Guest guest Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 --- sacredindiatreasure <sacredindiatreasure wrote: > Dear Members here, > > I have just started studying "Indian philosophy" . > > Could you clarify my following questions? > > > According to a text I read the other day, > > 1, Shankara claimed that any ekaja has no possibility to realize the > ultimate truth untill he/she will be reborn as a dvija. Yes or no, depending on what one understands as dvija. Everyone is ekaja to start with - that is the birh of the physical body. One has to become dvija by samskaara. That is at the mind level and not at phsical level. Since one is true brahman not by birth but by the guNa and karma - the above statement is absolutely true and universal. Brahman is one who is predominantly has or acquired saatvic vaasana-s which propel him to enquire into the nature of realty through the study of scriputures and contemplation on the truth expounded by the scripures; from that perspective yes one has to be a brahman for self-realiztion. Taking the spiritural path - path of shreyas is the second birth. And that my friend is universal. The pysical birth or the appropriate environment definitely helps, provided one makes use of that environment - but that is not necessory or sufficient to bea true brahman. In olden days that used to be so but there are always many exceptions - study dharmapaada story in Mahabhaarata, where he was born as non-dvija but ended up teaching a brahmin on spirutuality. > > Is this right? If so, what is the reason? And is this claim > considered to be true even in modern advaita shools? This is nothing to do modern or non-modern adviata schools. It is the basis for sadhana. Saatvic-rajasic-tamasic tendencies are universal qualities and predominace of one over the other helps propel human pursuits. Hari OM! Sadananda > > 2,Shankara admitted that his master's master ,gaudapada was inflenced > by Buddhism. > Is this right ? If so, how does gaudapada was influenced by Buddhism? > > > ===== What you have is His gift to you and what you do with what you have is your gift to Him - Swami Chinmayananda. Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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