Guest guest Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Namaste. > > Shri Sadasiva Brahmendra Saraswathi in his Atma Vidya Vilasam says: > > mAyAyuta stvagmadIshwaratAM chidAtmA > chAvidyayAyu gabhava ddhrita jIvabhAvaH > mAyA bhavE dvimalasattvaguNapradhAnA > prOktAmalApihita sattvaguNA tvavidyA //……(8) [Part – II] > > The chidAtma with mAyA becomes Ishwara and the same chidAtma with avidyA becomes the jIva. The substratum of mAyA is Ishwara and the substratum of avidyA is jIva. > > The difference between mAyA and avidyA is that mAyA is of " nirmala sattva guNa swarupa " whereas avidyA is " rajastamOguNa avarita sattva guNa swarupa " . > > Regs, > Sriram > Namaste S, Avidya is the ego I am....Maya is the 'I Am' consciousness or Ishvara...Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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