645--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI- Prakasha and Pratyaya

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Question from Chris: (The original question was sent to Swamiji -

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condensed question posted here.)

 

Can you please explain the difference between Prakasha and Pratyaya?

Thank you for your time.

 

Swamiji's response:

A Pratyaya is the perception of a concept. Subject, I, the perceiver

remains separate from object, the perceived.

A Prakasha is the union between the perceiver and the perceived.

Certainly there are times when all the forms of perception: Pratakshya,

Pratyaya and Prakasha occur simultaneously, or so near simultaneously as

to not be able to determine any separation between them.

But to understand the processes, we must define them individually.