Vivekam (discrimination) is spiritual wisdom consisting of 7 elements.
- Knowing the difference between soul and body. (Soul is eternal and body is mutable and subject to decay and death.)
- Knowing the difference between Sat and Asat (Paramatman is Sat; matter is Asat; Jiva is Sat-Asat.)
- Knowing the Agonists and the Antagonists of spiritual progress (Sattva is Agonist; Rajas and Tamas are antagonists.) Agonist = facilitator.
- Knowing the difference between the Real and the unreal. (Self is Real and non-self is unreal.)
- Knowing the soul belongs to Him.
- Knowing the soul's yearning to interact with its source (Atma Nivedanam /samarpanam = dedication of soul.)
- Knowing the Supreme objective of human pursuit (Parama purushArtham) is bliss with Paramatman (Bliss).
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