Idealism or absolutism!

[Guest guest]

When I raised the issue with Shree Chittaranjan Naik about the concept

of time - past and future have no existence and present is the imaginary

line between the past and present - yet that alone is existent - I was

essentially supporting the case for time as a 'concept' in mind. From

my understanding, that it is a material with attributes is not

necessarily advaitic understanding, even if it is one of the sankhyan

tatva-s. Space and the panchabhutas come under material as part of

prakriti.

 

I am not sure why the 'idealism' - came in the discussion of time-space.

whether Advaita is or is not idealism is a mute question to me - it

may be one of the insistence of Benjamin to bring in idealism with

Advaita and in the process side tracked the discussion beyond the

concept of time. Why bring 'idealism' topic anywhy. Does that really

matter if the western theory of 'idealism' is intune with adviatic

understanding of the nature.

 

To me Advaita is not 'ism' to start with. It is the Truth. If I have to

use a word - I have to use a word I use 'absolutism' rather than

distored concept of 'idealism' as used in western theories, which I do

not understand anyway.

 

Whether the world exists independent of me or not is only a notion

since its existence cannot be established independently of my existence.

That the world is there when I slept, is as much a notion as world is

not there, since both to establish or deny, a preexistence of conscious

entity is essential. That is the reason it is said Maya is

'anirvacaniiyam' as indeterminable and unexplainable. Maya is prakriti

and prakriti is trigunaatmikam. 'time' is the second order derivation of

maaya - and hence not a part of primary bhuta-s.

 

The rest of the discussion on time and space is impertinent to me

whether Brahma Suutra agrees or not. One can interpret Brahamsuutra to

suite ones theory - as several bhashya-s manefest.

 

When there is one without a second which is nothing but

existence-consciousnesses-infiniteness, the world becomes an apparent

superposition on the reality. Further discussion on the issue is only

begging the issue.

 

In the final analysis I agree with Chittaranjanji statement when he

implied that 'He does not have ‘time’ to discuss further on the topic'

with a caveat that 'time' itself is not there to discuss further.

 

 

Hari OM!

Sadananda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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