ASHTAVAKRA GITA | One who has known one's Self knows that the entire universe is as amazing as one's own Self. So he is amazed. He is just wondering, and has no curiosity.

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मायामात्रमिदं विश्वं । The entire universe is experienced by our senses, - eyes, ears, nose, etc. Without the eye there is no way you can feel how bright a light is. Without the ear, you can never feel how loud the sound is. So each sense gives you an idea about the universe. You measure it with them. That's why the universe is called Maya. 'Maya' means that which is being measured. It's all maya. That means it's all relative. If you have had a sweet, maybe a gulab jamun, and then you taste milk, coffee or tea. You feel there is no sugar in it. That's why there is the word 'understand'. 'Understand' is what is called tanmatra. The entire universe and its experiences are present in some degrees within our Self. And through that, you understand them. There is some iota of sound inside you, and you are able to hear other sounds because of it. You cannot hear any sound beyond the frequency of sound already inside you. It is called 'ultrasonic' frequency or inaudible frequencies. Similarly, your eyes have a certain degrees of light in them. Any light below that degree is invisible and you cannot see it. That's why a cat can see what you cannot see. An owl can see what a cat cannot see. There's an iota of that element inside our own body. Our tongue or our taste buds have some iota of those elements. That's why in English we use the word 'understand' - meaning you are standing below that threshold,and you are able to experience it.

One who has known one's Self knows that the entire universe is as amazing as one's own Self. So he is amazed. He is just wondering, and has no curiosity. विगतकौतुकः । This is very important. If curiosity has not arisen in you at all, then you have been inert like the dead. You are neither curious about nor do you have any interest in anything. But,if you are curious and you overcome the curiosity (surpass and grow out of it), it turns into a wonder. The beginning of the mind has started, and its completion is in wonder. This is spiritual growth - the real blossoming of life.

All the prophets had very scientific minds. 'Scientific mind' implies that even science is not beyond the domain of spirituality; it encompasses it. The maturity of science is spiritual knowledge. I don't mean everybody needs to be a scientist. But the mind gains this ability in the most natural way. Because the more you know, the more you wonder. You see there are stars, the flowers,the moon and the sun, so many universe, nebulae, galaxies, and what not; atoms, sub-atomic particles, so many elements and creatures....And Infinity, is everywhere, in every avenue.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

ASHTAVAKRA GITA 

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