[Advaita-l] Logical Basis of Soul

[Srirudra]

Dear Sri Rajaram Venkataramani
Science has so far not been able to focus on this .According to Brain studies the majority of the Neuro scientists have denied existence of anything like soul in the brain .Mind is only the name given to the thinking process and it is defined as a flow of thoughts.Why thoughts arise is still not known though theories are putforth.Really human being is a mystery.Of course the entire universe and its functions are un fathomable by our little brains.If at all soul is there it should be inside the brain is the thinking of most physiologists .i also hold the same view.R.Krishnamoorthy.

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> On 18-Nov-2013, at 11:35 am, rajaramvenk at gmail.com wrote:
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> Thank you. I too thought the proof for soul is from shastras only and resisted attempts to establish by logic. However, in ikyamyadhikarana acharyal uses only logic to help lokayakas (materialists) understand soul. If science points to an independent soul, will it not be better for modern times?
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>> On Sun, 17 Nov 2013, Rajaram Venkataramani wrote:
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>> Is there an English translation available?
> 
> Atmatattvaviveka of Udayana; critical edition with English translation and 
> explanation by Narayana Shastri Dravid.  Indian Institute for Advanced 
> Study, Shimla, 1995.
> 
> 
>> Sankara's approach indicates
>> that logic (without reliance on textual authority) can be used to determine
>> if soul distinct from matter exists. One may rely on modern methods to do
>> so. Is that right?
> 
> atma means "self" as well as "soul." While the existence of self is, shall 
> we say, self-evident :-), the pramana for soul like any other adhyatmic 
> topic is from shastra only.
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