Unity of Saguna / Nirguna aspects [ was Light in meditation ]

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Frank says..

> Brahman = Nirguna Brahman + Saguna Brahman.

>

> The totality of Brahman consists of the Nirguna

> component (without attributes or gunas), plus

> the Saguna component (with attributes or gunas).

>

 

OK but how are Nirguna and Saguna one instead of

two unless Saguna *is* Nirguna as Kashmir Shaivism

says about Shiva and Shakti. I'm not sure how

Advaita Vedanta actually differs unless Nirguna is

NOT Saguna in which case you do have two instead

of one.

> Again and again it must be emphasized that what

> in fact *is* illusion involves the belief that

the world

> is real *apart from* its source in Brahman.

 

good... I like this... "no being apart from

Brahman" but I don't think that's what most people

understand illusion to mean. What you say is

illusion (ie. separate existence apart from

Brahman) other people would define as realism.

But given your definition I agree completely.

Without Brahman there is nothing -- no Sirguna, no

Maya -- nothing... and I like to define Brahman

as Consciousness in which everything else appears

as a mere modification of Consciousness itself.

Is that in agreement with Advaita Vedanta or not?