Guest guest Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Namaste Sastri-ji, Bhaskar-ji, Murthy-ji, Shankara could use both of these analogies because being such they could not be in conflict with each other. Within a certain area of discussion one analogy is more effective than the other. When viewed from the point of view of self-consciousness the 'reflection' analogy is more telling but when we want to give the idea of a jiva that is bounded the 'limitation' analogy has a better fit. Best Wishes, Michael Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2654 - Release 01/28/10 19:36:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnrBjotk Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Namaste Sastri-ji, Bhaskar-ji, Murthy-ji, Shankara could use both of these analogies because being such they could not be in conflict with each other. Within a certain area of discussion one analogy is more effective than the other. When viewed from the point of view of self-consciousness the 'reflection' analogy is more telling but when we want to give the idea of a jiva that is bounded the 'limitation' analogy has a better fit. Best Wishes, Michael Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2654 - Release 01/28/10 19:36:00 Dear Guest: I've always found the pratibimba theory to be more pragmatic and more easily integrated into ones spiritual paths. Do you happen to know why Shankara, and later apologists, dismissed pratibimba in favour of avaccheda? And, could you explain avaccheda in detail as I am not sure I have fully comprehended it. Namaste, Anr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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