Guest guest Posted February 21, 2000 Report Share Posted February 21, 2000 Dear Dr.Shah, Since you have been dealing with these subjects much more extensively than I have been, could please explain to me briefly where the Dvaita philosophy disagrees with the Advaita philosophy. Does that mean that the Dvaita philosophy disagrees with Vedas too? I somehow feel that if Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, and Madhvacharya were alive today any and all differences could have been smoothed out easily. > Dr C S Shah <drcssha > > Dear Vinaire, > I feel, it is not so simple; otherwise there would be no quarrel amongst > the followers of Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, and Madhvacharya! > Monism, Qualified Monism, and Dualism are three distinct philosophical > creeds which cannot be reconciled as easily and as quickly as you and I > want them to be. > > In fact, these are three ways of reaching the same Reality, if one > engages as a sadhaka, sincerely and full heartedly, in spiritual > practices as laid down by the Teacher -Guru- of any one these particular > systems. > > But as the intellect has evolved to the point where many more persons > can conceptually understand Advaita Monism, and this alone preaches what > you have said, it is better to approach the quest towards Realization by > following the Advaita Vedantic path as lived by Sri Ramakrishna, and > later expounded by Swami Vivekananda. > > dr c s shah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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