Summary:

Vivekachudamani, Verse 67 – Part 4: Brahman as ānanda means fullness (anantam) – not experiential bliss but freedom from all limitation of space, time, and objects. Knowing “I am the whole” brings contentment, though residual likes-dislikes require nididhyasana. Brahman is pratyag-abhinnam – not a distant goal but your immediate self, already present. Jayati confirms the non-dual self remains after all appearances, including mṛtyu, have their moment. Liberation cannot be equated to a state of mind, since mind is subject to puṇya/pāpa and changes. What makes one wise is knowing “I am free of any state of mind or body” – awareness is awareness, mind is mind.

Vivekachudamani – Verse 67: What is Consciousness?

सत्यं ज्ञानम् अनन्तं ब्रह्म
विशुद्धं परं स्वतः सिद्धं
नित्य आनन्द एक रसं प्रत्यक्
अभिन्नं निरन्तरं जयति (२२५, अल्त् २२७)
satyaṁ jñānam anantaṁ brahma
viśuddhaṁ paraṁ svataḥ siddhaṁ
nitya ānanda eka rasaṁ pratyak
abhinnaṁ nirantaraṁ jayati (225, Alt 227)

Brahman which is defined as existence, knowledge and limitless – is free from impurities, beyond māyā, self-evident, happiness not bound by time or degree, and is always available non-separate from oneself.

Notes for this session are under Verse 67 – in lesson 18.

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Recorded 13 Jan, 2026