Fwd: Explanation of two contradictory verses in the Isavasya upanishad

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advaitin , " Tony OClery " <aoclery wrote:

 

advaitin , " Saurav " <azygos678@> wrote:

>

> Hello all

>

> I am confused with these two contradictory verses appearing in the

> Isavasya upanishad. I have come across explanations but i have not

> found them appealing. Kindly offer some interpretations?

>

> isavasya upanishad verse 9

> ->Those who worship avidya go to pitch darkness, but to a greater

> darkness than this go those who are devoted to Vidya ).

 

Tony: This seem to indicate that avidya speaks for itself but vidya

is still with attributes and isn't liberation.>

 

> verse 11

> ->He who knows both vidya and avidya together, transcends

mortality

> through avidya and reaches immortality through vidya.

 

Tony: This seems to mean knowing vidya and advidya together as being

both in illusion results in liberation.

>

> verse 12

> ->

> To pitch darkness they go who worship the Unmanifested (Prakriti).

> To a greater darkness than this go those who are devoted to the

> Manifested (Hiranyagarbha).

 

Tony: This seem to mean, don't be attached to the unmanifest or

world of Devas and Heavens or to the material world either.

>

> verse 14

> ->

> He who knows both the Unmanifested and the destructible

> (Hiranyagarbha) together, transcends death by the (worship of) the

> destructible and attains immortality by the (worship of ) the

> Unmanifested.

 

Tony: This seems to indicate that the reality of death can be known

by worship of the material ie. a Guru or Idol, and that immortality

can be known by worship of the unmanifested Brahman.

>

> Regards,

> Saurav

>

 

This is just my contribution....Tony.

 

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