Consciousness is not the final reality.

[Guest guest]

tin , " bengt.frost " <bengtfrost wrote:

>

> Dear Dennis Waite,

>

> As a novice(though ten years of studying Non-dualistic philosophy)

> to Advaita Vedanta I am grateful for your clarifying answer(s).

>

> It's also interesting to note __how__ this advaitin discussion thread

> - Even Consciousness is not the Final Reality ? - is discussed and

> interpreted by other members...

>

> Advaita(traditional) Vedanta's approach to Consciousness is very fascinating

> and accurate. If we not emphasis this perspective and/or become fuzzy in

> explaning Consciousness there is a risk of hindering true knowledge of

> our self.

>

> Through __progressive__ teaching - including thorough understanding of Advaita

> Vedanta's two levels of reality(vyAvahArika satya resp. pAramArthika satya) -

> the process of negation(neti, neti) and perhaps in some 'cases' self-inquiry

> we can address Consciousness in a deeper and __clearer__ 'way' and ultimately

> " To Know Brahman, one has to Be Brahman-Consciousness " .

>

>

> Yours in Bhagavan,

> -- Bengt Frost

>

> Namaste,

 

Bengt,

 

You will find different levels of thought on here, starting out at

VisishtAdvaita or partial non duality....this is where the majority really are.

Then we move to those who consider themselves Advaitins but also have some

Bhakti or devotion to a form or other. Then we move to those that believe they

are Brahman...tvat tam asi....which in fact has some dualism as there is a

subject and an object.

There are those that believe they are consciousness...and finally there are

those that believe that isn't the last stop and all is just an illusion that

didn't even happen........Ajativada or the last stage of Above Advaita or

ParaAdvaita. Because to many Advaita means oneness with something when in fact

there is nothing to be oneness with.....NirGuna is only a

negative.............Cheers Tony.