Guest guest Posted May 17, 2001 Report Share Posted May 17, 2001 Hari OM! Narayana Smrithis! Blessed Self, What is the use of arguments, disagreements, Because we think in the intellectual levels, The EGO is not completely transformed. The Questioning and Reasoning is always there, in the intellectual level. Adi Shankaracharya had debates with lot of intellectuals. and finally they all surrendered to the LORD May God Bless You all Hari OM! Krishna Prasad Maryland USA --- "K. Sadananda" <sada wrote: > >advaitin, jodyrrr@h... wrote: > >> advaitin, Krishna Prasad <rkrishp99> wrote: > >> > >> [snip] > >> > >> > We have to keep our Mind Purified, The mirror should not be > dusty. > >It > >> > should be clean. So that the Brahman flows through us like > pure > >love. > >> > >> There is no mirror, dirty or clean, which modifies Brahman. > The sun > >> is the same no matter what the reflecting surface. > > > > >> Brahman doesn't flow through anything or anyone. It merely > exists > >> as the foundation of all being, pure, silent, eternal. > > > > >> We (the ones with minds) do not exist for Brahman. It is for > "us" > >> that we purify our minds, for it makes not one iota of > difference > >> to the Self what the condition of any mind is. > > > >I disagree. > > > >It Is All Brahman > > > >The 'we' is the mistake of the intellect. > > > >~*~ > > Just a word of caution -Discusser's are discussing from different > reference states - all disagreements are resolved if one is aware > of > this. > > " It is all Brahman" is the knowledge - if that is really > understood > not "as a thought" but "as a fact", then there is no question of > disagreements either -since all agreements and disagreements are > resolved into Brahman itself! > > Inquiry into the nature of Brahman is an advice, atha ataH brahma > jij~naasa (I should not call it as an advice since it is vidhi or > suutra says one should inquire, should being underlined!) to the > one > who has not understood that "all is Brahman" as a fact! > > To do that inquiry the mind must be available - since it very > subtle > inquiry into the nature of inquirer itself it should be free from > agitations and disturbances which themselves arises from the > pressure > of Vasana-s which are called impurities. > > Hence Shankara says in Atmabodha > > sadaa sarvagataH api aatma > na sarvatraapi bhaasate > bhuddhaaveva bhaaseta > swacheshhu pratibimbavat| (Pl. check - typed from the fading > memory > due to the aging process!) > Although the aatma (or Brahman) is all pervading it does not > (reveal) > itself everywhere. It shines through the buddhi or intellect when > it > pure like the mirror when it is free from dirt. > > Hence process or sadhana is essential for the ones who are not > realized that "all is Brahman". When "all is Brahman" is realized > as > a fact then this discussion including the advitin list is of no > value! > > A word of caution is in the statements like - everything is > nothing > but Brahman - is a pointer for an inquiry mind - which has notions > of > separateness and hence limitations. To see that clearly mind has to > > be purified - the four-fold qualifications that Shankara discusses > as > pre-requisites. > > Hari Om! > Sadananda -- > K. Sadananda > Code 6323 > Naval Research Laboratory > Washington D.C. 20375 > Voice (202)767-2117 > Fax:(202)767-2623 > > > > > Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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