Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 sir, In chapter 15 sloka 7: the lord says, "A fragment of Mine own Self becomes in the world of living things an immortal Soul. It attracts to itself the five senses and a controlling mind, all six established in matter." Sruti tells us that even a fraction of the Supreme Being is whole and compleate by itself. "What is whole; this is whole; what has come out of the whole is also whole. When the whole is taken out of the whole, the whole still remains whole". It is said in Bhagavad Gita, it is said that the Soul successively takes various visible forms and "Becomes" man, bird, beast or plant. The Supreme Spirit may be said similarly to "become" or "transform" itself into numerous souls at the same time. The individual Soul may also be looked upon as a fragment of the Universal Spirit, but the transcendental nature of the original is such that fragmentation does not affect its integrity. Can we say like that? According to Advaita, the Brahman is impersonal. It has no kalyana gunas, no form, and no abode. SRI RAMANUJA SAYS such GOD cannot exist who does not have mind. Hence GOD is personal with a form, attributes, and abode. is this correct? cdr bvn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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