आत्म अनात्म -विवेक - Episode 34
00:00 - Title Music
02:02 - What is Soul?
03:27 - Bhagwat Puran Katha: Bharat Ki Kahani.
07:36 - Rebirth of Bharat at Brahaman's Home.
10:48 - To have a child, a dacoit brought him to India to sacrifice himself.
13:09 -Hindi Story of one King : Bharat gave Knowledge to the King.
20:47 - End Credits

The episode "The Self and the Not-Self" from the Upanishad Ganga series explores the essential Vedantic teachings about the distinction between the Atma (self) and Anatma (not-self). This philosophical discourse emphasizes the idea that one's true nature is the Atma—an eternal, unchanging essence, distinct from the body, mind, and material world, which are transient and perishable.

Key Insights:
Atma and Anatma: The dialogue presents the notion that the body and worldly possessions are not the real self. Using the example of objects like ornaments (e.g., earrings), the episode explains how we mistakenly identify with the body, but the body is merely a vessel. The real self is beyond physical form.

Five Sheaths (Panchakosha): The human existence is described through five layers or sheaths—Annamaya (physical body), Pranamaya (vital energy), Manomaya (mind), Vijnanamaya (intellect), and Anandamaya (bliss). While these layers make up our human experience, none of them constitute the true self, which is the Atma.

Immortality of the Self: The Atma is described as unchanging, immortal, and beyond time—unaffected by birth, death, and the cycles of nature. It transcends the physical realm and can only be experienced through deep inner realization, not by intellectual understanding alone.

The Story of King Bharata: The episode presents the tale of King Bharata, who, after renouncing worldly life, becomes attached to a deer. His attachment leads to his reincarnation as a deer in the next life, despite his spiritual progress. The story illustrates the perils of attachment and how even spiritual seekers must be cautious of worldly bonds.

Jada Bharata's Detachment: After being reborn as a human, Jada Bharata exhibits extreme detachment from worldly affairs. Even when mistreated by his family, he remains unaffected, focusing entirely on his inner spiritual quest. His life serves as a metaphor for ultimate renunciation and realization of the Atma.

The Dialogue with King Rahugana: In a conversation between Jada Bharata and King Rahugana, the essence of the Atma is revealed. Jada Bharata explains that the body is not the self and that identification with the physical and material world leads to suffering and ignorance.

Moral of the Episode:
The primary teaching is that true self-realization comes from understanding that we are not our bodies, minds, or material possessions, but the eternal Atma. To attain liberation (moksha), one must transcend attachment to the material world, cultivate discrimination between the self and the not-self, and seek to experience the oneness of the Atma with the Supreme Reality (Brahman). The episode underscores the importance of detachment, inner wisdom, and spiritual discipline in the journey toward self-realization.

The story of Jadabharata is taken from Shrimad Bhagawatam to explain this. In Tretayuga, Bharata the valiant son of Rishabhadeva is able to free himself from attachment and delusion. However, one day he happens to save a fawn and starts to look after it. This leads to him getting caught in the bond of attachment. At the time of his death he remembers that deer and thus is reborn as a deer. Even as a deer he has the knowledge of his previous birth, and later is reborn as a brahmin in the lineage of Rishi Angira. From childhood, he is dispassionate in nature and is known as Jadabharata (the inert one). His family throws him out of home. He is nabbed by robbers but is saved by divine intervention. As he walks by, King Rahugana insults him and threatens to punish him but Jadabharata remains unaffected. Finally, out of frustration the king asks him who he is. At this time, Jadabharata enlightens the king about the discrimination between Atman and Anatman.

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