Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 > INTRODUCTION TO > COMMENTARY ON THE PERCEPTION OF TRUTH > (SAT-DARSHANA BHASHYA) (Cont'd) > > I. > ON NON-DUALITY > > TO SUM UP: To know the world as it appears to my imperfect understanding is > a partial knowledge which ignores the substance. A knowledge of the world > of name and form without knowing its substantial reality is imperfect > knowledge. Partial knowledge, as such and in itself, is only imperfect, > but not false. It is the mistaking of the partial truth for the whole that > is false knowledge. As this partial knowledge is an imperfect > understanding, too gross to penetrate to subtler truths, it is almost like > ignorance. Since it moves in a futile circle, apprehending only the formal > fact without getting at the substantial truth, and often leads to error and > mischief, it is referred to by the disparaging term, ignorance (ajnana). > It is when the Absolute (the root-substance of all existence) is realized, > that there is clear realization of the whole truth, that the Absolute > (Brahman), the Self of all existence, is not different from its own > formation as world-existence and soul-existence. That alone is complete > knowledge, that alone is integral truth. ______________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Messenger http://mail.messenger..co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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