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>Is it necessary to escape *from* or can one simply escape?

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>Which is better?

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>Attempting to escape the material world.

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>Attempting to escape from the material world.

 

Either is okay, the former more economical.

 

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>Vaisnava acaryas had demonstrated that such homogenization being

>impossible, the goal of Mayavada was even more illusory than their

>conception of the world from which they attempted to escape.

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>Vaisnava acaryas had demonstrated that such homogenization being

>impossible, the goal of Mayavada was even more illusory than their

>conception of the world that they attempted to escape.

 

No need to worry about "from." But both versions have grammatical

problems. Especially: "their" and "they" have no antecedent. Also

"their conception of the world that they attempted to escape" is a

puzzle because it's equivocal as to whether they're trying to escape

the world or their conception. And, grammar aside, I wonder about the

meaning of "more illusory." (Does "illusory" admit of degrees?)

 

You might try something like this:

 

Vaisnava acaryas had shown that because such homogenization is

impossible the Mayavadis are illusioned not only about the world but

also about the goal to which they hope to escape.

 

--ys, js

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