Nature of Consciousness

[Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian]

Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian <ramakris at EROLS.COM> wrote:

> However, all advaitins admit the saying "brahma satya, jaganmithyA
> jivo brahmaiva na paraH", or brahman is true, the world is false,
the
> jIva is verily brahman. All advaitins admit that the liberation
occurs
> by initiation into vedAnta (upanishhads or smR^iti texts) by a
> sadguru. The liberation is by knowledge alone.  Knowledge is not
> "attained" but is ever present. Incidentally, the main difference

Sorry, I forgot to mention. This point has been adopted from an answer
given by Sri abhinava vidyAtIrtha mahAsvAminaH of Sringeri Sarada
Peetham.

> between different systems of advaita are with respect to the latter
> point on how GYAna is "attained", i.e., whether karma (rituals) or
> upAsana (meditation)  can help or not.

Rama