Motivation for understanding svabhāvah - prior to scriptural deep dive
222 Introduction: Motivation for understanding svabhāvah Often when we encounter people discussing different darśana – āstika and nāstika and discuss on topics like why (say as an example) vedānta is robust philosophically or yōga is the key to unlocking one’s inner potential or sānkhya is the most scientific approach to life etc there is an intrinsic leaning everyone possess w.r.t a particular darśana. Of course, one can naturally gravitate towards a stream of thought, but unless one is given to taking on a Guru or āchāryā from that particular darśana, to learn that particular darśana/vidyā and discover early on if that particular darśana is suited to them or otherwise – one can end up sampling life a lot and maintaining equidistance from all darśana, albeit with respect. So, in a bid to go deeper (spiritually) in tune with one’s svabhāvah, one has to discover one’s svabhāvah early on, before embarking on a particular darśana study. This ensures our entry into (say) Vedānta o