Guest guest Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 advaitin , ombhurbhuva <ombhurbhuva wrote: > > Subbuji wrote: > advaitin , ombhurbhuva <ombhurbhuva@> wrote: > > > > > > Namaste Peterji, > > what Shankara has to say about the dream > > in his commentary on the Karika of Gaudapada has to be > > balanced with that which is in B.S.B. II.ii.29. > > " With regard to this we say, the perceptions of the > > waking state cannot be classed with those in a dream. > > Why? > > Because of difference of characteristics; for waking and > > dream states are really different in nature. " > >> The extreme sceptical position which proposes that > > all this might also be a dream has its proponents both > > East and West. Namaste Michael-ji, I feel your approach seems to be of a partial advaitic nature. I seem to remember that you negatively commented on Ajativada. If one does that then one can examine all the states with some validity attributed to them. Sankara and the Upanishads sometimes speak figuratively about dream. The essence being if dreams are real then why are there bad ones? Even the Veda talks of the immortal one leaving the body and moving about etc. It seems to me that the dream state and the waking state are similar with the waking state being more stable in time. They are just different states of the mind and Jiva, but one 'the waking' mainly, can influence the other,,'the dream' and does. This indicates their connectiveness and combined status. With regard to the 'deep sleep state', this is just the sub stratum of the illusion.............Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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