Gaudapada on non duality.

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Namaste,All,

 

" When the Self is known, duality is no longer seen." GP.

 

Subject/Object knowledge cannot remain an instant after the cessation

of duality.

For to suppose that it could would entail a new suppression of duality

and so lead to infinite regress, which could mean that duality could

never cease. Hence it stands proved that the cessation of the three

states of waking, dreaming, and dreamless sleep, that are superimposed

on the Self and are the source of all 'evil', occurs simultaneously

with the authoritive cognition which negates them...AJ Alston on

Sankara. Gaudapada Karika 1:18.............ONS..Tony.

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advaitin, "Tony OClery" <aoclery> wrote:

> Namaste,All,

>

> " When the Self is known, duality is no longer seen." GP.

>

> Subject/Object knowledge cannot remain an instant after the

cessation

> of duality.

> For to suppose that it could would entail a new suppression of

duality

> and so lead to infinite regress, which could mean that duality could

> never cease. Hence it stands proved that the cessation of the three

> states of waking, dreaming, and dreamless sleep, that are

superimposed

> on the Self and are the source of all 'evil', occurs simultaneously

> with the authoritive cognition which negates them...AJ Alston on

> Sankara. Gaudapada Karika 1:18.............ONS..Tony.

 

Namaste All,

 

I posted this at some other sites and the reaction in the main, if at

all was negative. Even on so called non dual sites, the reaction was

negative or derisive. I found it quite interesting, and it makes one

understand more what Nisargadatta said when he said, 'only one

man/person in Bombay/Mumbai can understand non-duality even

intellectually'. In other words only 60,000 people on the entire

planet can grasp it intellectually never mind realise it....ONS..Tony.