Ajativada and Vivartavada -Illusion itself is illusory!!!!!

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beloved chitta writes ...

 

( As usual, an eloquent explanation. I recall that the example of the

movie screen was often used by Shri Ramana Maharshi to illustrate

the nature of Reality.)

 

Yes! i had earlier quoted that passage frm Sri Ramana in another

context while discussing IS JAGAT MITHYA?

 

HERE I QUOTE AGAIN THE SAME PASSAGE ....

 

Excerpt from "Talks with Ramana Maharshi"

January 24, 1938...

 

Q. Are there degrees of illusion?

 

Ramana. Illusion is itself illusory. Illusion must be seen by one

beyond it. Can such a seer be subject to illusion? Can he then speak

of degrees of illusion?

 

There are scenes floating on the screen in a cinema show. Fire

appears to burn buildings to ashes. Water seems to wreck vessels. But

the screen on which the pictures are projected remains unscorched and

dry. Why?

 

Because the pictures are unreal and the screen is real.

 

Reflections pass through a mirror, but the mirror is not in any way

affected by the quality or quantity of the reflections on it. So the

world is a phenomenon on the single Reality, which is not affected in

any manner. Reality is only one.

 

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The great philosopher PLATO also talks about the 'illusions on a

scren' in the parable of a Cave in his book the Republic.

 

we are all prisoners of our own ideas, concepts, thoughts, ideas etc

and we all need to come out of this cave and see for Ourselves what

is illusion is also illusory!!!!!

 

LOVE AND REGARDS