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Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian Wrote:

 

Advaita uses logic not known to man!.

>If it is not known to man, how would advaitins use it? :-).

>I am a staunch advaitin myself, but would like to know what

vishishhTAdvaitins perceive to be the shortcomings in the

ontology, epistemology or soteriology of advaita, and how

vishishhTAdvaita makes up the short comings.

If your arguments are convincing enough, that would

help change my mind.

 

Response:

The statement is a figure of speech and not to be taken literally.

The statement is meant to convey the message that Advita

is a sudo-nihilistic philosophy. Advaita violates one of the

fundamental axioms of the finite realm: i.e. two mutually exclusive

alternatives cannot both be true. Notwithstanding the irrationality

of the theory, the fact that moksha is impermanent makes the

spiritual endoveour fruitless.

 

I have a firm axiomatic conviction about Vis'istAdvaita

Vedanta. The purpose of my postings is to stimulate discussion

with those of similar inclination and not for the purpose of debate,

with the hope that our convictions can grow in magnitude.

 

I have no aspirations of trying to influence anyone. If you truly

have doubts with regards to advaita and want to learn more

about its short comings, then I am willing to discuss issues with you,

within my limitations. If your intention is to initiate a debate, then I

must decline, for it is irrational to debate issues that have already been

discussed with conclusive results. That is, Avidya as an adjunct

is the cornerstone of advaita; without avidya, advaita falls apart.

Not withstanding that fact that avidya has no scriptural sanction, the

lion of logic (Sri. Vedanta Desika) and our great RAmAnujAchArya have

undertaken scathing attacks of this concept( to explicate the fact that this

adjunct has been used to draw illogical conclusions.) These counter

arguments are irrefutable!

 

I recommend you read Fundamentals of Vis*istAdvaita VedAnata:

A study based on Vedanta Des*ika*s:Tattva-MuktA-KalApa*, by

Sri. S.M.S. Chari. If interested in a copy please e-mail me

personally. I will personally get a copy from Buffalo and mail it

to you if your intentions are genuine. Then read Advaita and

Vis'istAdvaita: A Study based on Vedanta Desika's s'atadUs.an.i

by Sri. S.M.S. Chari

 

Respectfully Yours,

Venkat

KrishNarpaNam