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Chapter3: CHETHANA (Jiva)-4

Q:  What are the important characteristic features of the three types of living entities, namely, the baddhas, nithyaas and mukthaas?

 A:  They are:


1. The possession of a body of enlightened bliss (‘gnyaanaa nanda swaroopa’)
2. A beginningless existence.
3. An everlasting existence.
4. Being sharper and smarter than the non-sentient entities.
5. Possession of knowledge as a qualitative feature.
6. Dimensionally atomic.
7. To be the inseparable part of the body of the Supreme Lord and be borne by Him.
8. To stay attached to the Supreme Lord’s expansion.
9. To be governed by the Supreme Lord.
10. To be the Supreme Lord’s associate attendant.
11. To be actively engaged in the service of the Lord.

 


The Q&A of the day is an excerpt from "Two-fold Vedic Vision", a Sri Vaishnavite handbook based on Sri Sudarsanar’s 1008 Catechisms in Tamil written by Sri. Kidambi Sridharan. The collection contains invaluable information on the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Ithihasas, the lives of Alwars, Acharyas from Sriman Nathamunigal to Sri Manavala Mamuni, the 108 Divya Desams and answers to various other related questions.  This book is available for kindle in e-book format for purchase on Amazon.

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