[Advaita-l] Why does anything exist at all

[Swamisarvabhutananda]

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> On 15-Dec-2014, at 11:52 am, H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> 
> No sir. Advaita Sidhanta is very clear on this. Maaya is jada and
> cannot/does not  create on its own. Brahman/Consciousness/Atman is
> responsible for Creation. Since Brahman is presented as Actionless on its
> own, Maaya is presented as the intermediary which acts with the
> backing/blessings of Brahman and is considered as the Shakti/Power of
> Brahman. Its status of existence  is considered Anirvachaniya because it
> cannot be apprehended directly but its existence  is inferred from the
> effect ( Creation ).
> 
> There are a number of Sutras in BS in this regard for which the Bhashya is
> very clear. I presume there is really no need to enumerate them here again.
> 
> Regards
> 
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Namaste
>> 
>> Creation cannot be from Shunya or Nothing. Because if Universe is created
>> from Nothing the Universe also will be Shunya only. This is coming from Sat
>> Karya Vada. The Effect and Cause cannot be different.
>> 
>> The Universe is NOT Shunya but Maayaa only. Maayaa is the Creator. Brahman
>> is not Creator. Brahman cannot Create or Destroy anything. If Brahman
>> creates Universe the Universe will be Paramartha Satya but it is not the
>> case.
>> 
>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 11:20 AM, H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <
>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Namaste. As per advaita sidhanta, Creation is not from Nothing nor from
>>> Maaya either. Creation is from Brahman only, but only an Appearence in
>>> Brahman. Meaning thereby that it has a lower level of Reality as compared
>>> to Brahman itself. Maaya is considered as an intermediary step between
>>> Brahman and Creation and of the same order of Reality as Creation. For
>>> purposes of analysis , It is formally considered as the source for
>> Creation
>>> ( instead of Brahman ) since it is of the same level of Reality and lends
>>> itself to be easily integrated into any analysis of Creation. Loosely
>>> worded explanation of course.
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 5:13 AM, D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ <
>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> शब्दजालं महारण्यं चित्तभ्रमणकारणम्
>>>> 
>>>> We have to understand what the scientists mean by nothing.
>>>> 
>>>> There is an "achala paripurNa" school in Andhra which calls reality as
>>>> "batta bayalu" = open space.
>>>> They also call it as nothing.
>>>> 
>>>> regards,
>>>> Sarma.
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 5:53 AM, Swami Sarvabhutananda via Advaita-l <
>>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> How can something come from nothing!
>>>>> On 14 Dec 2014 22:09, "Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l" <
>>>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Namaste,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141106-why-does-anything-exist-at-all
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This article is saying -
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 'Their admittedly controversial answer is that the entire universe,
>>>> from
>>>>>> the fireball of the Big Bang to the star-studded cosmos we now
>>> inhabit,
>>>>>> popped into existence from nothing at all. It had to happen, they
>>> say,
>>>>>> because "nothing" is inherently unstable.'
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In Advaita we say the Universe is produced by Maayaa. But Maayaa is
>>> not
>>>>>> Nothing. It is Not Sat and Not Asat also. Science is still lagging
>>>> behind
>>>>>> Advaita because Scientists are saying Universe is arising from
>>> Nothing.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -Venkatesh
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>> 
>> -Venkatesh
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