Guest guest Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 > Brahman (Absolute) might be visualized as sunlight upon the > surface of a lake....You can attain knowledge of Brahman through > reflection on its attributes. no, the absolute is unqualified and inscrutable; without qualities or attributes. were it otherwise, it would cease to be that which it is. what you describe and what I was referring to was Brahma not the Absolute or Parabrahman, which for simplicity's sake as well as shock value to nearly every religious conviction that exists, I like to call Nothing (the Advaitee called it " Neti, Neti " so I am not that out of line nor original in this) - though even this term is a falsehood. > However the reflection is not the sun itself for the sun is > in the sky from which the sunlight emits from. yes; though even the sun's emission of 'light' is merely apparent due to our perspective; the sun does not create the light either. LVX -brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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