[Advaita-l] akhaNDAkAra vritti

[Swami Sarvabhutananda]

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On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:52 AM, vinayaka ns <brahmavadin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Namaste,
>
> Long time back I had posted a query on akhaNDAkAra vritti and had
> received a reply from a member, the relevant portion of which is as
> under:
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> "the vRtti mentioned above is variously known as brahmAkAra/
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> akhaNDAkAra/ AtmAkAra vRtti, ahaM sphuraNa, nirvisheSha-Atma
> sAkShAtkAra etc.
>
> according to sha~Nkara, the immediate knowledge of brahman that arises
> because of vedAnta vichAra destroys aj~nAna and leads to anAtmavRtti
> nirodha. this immediate knowledge of brahman is the same as brahmAkAra
> vRtti. from the yoga point of view, it is a form of saMpraj~nAta
> samAdhi where the mind assumes the form of the self.
>
> the siddhAnta is that brahmAkAravRtti destroys avidyA (dehAtmabhAva)
> and finally destroys itself. the destruction of the brahmAkAra vRtti
> by itself would correspond to a transition from sampraj~nAta to
> asaMpraj~nAta samAdhi, in the above scheme of classification.
>
> AchArya gauDapAda talks of brahmAkAra vRtti in his mANDUkya kArikAs as
> follows:
> 'yadA na lIyate chittaM na cha vikShipyate punaH.
>  ani~NganamanAbhAsaM niShpannaM brahma tattadA..' (mA.kA. 3.46)
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> the resolution of brahmAkAra vRtti into the self after destroying
> avidyA is known, for instance, from verses like:
> 'aj~nAnakaluShaM jIvaM j~nAnAbhyAsAdvinirmalam.
>  kRtvA j~nAnaM svayaM nashyejjalaM katakareNuvat..' (Atmabodha 5)
> the j~nAnAbhyAsa mentioned by AchArya is the
> shravaNa-manana-nididhyAsana process (= vedAnta vichAra)
>
> it is important to keep in mind that according to sha~Nkara, it is not
> chitta vRtti nirodha that produces Atmaj~nAna. it's the other way
> about - by steadily holding on to Atmaj~nAna, which arises from
> vedAnta vichAra, chitta vRtti nirodha is effected permanently. this
> doesn't mean mano nigraha is not necessary. mano nigraha is absolutely
> necessary for vedAnta vichAra. however, permanent chitta vRtti nirodha
> is impossible without Atmaj~nAna."
>
> Source:
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.culture.religion.advaita/165/match=j+nAnAbhyAsAdvinirmalam
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> My question is, this explanation accepted by all the schools of
> advaita? Can one get jnAna without this akhaNDAkAra vritti? The views
> of the members is solicited.
>
> Best Wishes,
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> Vinayaka
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> Best Wishes,
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> Vinayaka
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