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Tusṭi

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Swami Harshananda

Tusṭi literally means ‘complacency’.

Types of Tusṭi as per Sānkhyakārikā[edit]

The Sānkhyakārikā[1] of īśvarakṛṣṇa[2] lists nine kinds of tuṣṭi or complacency. Of these, four are ādhyātmika[3] and five are bāhya.[4]

Ādhyātmika Tusṭi[edit]

The ādhyātmika tuṣtis are:

  1. Prakṛtituṣti - The complacency that comes as a result of the teaching of the guru[5] that one is the puruṣa[6] different from prakṛti[7] and yet making no attempt to get release is prakṛtituṣti.
  2. Upādānatuṣṭi - The complacency that comes as a result of adopting monastic life, thinking that it is enough to attain liberation, is upādānatuṣṭi.
  3. Kālatuṣṭi - The complacency that comes out of the conviction that liberation comes automatically in course of time, is kālatuṣṭi.
  4. Bhāgya-tuṣṭi - The complacency that comes as a result of the belief that luck is the real cause of liberation, is bhāgya-tuṣṭi.

Bāhya Tusṭi[edit]

The bāhyatuṣṭis are:

  1. Pāratuṣṭi - Realizing the difficulties involved in the acquisition of wealth and getting detached towards it, is because of pāratuṣṭi.
  2. Supāratuṣṭi - Realizing the troubles involved in protecting one’s wealth and getting detached from it, is supāratuṣṭi.
  3. Parāparatuṣti - Realizing that the wealth acquired by so much trouble gets exhausted very soon by spending it, leading to great worry and thence getting detached from it is parāparatuṣti.
  4. Anuttamāmbhas-tuṣṭi - Realizing that the desire to enjoy the objects of pleasure increases by enjoyment, leading to misery and getting detached from them is anuttamāmbhas-tuṣṭi.
  5. Uttamāmbhas-tusti - Realizing that one is causing injury to others while trying to acquire the objects of pleasure and hence getting detached towards them is uttamāmbhas-tusti.

Note[edit]

Absence of these tuṣṭis is an obstacle in the path of kaivalya or liberation.


References[edit]

  1. ↑ Sānkhyakārikā verse 50
  2. ↑ He lived in circa A. D. 400.
  3. ↑ Ādhyātmika literally means concerning the Self.
  4. ↑ Bāhya means external, concerning wealth and desire.
  5. ↑ Guru means preceptor.
  6. ↑ Puruṣa means the Self.
  7. ↑ Prakṛti means insentient nature.
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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