जीवन विद्या एक परिचय

The True form of Jeevan

Jeevan is the inseparable form of mun, vritti, chitta, buddhi, and atma, as these never separate from one another. Mun has two functions: selection (chayan) and taste (asvadan). Vritti has two functions: analysis (vishleshan) and deliberation (tulan). Chitta has two functions: visualisation (chitran) and contemplation (chintan). Buddhi has two functions: resolve (sankalp) and enlightenment (bodh). Atma has two functions: authenticity (pramanikta) and realisation (anubhav). Every jeevan continuously operates through these ten activities. Jeevan, with these ten activities, is evidenced in either a state of delusion or awakening. In a deluded state, jeevan is inspired by sensitivity, and only four and a half out of its ten activities are effective due to animal consciousness. The remaining activities lack the substance for understanding, resulting in internal conflict within jeevan. These four and a half activities are selection, taste, analysis, visualisation, and half of deliberation. Taste and selection occur based on sensitivity, where one chooses what is pleasant to the hands, feet, nose, ears, eyes, tongue, etc., and avoids what is unpleasant. Deliberation, based on sensitivity, operates from the perspective of pleasure, health, and profit. In the same vein, analysis and visualisation activities are also performed accordingly. In summary, we become ready to live while being identified with bodily sensations. This is called a “deluded jeevan”. This leads to continuous internal conflict, with constant dilemmas about whether something is right or wrong, more or less. This mentality resembles that of primitive humans, though only material things have increased. Awakening the remaining five and a half activities of jeevan, which happens through understanding, is essential for developing a humane mentality.

The four and a half activities of jeevan are sufficient for recognising and fulfilling the five senses and four instincts, where humans live like an animal or a demon. It is not possible to live humanely with only four and a half activities. Such living doesn’t result in satisfaction. The main issue now is to evidence all ten activities of jeevan in behaviour, as “awakening”. Manifesting partial activities would not be awakening. For example, a healthy body is when all the five sense organs and the five action organs are functioning properly with mutual coordination. If someone’s hands or legs don’t work then we will call that person a cripple. We won’t call that person healthy.