BEING THE MIRROR ? Ram Chandran

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Namaste!

i am positive that many examples eventually bring about a better understanding of Vedanta.

i am also positive that the Paramarthika Satya – Absolute Truth, can be established through understanding the real False.

The mirror as such is the best tool in the attempt of understanding the real false.

and if we understand the real false, it leads us to understanding the real self.

The Mirror, or Falseness as it is called, exists in every living being.

The Mirror, or Falseness as it is called, is our true nature, our real Self.

This falseness or mirror can identify with potentially infinite false reflections, but it's true nature always remains the original falseness or mirror, no matter what this mirror or this falseness identifies itself with.

"Note: please contemplate on the idea of the mirror and explain where

does the mirror come from"?

The Mirror is our true self, The Mirror is synonym for our original falseness, this original falseness doesn't originate anywhere specific, it has always been here and here always remains, everywhere.

Regards, Lulu

Namaste Sri Lulu:

 

First let me remind you that this is a list for discussing Vedantic

thoughts and associated other thoughts that can bring better

understanding of Vedanta. I am of the opinion that your posting does

not represent the Vedantic understanding of the SELF. And more

importantly, I am finding it rather difficult to see what you attempt

to convey about our True Nature.

 

For your information, Vedanta also recognizes that our True Nature

can't be visualized through any Mirror nor it can be understood

through logic developed with false notions of any kind which include

your explanations. The Paramarthika Satya – Absolute Truth can never

be established through analogies, examples and through debates using

logic and jugglery of words. At the Vyavaharika level (relative

level), we could reject certain false notions such as our experience

of a dream during the waking stage.

 

Adi Sankara who synthesized the Advaita Vedanta philosophy has

recognized the fact that everything that we do and experience in

DELUSION is false. Consequently, the mirror is `false' and the image

that we see in the mirror is also `false' and finally, the analysis

and logic using the mirror are also false! The delusion is the cause

for the duality and false identity and when the delusion goes, the

false identity along with the mirror also disappears.

 

May I request you to review the advaita philosophy by reading

necessary articles from the archive and relate your analysis with

respect to Vedantic interpretation? Be specific with what you

believe are in correct in the Vedantic interpretation and

understanding of the SELF.

 

Look forward to hear clarifications from you with respect to what

want to convey to the Vedantins of this list.

 

Warmest regards,

 

Ram Chandran

 

Note: please contemplate on the idea of the mirror and explain where

does the mirror come from?