Guest guest Posted December 17, 2001 Report Share Posted December 17, 2001 All these teachings are nonsensical. As long as nonsense has it appropriate context, it is fine. Nonsense imparted within an appropriate nonsensical context makes perfect sense. So, teach nonsensical advaita teachings at an advaita convention, and teach nonsensical mechanical teachings at a mechanics convention. Trying to take a teaching out of its context makes it even more nonsensical, for example by trying to make a teaching " universal " , for all folks at all times, in all cultures. If no one has anything to teach me, I am fine as I am. If someone claims to have something to teach me, an " outside " position has been created from which to observe " me " and " what I supposedly lack, and need to learn. " There is nothing whatsoever to teach, as there is no outside position. And - as there is no outside, anything can be taught. As long as the teaching fits the context, there isn't any problem. Now, take the word " absolute. " Who is saying this word? " Absolute " compared with what? Being told to whom? The silliest and most useless teachings ever invented are teachings about " the absolute " ... Some other very silly teachings are about the nature of " relativity " , but at least those can claim some kind of context ... Namaste, Dan > Non-dualists teachings says that only the " Brahman-Nirguna " is real, and > the individual soul and the empiric world is illusory. So we coulde say > that the Absolute has no shape and no individual consciousness. Let's > analyse this more closely..... > If truth is " one " , unchangeable, and all the whole cosmic diversity is > originating from this said Absolute....Sholdn't the very Absolute behold > teh qualities of the things (illusories or not) originated of > it....including the individual personality? And if the nature of world and > of the " Jivatman " is illusory, but even this illusion is > Brahman...so...Brahman manifests itself sometimes as illusory and sometimes > as non-illusory...is it so??? > When someone says that individuality is illusory...What does it mean by > individuality? Does some of us really know the diference between > individual and non-individual??... > Atman=Brahman you say.......how can you say that kinda thing? > If there's no individuality.....why would you folks worry to defend the > advaita-view-point answering this post??? > > Abraços! > DI GAMA SANTA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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