RE: Nirvikalpa Samadhi and Self-Knowledge/Personal and Impersonal

[Guest guest]

Nirguna does not mean non-existent. It means without attributes. The term is

applicable only to the Self. It is a pointing for the aspirant.

 

Within the confines of language, only duality can be discussed. The concept

of non-existent depends on the concept of existence for meaning, etc. So we

should not get too uptight or tangled up with what words mean. The obsession

with finding the correct words to describe the indescribable may not always

be the right approach for everyone.

 

is-enlightenment-personal

 

 

Namaste and love to all

Harsha

 

 

 

advaitin [advaitin ] On Behalf

Of Richard

Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:47 PM

advaitin

Re: Nirvikalpa Samadhi and Self-Knowledge

 

> Nir Guna means exactly that 'non existent'..it is not some finer form of

Saguna ......Cheers Tony.

 

I thought it meant without gunas or attributes.

 

If nirguna and saguna are not forms of the same, the one and only, then

duality reigns.