Category:Upadhi
upādhi|upādhis
Pages in category "Upadhi"
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
A
- As long as one is not freed (from upadhis, designations), he has to continue conditioned life in material existence
- At the present moment I am thinking, feeling and willing under different designation. I am thinking, "I am this body." I am thinking, "I am Indian." I am thinking, "I am American," "I am Russian," "I am Pakistani." These are upadhis
E
- Everyone is conscious of his activities, ego: "I am doing this." But this ego, this is called false ego. This material. . . under the material energy, this ego is called another way upadhi - designation
- Everyone is under the impression that "I'm this body." "I am Indian," "I am American," "I am Hindu," "I am Muslim," "I am Christian" - bodily upadhi, designation. He does not become free from the designation
T
- The human form of life is meant for cleansing away these misconceptions (upadhis). If this is not done, one has to repeat the cycle of birth and death and thus suffer all material conditions
- The karmi's activity is on upadhi. "I am American," "I am Indian," "I am Hindu," "I am Muslim," "I am Christian." With this upadhi, we are acting. But bhakti means without upadhi. Sarvopadhi-virnirmuktam. Activity without upadhi
U
- Upadhi means designation. Neither I am Indian nor American nor cat nor dog. But as soon as I get a particular type of body, I think that I am cat, I am dog, I am Indian, I am America, I am black, I am white. This is our position
- Upadhi means designation. So somebody, if gives me title, Sir Anatole, or this or that, oh, I become very happy: "Oh, I have got this 'sir' title." But I forget that this is my designation. It will exist so long I have got this body
W
- When one's mind is absorbed in the material conception, he thinks that he belongs to a particular nation, family, country or creed. These are all called upadhis, designations, and one has to become freed from them
- When the living entity is covered by the upadhi, or designated body, he sees differences, exactly as one sees differences in reflections of oneself on water, on oil or in a mirror