A question was asked regarding the position of one whose is weak in the scheme of things. The doubt was if that manda jnāni had stopped short of .
M.: happens even in the tanumanasi stage (of attenuated mind).
D.: The middling and superior are said to be . is in tanumanasi. Where does one whose is weak fit in?
M.: He comes in sattvapatti (realisation) —whereas the middling and the superior ones come in asamsakti and padārthābhāvinī respectively. This division as dull, middling and superior is according to the momentum of . If it is strong he is weak; if it is middling he is middling too; if prarabdha is weak he is superior; if it is very weak he is in turiyaga.
There is no difference in the state or the of the . The classification is only from the standpoint of the observer.
D.: Is tanumanasi the same as mumukshutva?
M.: No. The six qualities, discrimination, dispassion and mumukshutva, etc., precede subhechcha. The first stage follows mumukshutva, then comes (search), then the tenuous mind. Direct perception is in sattvapatti (realisation).
There is no need to discuss similar points. and are differently described by different authorities; Videhamukti is something said to occur even when the man is seen with a body. The fact is that is another name for (“I”).
The four pre-requisites form Subhechcha (1); Hearing and reflection, (2); One pointed mind, Tanumanasi (3); Direct Experience—Sattvapatti (4); the lowest grade ; Asamsakti—(5); the middling Jnāni Padarthābhāvini—(6); the superior Jnāni; Turiyaga— (7) beyond words.