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" Vinaire Agarwala " <vinaire

Advaita and Dvaita

<<< 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? >>>

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dear V. and friends,

I do not intend to hurt anyone's feelings. I also do not claim that I

know more than others. I do not know everything. I write what I feel and

I have understood according to my capacity in my own way. Hence everyone

is requested to take my write-ups in sporting and lighter spirit.

 

I have already written that all the ways -monism, qualified monism, and

dvaita are Vedantic. They are based on Vedas. But according to the

individual understanding, and depending upon emphasis and priority, the

Acharyas have told only one to be correct.

Thus their followers also stick to the same. That is why so much strife

between various Hindu sects. [same is true for world religions, with

consquent blood shed in religious wars].

Only with the advent of Sri Ramakrishna, and subsequent spread of his

message by Swami Vivekananda during last hundred years, the message of

unity of all religions and sects, all paths and faiths leading to to

same goal, etc. is being accepted as true.

 

dr c s shah

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