17.. WAKE UP, O LIMITED EGO, AND COME TO APPREHEND YOUR OWN INFINITE NATURE, WHEREIN THERE IS NETHER MATTER NOR SPIRIT.

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Tat - Tvam - Asi (Tatvamasi):-

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This means "That thou art" ( Athu nee thanne  Agunnu)'that is you only.

This slokam recalls the above Mahavakyam to us.


Pilgrimage:-

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The pilgrimages to Kasi and Rameswaram will bring a lot of vivid experiences for a person who is doing it with faith, dedication, devotion, and sincerity, specially when it is undertaken on foot, as they used to do in the past.


Observe vows (Vratham) or danam ( charity):-

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Educating the intellect to hold higher ideals, training the mind to obey will, sharpening one's will itself, are the achievement  gained by the practice of vows(vratham). Sharing intelligently what you have with others around you who are in need of it , is charity. 


Pilgrimages, vows, and charity are all exercises to prepare the seeker's mind for the great path of meditation. 

Waking up alone  is the remedy for all sorrows of the Dream. Wake up, O Limited ego, and come to apprehend your Infinite Nature, wherein there is neither matter nor spirit. "That thou art." 




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