[Advaita-l] RE: Advaita vEdAnta - Unit (11)

[Anbu sivam2]

"Just not acting is by itself not enough as Krshna Bhagavan shows in the
Gita."

Acting and not acting - both are determined by the intellect and therefore
constitute Karma for what is determined by the intellect is karma.

On 2/6/07, Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 6 Feb 2007, Anbu sivam2 wrote:
>
> > The fine distinction that is being made between Karma and Avidya is a
> > hairsplitting argument indeed!
> >
>
> Perhaps,  but it is an important distinction to make. Karma is the side
> effect of avidya--the ignorant notion that there is "I" who "does" things.
> The only way to be truly free from actions is to get rid of that avidya.
> Just not acting is by itself not enough as Krshna Bhagavan shows in the
> Gita.
>
> --
> Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>
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