TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD – 81. Rishi Yajnavalkya.

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Wednesday 02, April 2025, 10:40. 

TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD   Pertaining to the SELF-CREATION of Brahman there is a Shruti verse… panishad Part-2. 

ABHAYA PRATISHTHAA  

Anuvaka 2.7 Established in “Fearlessness”  

Post-81. 

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THE SIXTH PROOF   

6. Kaarya-Kaarana Sanghaat    

Mantram - 2.7.3.   5-6:   

Due to His Presence, inert things are made to work sensibly; He is the sentient, unifying Presence behind effective activities.   

Mantram - 2.7.3:  The Sentient Presence of Brahman.

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Mantram - 2.7.3:  The Sentient Presence of Brahman.

5 kah hi eva anyaat kah praanyaat; = Who indeed can breathe in, and who breathe out,

yat esha aakaashah aanandah na syaat; = if in his heart there is no Joy?

6 eshah hi eva aanandayaati = For This (Brahman) alone gives Joy to  

 yada hi eva eshah etasmin. = whomsoever, indeed, turns solely to Him within.

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These lines provide the Sixth Proof:

5 This line gives a little twist to the act of breathing. Normally we take breathing for granted, and will not argue if it said that without breathing, we cannot live. However, the point brought out here is that even the act of breathing happens 

This implies that if we do not experience this Joy, then we will not desire to breathe. We would rather die than live without the Joy experienced within. Indirectly this verse stresses the importance of living in accordance with Dharma or the Law of Righteousness, for that is only way we can have access to this inner Joy.

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6 Some may object to this logic and claim that breathing itself can give us so much pleasure. During the early morning when the air is cool and fresh, or when we feel the fresh mountain breeze, then breathing itself brings us so much joy. The answer to this is given in this line. All joy certainly comes from Brahman within. Once we are plugged to the Joy within, every act gets filled with it, not only breathing. 

When we find inner joy in life, then everything we do brings us joy! All the joys of life come to us through meaningful actions performed in association or partnership with other people. Well-coordinated activity, performed with enthusiasm and team-spirit, bring not only joy but success as well. 

Acharyaji said this in his own beautiful way: “When ‘inert’ things come together to work sensibly, we must know that there is a sentient, unifying force behind it. That force is Brahman. It is His unifying force that gives so much joy in our joint activities. This is the universal experience of people everywhere.” Of course, we only have to see chaos in action to know how much pain it gives us. When people working with each other break the rule of Dharma, they experience great stress and misery. Such activities become repulsive and always end in failure.

The Joy of the benign Presence of Brahman in creation is the SIXTH PROOF. 

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Next

THE SEVENTH PROOF 7. 

Bhaya-Abhaya Hetutwat

Mantram 2.7.4 7-8: Being in contact with Him, we become Fearless;  when we separate ourselves from Him, we are filled with terror.

Mantram - 2.7.4: The Experience of Fearlessnes

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Continued

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