[Advaita-l] superimposition

[Anbu sivam2]

Kuntimaddi Sadananda, you are indeed a realized soul!

Pranaams,
Anbu

On 6/30/06, kuntimaddi sadananda <kuntimaddisada at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Shree Sylvain - PraNAms
>
> AS I understand:
>
> Adhyaasa is specifically used as error of superimposition - it is like
> snake where there is a rope.  Here it is not that snake is superimposed
> on top of the rope.  Here the error is mistaking snake where the rope
> is.  The error arises because of ignorance of the rope.  Mind projects
> something other than what it is.  Ignorance 'as though' covers the true
> identity of the object while due to vixepa Shakti the mind projects
> something other than what it is.  This error is adhyaasa. In terms of
> its application Shakaara says the perception of the world as different
> from its substative Brahman is an error of superimposing something other
> than what is - hence adhyaasa. If I see something different from Brahman
> it is an error.  Any object seen is therefore an error, since Brahman
> cannot be seen.
>
> Adhyaaropa apavAda is slightly different - it is a method of teaching
> adopted by Vedas to teach, that which cannot be taught.  It is not an
> error but a progressive teaching to take the student from vyaavahaarika
> satyam to transcendental reality.  For example, Vedas define first
> Brahman as jagat kAraNam or the cause for the world.  Once one
> appreciates that level and take Iswara as prabhu or the Lord and pursue
> the yoga (karma, upAsana and jnAna), then vedas goes one step further
> and  as though pulls the carpet underneath to declare that Brahman is
> not even a cause and there is no creation either since there is nothing
> other than Brahman.  nedam yadidam upAsate - Brahman is not this that
> you worship.  Until then worship is required for chitta suddhi but one
> has to graduate from that, and go beyond cause and effect relationships,
> which are time bound.  That methodology of teaching is called adhyaaropa
> apavAda.  For more details, Please see the error analysis discussed in
> the Notes on Mandukya.
>
>
> Hari OM!
>
>
> --- Sylvain <elisabeth-sylvain at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> > Namaste
> >
> > At the beginning of the page
> > http://www.geocities.com/snsastri/vedacontent.html
> > there is the word adhyAsa meaning superimposition.
> >
> > In a book on the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, the word adhyAropa is
> > used to mean superimposition.
> >
> > Can we say adhyAsa and adhyAropa are synonyms ?
> >
> > Sylvain
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