Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 Namaste all, Some people have mentioned that they have had difficulty with Sri Aurobindo's writings on the Vedic hymns. Exegesis of the Rgvedic saMhitA does produce highly individualistic interpretation and this is so, quite naturally, with Sri Aurobindo. This is a summary of his viewpoint on mAyA from his study of these texts: He divides Maya into two levels. 'The higher Maya is the power of creative Self expression in the sphere of relativity, the infinite power of self-manifestation under the aspect of finitude is Maya. However, Maya is also the power of liberating the spirit from finite enclosure into a clear vision of its essential totality in, or continuity with, the Infinite. The lower Maya is that which persuades each that existence as a self-contained, exclusive and separate entity is reality.' I do not intend to follow this any further unless there is special interest in Sri Aurobindo. Let us see what we can make of the Rgveda ourselves. Ken Knight ===== ‘From this Supreme Self are all these, indeed, breathed forth.’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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