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roberto fantechi wrote:

> what I would need is a better logical (not merely

> scriptural) derivation (not merely statements) of the Brahman-Jiva-Jagat

> manifold,

The statement that-" there is only ONE BEING " -which is the

starting point of Vedanta (and other Monistic religions

as well) is itself a scriptural statement and has no

physical visibility.If that can be accepted without

argument what is the difficulty in accepting the other

scriptural statements as well? But don't fear- In

SriBhashya Sri Ramanuja has proved all the concepts

through logic as well.In this context one is reminded

of Sri Vedanta Desika's statement- "We are fully

equipped with the intellectual ability to prove

anything and everything through logic and argument;

But we prefer to rely on Scriptural Basis for our

statements."

 

 

 

if

> Brahman is One, what is His status in the Jiva mode and in the jagat mode?

> If He there remains identical to Himself, then in what consist the two

> modes? If not, whence the difference?

 

Here Sri Ramanuja gives the example of a cloth woven with

threads of three colours.Even in the finished cloth the

threads retain their colours wherever they run.Thus in the

vast tapestry of creation,Brahman retains its Essential

Nature(EN) of unchanging Swarupa and Knowledge;Jiva its

EN of unchanging Swarupa and varying qualitative knowledge;

Prakriti its EN of changing Swarupa.