Guest guest Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Advaita is a non-dual approach. Asamprajnata samAdhi belongs to yoga, which preserves dualism. A.S. does not lead to Atma-jnAna in the advaitic sense. And as for the purusha being established in its own nature, which is ultimately what yoga is supposed to lead to, this is quite different from one being established in brahman, though the concepts are similar. In yoga, the purusha being referred to is the individual soul. In advaita, it is brahman and not jIva, that is referred to. Thus, yogic and advaitic concepts of liberation are not the same. For more on the differences between yoga and advaita, prakrti is not unreal in yoga, nor is the individuality of the individual souls. In yogic liberation, the influence of prakrti is absent. (Here, we find a lot more in common with sAmkhya, rather than advaita). It is simply impossible to just equate these classical concepts of yoga and advaita and such an equation must be considered incorrect even if Ramana himself had done it. (Now, I dont know if he really did that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 It is good that you know all this and hopefully it helps in some way. Love, Harsha _____ narayana_kl_71 [narayana_kl_71] Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:08 AM advaitin Asamprajnata samadhi is not advaitic moksha Advaita is a non-dual approach. Asamprajnata samAdhi belongs to yoga, which preserves dualism. A.S. does not lead to Atma-jnAna in the advaitic sense. And as for the purusha being established in its own nature, which is ultimately what yoga is supposed to lead to, this is quite different from one being established in brahman, though the concepts are similar. In yoga, the purusha being referred to is the individual soul. In advaita, it is brahman and not jIva, that is referred to. Thus, yogic and advaitic concepts of liberation are not the same. For more on the differences between yoga and advaita, prakrti is not unreal in yoga, nor is the individuality of the individual souls. In yogic liberation, the influence of prakrti is absent. (Here, we find a lot more in common with sAmkhya, rather than advaita). It is simply impossible to just equate these classical concepts of yoga and advaita and such an equation must be considered incorrect even if Ramana himself had done it. (Now, I dont know if he really did that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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