Jump to content
IndiaDivine.org

Oness or difference, which sages are right?

Rate this topic


Recommended Posts

Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakur answers this question with the following two verses of his Tattva-sutra.

 

bhedabheda vicarahetukam sampradaya bhedam nirupayati

tesham paratvam kecidaparemedamitaretubhyam

 

"Between the Supreme Lord and the living entities certain sages have established oneness and others have established distinction, whereas a third group has observed the simultaneous existence of both oneness and distinction."

 

sarvesham samanjasyam satvika vijnanasya brahmatvabhavat pramana sadbhavacca

 

"All these three views of those realized sages are in complete agreement with each other due to the absence of error in the scientific evidence of the divine revelation."

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Originally posted by jndas:

"All these three views of those realized sages are in complete agreement with each other due to the absence of error in the scientific evidence of the divine revelation."

How am I to understand this JNdas?On one hand I can see that some vaisnavas may place more emphasis on oneness while others place more on distinction, not intending to cancel the other out.Lord Caitanya's vision seems more full and balanced to me.While the mayavada angle seems very lacking and incomplete.

 

Could you expound on this some more to help me understand the Thakurs words?

 

Thanks,

Maitreya

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 6 years later...

 

Lord Caitanya's vision seems more full and balanced to me. While the mayavada angle seems very lacking and incomplete.

 

Could you expound on this some more to help me understand the Thakurs words?

 

Thanks,

Maitreya

 

Not seems, BUT RATHER IS IGNORANT!

 

come on Beggar, give us an easily read explaination?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakur answers this question with the following two verses of his Tattva-sutra.

 

bhedabheda vicarahetukam sampradaya bhedam nirupayati

tesham paratvam kecidaparemedamitaretubhyam

 

"Between the Supreme Lord and the living entities certain sages have established oneness and others have established distinction, whereas a third group has observed the simultaneous existence of both oneness and distinction."

 

sarvesham samanjasyam satvika vijnanasya brahmatvabhavat pramana sadbhavacca

 

"All these three views of those realized sages are in complete agreement with each other due to the absence of error in the scientific evidence of the divine revelation."

 

 

There is no right.

 

All paths to God begin as individual paths. Each sage has had a long path behind him to bring him to that point of realization.

 

Each sage has a capacity according to their level of perception. Range, in other words. How far beyond the human self can they see?

 

Not all are equal in this ability. Enlightened, but by degrees.

 

Enlightenment is more like a dimmer switch than an on/off switch.

 

How bright can you be and still walk among men?

 

 

 

x

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

by xexon - There is no right.

 

All paths to God begin as individual paths.

 

makes so much sense..

 

like in the days of the glory of roman civilization it was said every path lead to rome...

every path leads eventually to god... some are slow some fast some winding some climbing some cold some warm... to each his own path...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakur answers this question with the following two verses of his Tattva-sutra.

 

bhedabheda vicarahetukam sampradaya bhedam nirupayati

tesham paratvam kecidaparemedamitaretubhyam

 

"Between the Supreme Lord and the living entities certain sages have established oneness and others have established distinction, whereas a third group has observed the simultaneous existence of both oneness and distinction."

 

sarvesham samanjasyam satvika vijnanasya brahmatvabhavat pramana sadbhavacca

 

"All these three views of those realized sages are in complete agreement with each other due to the absence of error in the scientific evidence of the divine revelation."

 

Are these the three groups?

 

1. Advaita

2. Dvaita

3. VishishtAdvaita

Link to comment
Share on other sites

We might by our own will try to understand the Supreme but without his sanction things wont be that clear. From ages many concepts and theories have been laid down by great sages for common man to follow, but the only exact science is the Name of the Lord...

When the right time will come, The Lord himself takes the task of explaining the incomprehensible.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...