Pratyaya
Cognition, belief or notion of something. What something means to someone depends on their attention and knowledge. Pratyaya can therefore be different for everyone.
Extended definition:
- pratyayaFirstly, attention. There may be a loud noise, for example the neighbour's sander, which I only notice when my partner points it out to me, because my attention was focused elsewhere, preferably self-knowledge.Or the other way around: I may have been bothered by it, but I focus my attention on something else. What do I focus my attention on preferably? Myself as total freedom.Language terms play a major role here. When a house is indicated with the words 'that house, there', the meaning of the word 'house' is recognized as 'that specific house'. That cognition is not expressed in words, but is the (silent) meaning that is carried by the words. It is the intended meaning of 'that house'.Secondly, knowledge. The teacher is supposed to set up the knowledge tool in such a way that the correct notion of myself takes place.What is the correct notion? Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad verse 7 concludes:...ekātma pratyaya sāraṃ......only the self, the essence of meaning...In Sanskrit grammar, pratyaya means a suffix. Something that further defines or specifies the meaning of a word.