Namaste. In verse 397 of
Viveka Choodamani, Sri Adi Shankara very
poetically refers to the framework of BMI which is perishable as 'Shavakara'
(matter that is lifeless) compared to 'Shivakara' which means the embodiment of
auspiciousness and is the supreme immovable substratum in us that is non-dual,
everlasting Truth. It is a wonderful
poetic reference to these words of 'Shavakara' and 'Shivakara' which may sound
similar but poles apart in concept and meaning.
Sw. Chinmayananda adds further to this explanation saying that if we
identify ourselves with the Body, Mind, Intellect (BMI), we suffer due to the
sorrows of five pain-ridden stages of birth, growth, disease, decay and death
physically as well as the attachments, ego from the mind and intellect
layers. Whereas then associated with the
unchangable supreme Brahman (Shivakara), we are liberated from all sufferings.
Hari Om.
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