Guest guest Posted December 16, 1999 Report Share Posted December 16, 1999 Dear KP: Here are the logical problems associated with accepting dharmabhUtajn~Ana (dbj) especially in relation to God. Is dbj internal or external to God? 1. If internal, then dbj is not different from God and hence there is no sense in listing it as a separate substance from God. 2. If internal and yet different from God, the condition of svagatabheda (internal distinctions) within God ensues. This would clearly violate Scriptural statements like " ekamevAdvitIyam " (ChAndogyopaniShad) meaning " one only not two " and " naiha nAnAsti kincana " (KaThopaniShad) meaning " there is nothing else here " . 3. If external to God, then the VishiShTAdvaita notion that everything is internal to God (by virtue of sharIra-sharIrI bhAva), falls apart. Further, you people would be hard-pressed to account for the relationship between God and dbj. If dbj is also ever-changing, would that require another via-media knowledge and so on leading to anavasthAbhAsa (fallacy of infinte regress). 4. If external, God would become DEPENDENT on dbj to obtain knowledge of things apart from Himself and thus His sarvatantra svantantratva (sovereign self-sufficiency) would stand seriously compromised. Hari-vAyu smaraNa B.N.Hebbar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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