Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 Most Advaita followers are against practice. This is a philosophical stance. It derives from applying faulty logic to their two basic tenants: 1)Not two 2)No doer. The faulty logic, in my opinion, works like this: There is no separate self; therefore, there are no entities to do anything. So far so good, but from that no entities conclusion, they leap to negate doing per se. It doesn't follow that action demands an entity that does the doing. Action just happens. So, practice could happen without a doer. Most mental states are preceded by a certain action: Seeing, as we awake in the morning, is preceded by the act of opening one's eyes. No one in their right mind would call opening one's eyes, a practice. So why should perception without thought be called a 'practice'? Why call being quiet and attentive, a practice done by a doer? This people elevate their faulty logic to dogma, and become trap in their own ideas. Understanding certain Advaita concepts is not enough, Perception must be restored to its original purity. For this, attention has to shift from thought to perception. Let's not get ensnared by the idea that this shift is the doing of an entity. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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