Guest guest Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 --- On Fri, 3/27/09, ombhurbhuva <ombhurbhuva wrote: ombhurbhuva <ombhurbhuva Matter, Time and Existence advaitin Friday, March 27, 2009, 5:59 PM Namaste Advaitins, Lets say that you know something. We are being told that its existence was indeterminate before ones knowledge of its existence. To summarise this position: A. x is known, it exists in a determinate fashion i.e. it is known B. prior to that it is not known whether it exists or not. i.e. it is unknown/indeterminated This makes the existence of x time sensitive and seems to make it neither existent nor non-existent before it was noticed. How does this idea fit into the rejection of the notion of existence coming out of indeterminate existence? (to adapt the question put in Ch.Up.VI.ii.1) Can we give a sense to the idea of indeterminate existence really? What Im trying to get at here is the idea that our encounter with existing things is in the now, in the present moment. This is where existence is, where things are, where beings be. Existents exist, that fullness never leaves them. The past is granted existence by virtue of present existence. It cannot be granted indeterminate existence. Indeterminate existence is a form of words which can have no real meaning. It is a purely mental conceptual formulation and cannot be realised in any immediate fashion. Therefore it is a faulty axiom and not a suitable launching pad for inquiry. Ch.V.ii.3: Reply: No, Since it is Existence itself that is perceived otherwise through the duality of different forms, therefore, there is no non-existence of anything anywhere. Best Wishes, Michael. --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Michael - PraNAms It looks like my reply button has it own existence without my knowledge! I must say I really admire your persistence. All the best Hari Om! Sadananda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Namaste Sada-ji, Just a different angle, same target. Others may take it up and scrutinise it for what its worth. Best Wishes, Michael. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:03:51 -0000, kuntimaddi sadananda <kuntimaddisada wrote: > > Michael - PraNAms > > > It looks like my reply button has it own existence without my knowledge! > > I must say I really admire your persistence. > > All the best > > Hari Om! > Sadananda > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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