Notes on Brahmasuutra

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We plan to resume the notes on Brahmasuutra soon. It was stopped

after the discussion of first four suutra-s. I had to stop it due to

time constraints - occupied by naimittika karma-s. Since the time

constraints are somewhat reduced we will start again.

 

I realize that advaitin is getting flooded with several mails - two

posts on Giita and Chandogya upanishad. But that is exactly the

purpose of this list serve - educate ourselves with adhyaatmika vidya

- In the final analysis this is the only one that counts. As it is

pointed out in Ch. Up - by Uddalaka to his son - if he has learned

that what is the cause because of which all effects are manifested -

If that is not known any other knowledge is only relative but not

obsolute. On the other hand if one knows that very cause for all

causes then one is the master of all - In mundaka - the student asks

- kasminno bhago vij~naate sarva idam vij~naatam bhavati - Hai

Bhagavan - please teach me that knowing which everything is known.

The whole teaching from then on is centered on that absolute

knowledge.

 

For those who joined later, I suggest that they open the Brahmasuutra

folder stored in advaitin files and study the discussions that went

on. I strongly recommend the study of the adhyaasa Bhaashya part

since that is the essence of Shankara Bhaasya.

 

After each posting enough time will be provided for discussions and

when there are no more discussions - we post the next one.

 

As all the members now recognize, I am a very bad speller and my mind

goes faster than my typing fingers. Onl when I read the post I

discover all the mistakes I made. Even if I proof read, I will read

what mind thinks than what I see on the page. But in spite of these

limitations I gather that readers can still make some sense out of

the posts.

 

I will be starting with suutra 5 although couple of posts were made

in the past- but since it is not in the Brahmasuutra folder, we will

repet it. It will have much relavence to Ch. Up that Gummaluru is

posting since most of the discussion will be centered on that

particular chapter of Ch. Up. Murthy gaaru's post together with

Brahmasuutra bhaasya will be like toppings on the ice cream!

 

Hari OM!

Sadananda

 

 

 

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