[Advaita-l] Surya is the Atma of All and Best Approximation for Brahman

[Jaldhar H. Vyas]

On Thu, 16 Feb 2012, Venkatesh Murthy wrote:

> We cannot find a simple and clear statement like this for other gods.

Sure we can.

> We can see Surya everyday. Why should we listen to complicated
> theories?
>

Because the complicated theories are true and the simple view is false! 
The Surya that we see every day is _not_ the Surya that is the atma of 
all.

Ishopanishad 15:

hiraNmayena pAtreNa satyasyApihitaM mukham |
tatvaM pUShannapAvR^iNu satyadharmAya daShTaye ||

"With a golden plate is covered the entrance to the truth. That, Pushan[1] 
remove so that I whose dharma is truth may see it."


[1] "The nourisher" A Vedic sun God.

There is nothing wrong with suryopAsanA and many good reasons for it but 
this is not one of them.  I don't see how upasana on the sun is any easier 
than upasana on other mUrtis.

-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>