RE: October Discussion Topic / "Existence of Objects" /

[Guest guest]

Naamaskar to all advaitins:

 

Looks like I am already lagging behind in trying to understand the

discussion at hand.

 

I think Achaarya gave us an excellent example of this in his

SaTpaDiistotra.

 

satyapi bhedaapagame naatha tavaaham.m namaama kiinastvam .

saamudro hi tar.ngaH kvcana samudro na taara.ngaH .

 

Meaning as I have always understood it -

 

Although this separated ness (bhedaa appears to) exists, I am yours

but "YOU" are not mine; just like waves belong to the Sea and not the

other way around (Sea does not belong to the waves).

 

(Sadananda always uses the example of bangle, ring and the Gold.)

 

Thus all the existence everything encompassed within the same "ONE".

When we say everything I like to include animate or inanimate

(lining / non-living) as we conventionally classify them. I draw

upon Purusha suuktaa -

 

tato viSva~N vyakraamatsaashanaanashane abhi

 

That purusha encompassed (abhivyakraamat) living (sa + ashana =

annamaya ) as well as non-living (an + ashana = annavirahita i.e.

without food.

 

When we say we can never know brahman completely. This so because

by the time we come to know it it has already expanded (brahman - a

classic concept of expanding universe).

 

With best regards,

 

Dr. Yadu

[Guest guest]

advaitin, "ymoharir" <ymoharir> wrote:

>

> When we say we can never know brahman completely. This so because

> by the time we come to know it it has already expanded (brahman -

a

> classic concept of expanding universe).

 

Namaste,

 

Well-said! The currently known extent of the manifest universe

is in the range of

 

-16 meters

10 = 100 am = 100 attometers

 

to

 

23 meters

10 = 100 Zm = 100 zettameters (~10 million light years)

 

[ http://www.wordwizz.com/pwrsof10.htm ] (This may be already out-of-

date!)

 

Krishna says to Arjuna: Gita

 

athavaa bahunaitena kiM GYaatena tavaarjuna .

vishhTabhyaahamidaM kR^itsnamekaa.nshena sthito jagat.h .. 10\-42..

 

"But then of what avail is this detailed understanding of my

manifestations to you, O Arjuna! I stand sustaining this whole world

by one part of Myself."

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder

[Guest guest]

At 02:19 AM 10/2/2003 +0000, Sunder Hattangadi wrote:

>Krishna says to Arjuna: Gita

>

>athavaa bahunaitena kiM GYaatena tavaarjuna .

>vishhTabhyaahamidaM kR^itsnamekaa.nshena sthito jagat.h .. 10\-42..

>

>"But then of what avail is this detailed understanding of my

>manifestations to you, O Arjuna! I stand sustaining this whole world

>by one part of Myself."

 

Very relevant quote! So much for the human aspiration for omniscience!

 

--Greg