The Real and the Unreal - Tantric Ad waita - Is Ishwara real?

July 22, 2004

Ranjeet-ji comments

(I have a feeling that in your series you will end up

saying that Ishvara is also real!)

Chiitta Responds

( It will. Ishwara is real. I see no reason to say it otherwise.)

Well, My dear Advaitins, you might all be wondering how on earth i

came up with the term 'Tantric ADWAITHA'? It is not a fragment of my

imagination. This is not something i conjured up.

it is my pleasure to bring to you the following excerpt from Sri

Ramana's talks .....

" Mahrishi-: There are two schools in Advaita: 1. Drishti srishti

(simultaneous creation) and 2. Srishti drishti (gradual creation).

There is the *Tantric Advaita* which admits three fundamentals jagat,

jiva, Isvara - world, soul, God. These three are also real. But the

Reality does not end with them. It extends beyond. That is the

Tantric Advaita. The Reality is limitless. The three fundamentals do

not exist apart from the Absolute Reality. All agree that Reality is

all-pervading; that Isvara pervades jiva; therefore the jiva has

eternal being. His knowledge is not limited. Limited knowledge is

only imagined by him. In truth, his is infinite knowledge. Its limit

is Silence. This truth was revealed by Dakshinamurti. For those who

still perceive these three fundamentals they are said to be

realities. They are concomitant with the ego.

True, the *images of gods* are described in great detail. Such

description points only to the final Reality. Otherwise why is the

special significance of each detail also given? Think. The image is

only a symbol. Only that which lies beyond name and form is Reality.

Saiva Siddhanta and Vedanta have the common aim of the same Truth.

*Otherwise how could Sri Sankaracharya, the greatest exponent of

Advaita, sing praises of gods?* Obviously he did so knowingly.

Hari Aum Tat Sat !

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