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Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 1:02 a.m.

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For this week's GD, since we are continuing to mull on 'Tree of Samsara' topic, and bring out a few points to think about:

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1. How is the tree sustained? What does it mean to do be active in this world with (selfish) desires? What is the relationship with birth & death by being thus active?

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2. What is the impact of a person's pre-disposition [combination of gunas one has] on the type of work they would do and how does it impact the tree of samsara?

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3. Does the samsara tree really exist? If it does, where? If it does not, then why do we perceive it to exist?

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4. What has attachment (sangah) got to do with the tree? Why is 'asangah' concept important to cut down the tree?

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5. Why does Swamiji talk of removing names & forms from the tree thought to realize that it does not exist, but only awareness exists?

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6. Is Awareness limited or limitless? Why does it appear limited?

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7. What is the difference between existence (sat), awareness (chit) and how does one distinguish between living /non-living beings? When a living being 'dies' we call it dead (or in this context, non-living being). So, what is the difference between a living and non-living being?

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8. Does death happen when Atma escapes from a living being? Can Atma escape at all?

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9. What exactly happens when a living being dies? How does the concept of subtle body (sukshma sharira) explain death? What is sukshma sharira and sthula sharira (physical, gross body) differences?

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10. What is kshara (decaying) purusha, akshara (undecaying) purusha and purushottama (the eternal)? How to understand the words - kshara, akshara, purushottama? How can we mix n match to sthula sharira, sukshma sharira and Atma?

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