates itself to 3 things. What is reflected consciousness? I-sense (ego) is transient. Waking, Dream, Deep sleep….
7 – Drg Drsya Viveka (13): What Created the Universe? Who or What is the Creator of Time & Space?
Summary: Lecture 7 talks about Maya's projecting power, the capacity to manifest the world and sentient beings. Difference between Maya (all knowledge, all power) and Ishvara (cause of universe). Source:…
8 – Drg Drsya Viveka (Evening Satsang): Why Your Wisdom Isn't Sticking? – Cleaning Up Your Life
Summary: Lecture 8 speaks about Karma (law of cause and effect). Collapsing potential or possibilities is up to you. Emotions are feedback system how aligned you are to Ishvara's orders. …
9 – Drg Drsya Viveka (13): Relating with Isvara (Lord) – Proper Order of Recognizing Reality
Summary: Lecture 9 gives examples how to relate to God. Consciousness is as-though confined. All that is here is Ishvara. Going from subjectivity to empirical reality to final reality. Mistake…
10 – Drg Drsya Viveka (14): Maya, Ishvara & Brahman Are True Now – Upadhi & Upahita
Summary: Lecture 10 shows that creation or universe and the jiva (a sentient being) are both incidental projections. Doctrine of Upadhi and Upahita. What is moksha (enlightenment)? Source: Drg Drsya…
11 – Drg Drsya Viveka (15-16): Removing Ignorance of Self & Veiling Power of Maya
Summary: Lecture 11 speaks of maya's veiling capacity, and it's role in reference to one's ignorance about “I”. Avarana-shakti (veiling power of maya) causes mistake at 3 levels. Source: Drg…
12 – Drg Drsya Viveka (17-20): Distinguishing Real from Unreal – What is Real & Unreal?
Summary: Lecture 12 shows that Moksha (freedom) is not an experience, but a cognitive understanding. Example showing how our language reveals false superimposition (EG: Wooden-box). Distinguishing Real from the Unreal….
13 – Drg Drsya Viveka (20-21): Evolved Mind, Awareness, and the Reality of the World
Summary: Lecture 13 analyses relationship between happiness and non-duality (your nature). What is source of happiness? For non-duality vision, are forms obstacles? Source: Drg Drsya Viveka FINISHING VERSE 20 FROM…
14 – Drg Drsya Viveka (21-29): Two Kinds of Superimposition – Yoga vs Advaita Vedanta Meditation
Summary: Lecture 14 speaks about Nirupadhika/Sopadhika Adhyasda. Without knowing both, person thinks Enlightenment is Nirupadhika. Mithya has 2 types: pratibhasika-mithya & vyavaharika-mithya. First Step in Vedanta: Reduce Pratibhasika, then analyze…
15 – Drg Drsya Viveka (22-29): Vedantic Meditation Techniques – Role of Devotion & Meditation
Summary: Lecture 15 shows that Vedanta only works with devotion and meditation in one's life. Two types of meditation (open & closed eyes). Meditation on the seen (drsya) and heard…
16 – Drg Drsya Viveka (30-31): Wise & Unwise Person Comparison – Uplifting Yourself Through Your Efforts
Summary: Lecture 16 introduces the 3 kinds of jivas: pratibhasika-jiva, vyavaharika-jiva & paramarthika-jiva. Comparing the wise and unwise person. 3 types of karmas (agami, sancita, prarabdha). What carries over into…
17 – Drg Drsya Viveka (32-37): 3 Types of Jivas – How to Reduce Subjectivity – Beginningless Universe
Summary: Lecture 17 expands on the 3 types of jivas. Order of path towards liberation. How to reduce subjectivity (reframe, accept 4 possibilities in any outcome). Source: Drg Drsya Viveka…
18 – Drg Drsya Viveka (38-46): Enlightened vs Ignorant Person – How to Achieve Self-Realization
Summary: Lecture 18 demonstrates why we need to eliminate false opinions about world before pursuing spirituality. Vyavaharika-jiva (waking Ego) makes same mistake as pratibhasika-jiva (dreaming Ego). Status of world for…
19 – Drg Drsya Viveka: Summary of All 46 Verses (Drig Drishya Viveka)
Summary: Lecture 19 concludes our 5 day retreat, giving structure to the whole text. Source: Drg Drsya Viveka ABOUT: Drk Drsya Viveka is written by Bharati Tirtha (or Swami…