Guest guest Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 advaitin , Madhav Mundlye <madhavm_99> wrote: > Namaskar, > > Can anyone explain the meaning of the following lines from Ishopanishad ... > > Andham tamah pravishanti ye avidyaam upaasate | > Tato bhooya iv te tamah ye u vidyaayaam rataah || > > I am not clear about the meaning of Avidya and Vidya. Avidya here does not mean " Lack of knowledge " as down the line it is said that " Using Avidya death can be prolonged " . So Avidya apparently means " Vyavaharik knowledge " and Vidya means " Parmarthik knowledge " Namaste, Avidya is to the Jiva as Maya is to the Universe. Vidya is Jnanam or knowledge of the Self, all other knowledge can only be Avidya....ONS...Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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