Sankara Taught Mayavadi Philosophy

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Part Three: Sankara Taught Mayavadi

Philosophy<br><br> Sankaracarya is therefore undoubtedly on of the most revered

teachers of Vedanta, but to this day advocates of the

Vedanta still amalgamate the individual, as well as the

Supreme Personaly of Godhead Krishna, into one big cosmic

ocean just you have suggested again in your closing

statement. Sankaracarya spent the majority of his life

teaching this very thing, and those who do this are

referred to as Mayavadis. This is confirmed by Krishna

Dasa Kaviraja, the author of “Sri Caitanya

Caritamrita”, where he clearly states that Sankararacarya is in

fact a mayavadi.<br><br>tarkika-mimamsaka, yata

mayavadi-gana<br>sankhya, patanjala, smrti, purana, agama<br> <br> “There

are many kinds of philosophers. Some are logicians

who follow Gautama or Kanada. Some follow the Mimamsa

philosophy of Jaimini. Some follow the Mayavada philosophy

of Sankaracarya, and others follow Kapila's Sankhya

philosophy or the mystic yoga system of Patanjali. Some

follow the smrti-sastra composed of twenty religious

scriptures, and others follow the Puranas and the

tantra-sastra. In this way there are many different types of

philosophers.” Sri Caitanya Caritamrita - Krishna Dasa Kaviraja

- Madhya 9.42<br><br> You have also implied that

when all the Jiva-Atmas reach the final Brahman

destination they may choose to retain their personal

conceptions but the ocean will remain indifferent to that.

However this is not what Lord Krishna’s states:

<br><br>ya idam paramam guhyam mad-bhaktesv

abhidhasyati<br>bhaktim mayi param krtva mam evaisyaty asamsayah<br>na ca

tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamah<br>bhavita na

ca me tasmad anyah priyataro bhuvi<br><br> “For one

who explains this supreme secret to the devotees,

pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end

he will come back to Me. There is no servant in this

world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be

one more dear.” - Bg 18.69,70<br><br> I respectfully

request you to consider these matters more carefully then

you have apparently done so up to this date. You are

free to believe what you like, but you have a serious

responsibility when you speak about Vedanta and the Sidhanta of

the Vedic Literatures. There are numerous references

that clearly indicate that Krishna is the summabonum

Bhagavan realization but you do not share that with your

reading audience. Krishna is accepted by all the great

transcendentalists as the Cause of all Causes and He even states

that He himself is both the origin and the purpose of

the Vedanta: <br><br>sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto

mattah smrtirjnanam apohanam ca<br>vedais ca sarvair

aham eva vedyo vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham<br><br>

“I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come

remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I

am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of

Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.” - Bg.

15.15<br><br> Even Sripada Sankaracarya acknowledged this

point at the end of his life, yet still his follower’s

talk about things like merging into the cosmic ocean.

This is terribly misleading and leads to atheism

because it negates God’s individuality and the five

loving relationships he has with his Devotee. I

therefore request you to please review the material I have

taken the time to share with you herein and pray that

you will not continue to abjure the Personality of

Godhead in the future. <br><br> Hoping this finds you

earnestly engaged in the service of Lord

Krishna.<br><br>Your servant,<br><br>mayesvara

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