[Advaita-l] Prapatti - Jiiva and Iswara

[Kalyan K]

To add to Rajaram's message - In the upanishads, the Self is described as
the Knower in many places. If it is the mind that knows, then how can the
Self be called as the Knower?



On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Rajaram Venkataramani <
rajaramvenk at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:53 AM, kuntimaddi sadananda <
> kuntimaddisada at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Now to answer the comment - Iswara has the body which is total virat and
> > has the mind which is the total subtle mind. Hence he is called sarvajNaH
> > in the ashTottara naamaavali.
> >
> > Before creation and after dissolution, Ishwara does not have
> Hiranyagarbha
> > and Virata rupams. But He exists and creates as before. As He creates, He
> > has creative power and as He does it as before, He has sarvanjnatvam. How
> > can His sarvajnatvam be dependent on Hiranyagarbha and Virata?
>  _______________________________________________
> Archives: http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/archives/advaita-l/
> http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.culture.religion.advaita
>
> To unsubscribe or change your options:
> http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/advaita-l
>
> For assistance, contact:
> listmaster at advaita-vedanta.org
>