Faith/Reason

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Dr.Yaduji wrote:

advaitin, ombhurbhuva

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wrote:

>

> >

> The expression 'reason in conformity with the

> Vedas' is used by Sankara and that is very well,

> but whose Vedas because interpretations vary

> even among those who are great Sanskrit scholars.

> There are 6 orthodox darshanas are there not?

>

> Best Wishes,

> Michael

>

 

Namste Michael-Ji:

 

IMO - These type of questions and concerns have been faced by

most

of the aacaryaa of their times and this is also very important to

understand as well.

 

I think the answer is suggested by kaalidaa -

 

sataa.n hi sandehapadeShu vastuShu

pramaaNamantaHkaraNapravR^ittayaH

|| shaaku.ntala 1.10 ||

 

Meaning - Saints depend on their own inner feelings (gut feelings)

as prammaNa, the self validated truths.

 

AchArya Madhva defines pramaaNa - "shAstrArtha yukto

anubhavaH

pramANam uttamam.

 

Meaning - The highest and best pramANa, is the experiential that is

in line with shAstrArtha.

 

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Namaste Sri Yaduji,

Thank you for your clear exposition

of the role of the experiential in the spiritual life.

The grace through which our inklings are confirmed by

some deep experience is often checked against some passage

in spiritual writings or scripture. In this way we are

established in faith. I think even philosophical speculation

is aided by intuition that grasps a truth almost by a

sort of divination and it is only later that the steps of

logic fill in the gaps.

 

Best Wishes,

Michael.