Uparati
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Uparati, is a Sanskrit word and it literally means "cessation, quietism, stopping worldly action".[1] It is an important concept in Advaita Vedanta pursuit of moksha and refers to the ability to achieve "dispassion",[2] and "discontinuation of religious ceremonies".[3]
According to
Sama and Dama but the exercise of Uparati requires no efforts. In the state of Uparati, which is total renunciation of actions i.e. enjoined duties, one discovers an inner poise, silence or joy. The mind which is conditioned to fulfil duties is not free to pursue knowledge. It is through renunciation that a few seekers have attained immortality – not through rituals, progeny or wealth – "na karmana na prajya dhanena tyagenaike amrtatvamamasuh" – Kaivalya Upanishad, 3. Immortality is the state when becoming and being are one.[6]
Whereas the fruit of
Vivekachudamani Slokas 23).[8] Uparati is the abstaining on principle from engaging in any acts and ceremonies enjoined by the Shastras; otherwise, it is the state of the mind which is always engaged in Sravana and the rest, without ever diverging from them.[9]
References
- ^ uparati Sanskrit English Dictionary, Koeln University, Germany
- ISBN 978-0824802714, pages 105-108
- ^ George Thibaut, The Sacred Books of the East: The Vedanta-Sutras, Part 1, p. 12, at Google Books, Oxford University Press, Editor: Max Muller, page 12 with footnote 1
- ISBN 9788175971851.
- ^ "Vedantasara of Sadananda (translated by Swami Nikhilananda)".
- ^ Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati. "Uparati, the abidance of the mind and the sense organs" (PDF).
- ISBN 9788175971851.
- ISBN 9788175971400.
- ISBN 9781406815283.