Contemplations On The Amritanubhava of Shri Jnaneshwar Maharaj

This work is an offering of contemplations based on the wisdom of Shri Jnaneshwar Maharaj from his Amritanubhava. The contemplations are daily meditations on Jnaneshwar's wisdom offering. These contemplations have manifested out of many years of offering lessons on the Amritanubhava in programs and courses. Each is designed to be contemplated and not just merely to be read. The Amritanubhava is a complete embodiment of Joy in Daily Living. This is the true meaning of the Mantra Amritanubhava - Joy In Daily Living. There is a state to be experienced beyond the mind and beyond the senses. This state we call Witness Consciousness. There is an indweller, a witness to your mind, also known as the Observer. This Observer is a spiritual, witnessing awareness that is always present. This Witness or Observer is who you really are. Shri Jnaneshwar Maharaj, also known as Jnanadeva, was a great Siddha Guru who knew and taught the importance of employing one's spiritual witnessing awareness in everyday existence, in order to have anongoing experience of Joy in daily living. That is the focus of this work - to provide the wisdom necessary for reigning in the restless mind in order to experience Joy. In this regard, Jnanadeva emphasizes the importance of understanding Maya, the illusory aspect of this world-appearance, and how this Maya gives rise to an imaginary ignorance that is borne of the bondage of words. This bondage is embodied in what is known as Matrika Shakti or Matruka - the un-understood mother of the Universe of all the worlds.