Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 dEar ALL, Here is a verse from Avadhuta Gita i would like to share with you all! naiva bodho na chabodho na bodhaabodha eva cha yasyedrisah sada bodhah sa bodho naanyathaa bhavet There is neither knowledge nor ignorance nor knowledge combined with ignorance. He who has always such knowledge is himself Knowledge. It is never otherwise. (Transliteration of Swami Ashokananda) ********************************************************************** folks, i got insulted yesterday because i thought i was being called 'ignorant' and after reading this i feel like i am not that ignorant after all! what do all the learned members think! is this not adwaita at its best? rushing to work- when i come back in the evening, i want to see the message board shing with your knowledgeble posts! CHEERS! i know ben-ji will come up with something really stimulating! smiles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 advaitin, "adi_shakthi16" <adi_shakthi16> wrote: > dEar ALL, > > Here is a verse from Avadhuta Gita i would like to share with you > all! > ********************************************************************** > folks, i got insulted yesterday because i thought i was being > called 'ignorant' and after reading this i feel like i am not that > ignorant after all! > is this not adwaita at its best? Namaste, Operating in the realm of Ignorance, by implication, makes everyone Ignorant. It is a poor approximation to the translation of avidyA, because it is not perceived in the technical sense. In sanskrit avidya has trhe natural connotation of 'spiritual ignorance of the True Self. For advaitins, Gita verses 6:7, 12:18, and 14:25 are good guides to transcending the duality of 'mAna-apamAna'. Regards, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 thank you suderji! when you transcend 'duality' where is the question of mana-apamana? who is there to insult whom? smiles!!!! love to one and all thanx for the gita references, though! advaitin, "Sunder Hattangadi" <sunderh> wrote: > advaitin, "adi_shakthi16" <adi_shakthi16> > wrote: > > dEar ALL, > > > > Here is a verse from Avadhuta Gita i would like to share with you > > all! > > > > ********************************************************************** > > folks, i got insulted yesterday because i thought i was being > > called 'ignorant' and after reading this i feel like i am not that > > ignorant after all! > > > is this not adwaita at its best? > > > Namaste, > > Operating in the realm of Ignorance, by implication, makes > everyone Ignorant. It is a poor approximation to the translation of > avidyA, because it is not perceived in the technical sense. In > sanskrit avidya has trhe natural connotation of 'spiritual ignorance > of the True Self. > > For advaitins, Gita verses 6:7, 12:18, and 14:25 are good > guides to transcending the duality of 'mAna-apamAna'. > > > Regards, > > Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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