{"id":5958,"date":"2011-06-07T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T10:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastrovedica.com\/wordpress\/?p=5958"},"modified":"2011-06-07T10:38:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T10:38:00","slug":"the-final-three-stages-of-becoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eastrovedica.com\/wordpress\/?p=5958","title":{"rendered":"The final three stages of Becoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6dqbfB7MO60\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There are three stages of Becoming<\/p>\n<p>They are <\/p>\n<p>The Noble End <br \/>The Middle End<br \/>The Ignoble End<\/p>\n<p>The Noble End is referred to in the <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Sastras<\/span> as <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Uthama Gathi.<\/span> This happens when a man, saturated with the Beyond, aware of the Great Cosmic Game, seeks transmutation.<\/p>\n<p>The Middle End is preferred by 80% of humanity. A man becomes a clerk,  works hard, becomes a manager , marries, begets children. plays with his grand children and then dies. This is called <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Madhyama Gathi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Ignoble End is preferred by those who indulge in criminal acts. This is called <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Adhama Gathi<\/span>. A man joins a smuggling gang, enjoys luxurious life, takes the sword and falls by the sword.<\/p>\n<p>As we choose, the Self or the Lord shall fulfill Himself in us. If we choose a <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Madhyama Gathi<\/span>, it can only end in a transient perfection. <span style=\"font-style:italic;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The problem with <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Madhyama Gathi <\/span>is that it is only a temporary ego satisfaction. It is only a transitory satisfaction and many are happy with such an arrested status.  <\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">pramanam ( the verse for scriptural sanction ) <\/span> for the three <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Gathis<\/span> or the triune stages of Becoming is given in a verse by Bharthrihari.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\"><br \/>Santhapta yasi samsthithasya payasu namapi na srooyathe<br \/>Mukthakaradaya thad eve nalini patrasthitham drishyate<br \/>Anta sagara shudhha madhya pathitham than mouktikam jayate<br \/>Prayenadhama madhyamothamajusha evam vidha vrittaya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When a water drop falls on hot iron, it vanishes<br \/>If on lotus, it stays bright<br \/>A pearl it becomes on an oyster&#8217;s shell <br \/>So is the evolutionary end of ends triune<\/p>\n<p>Initiates feel the upward pull of the Mind most of the time, inspiring them to speak and write about things celestial. The upward movement is the master movement of Nature. The upward pull is that which pulls us from death to immortality and actualises in this mundane plane, the blissful and the luminous Kingdom of Heaven !<\/p>\n<p>These threefold <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Gathis <\/span>or states of Becoming are classified by the Vedantic <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">traigunya vishaya veda <\/span> ( that all Knowledge is threefold and  that Nature is made up of the triune attributes, satwas, rajas and tamas ).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Adhama Gathi<\/span> is tamas oriented. <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Madhyama Gathi<\/span> is rajas oriented and <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">Uthama Gathi<\/span> is satwa oriented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are three stages of Becoming They are The Noble End The Middle EndThe Ignoble End The Noble End is referred to in the Sastras as Uthama Gathi. This happens when a man, saturated with the Beyond, aware of the Great Cosmic Game, seeks transmutation. The Middle End is preferred by 80% of humanity. 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