[Advaita-l] Why was the illusory universe generated at the first place?

[Sunil Bhattacharjya]

Dear friends,

We are many because HE wanted to be many. 

Regards,
Sunil K.Bhattacharjya



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On Thu, 3/24/16, akhanda via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Why was the illusory universe generated at the first place?
 To: "sreenivasa murthy" <narayana145 at yahoo.co.in>, "A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
 Date: Thursday, March 24, 2016, 8:49 AM
 
 Gaudapaadaachaarya says
 in the Maandukya Kaarikaa:
 
 It is Brahman's very nature to create the
 universe.
 
 Anil (Gidwani)
 
 On 24-Mar-2016 9:12 PM,
 "advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
 via 
 advaita-l-bounces"@lists.advaita-vedanta.org
 wrote:
 >  From : H.N.Sreenivasa
 MurthyPranams to all.
 > Dear members,
 >        The only source from whom one
 can get an authentic answer is from Brahman Himself. I
 request someone amongst you to meet Brahman, and get the
 answer to this question and then share it with others.
 Thanking you in advance,
 > With
 sAShTAMganamaskArams,Sreenivasa Murthy
 >
 >
 >        From: R Krishnamoorthy via
 Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
 >   To: Shashwata Shastri <shashwata.unimas at gmail.com>;
 A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
 >   Sent: Thursday, 24 March 2016
 1:51 PM
 >   Subject: Re:
 [Advaita-l] Why was the illusory universe generated at the
 first place?
 >     
 > Dear
 > Maya is just
 avidhya which veils the true understanding of the
 Jagath.That
 > is Jagath is perceived by
 Jiva's senses.Jiva is Brahman only.Why this
 > Brahman which is Jiva itself should have
 this false understanding of the
 >
 Jagath?There is no Jagath as such.This illusion is because
 of avidhya or
 > maya.Why Maya should make
 Jiva think or perceive theJagath?This question is
 > answered as follows.Brahman is the only
 sath or Truth.Jagath is illusory or
 >
 Mithya.There is nothing like Maya.It is the term used to
 denote the
 > unexplainable factor which
 causes this false understanding.May be due to
 > the defective faculties which are endowed
 with the Jiva.We can not find out
 > why
 so?It is not going to serve any purpose as solving an
 equation.
 > Jiva=Brahman +Avidhya[Maya]
 Jagath is not a creation by Brahman.It is just
 > an illusion or Mithya.If the Jiva
 understands this it is liberation.It is
 >
 not ever bounded but thinks as bounded.
 >
 Hope this gives some clarity.And this is my understanding.I
 may be wrong
 > also.Lastly Advaita is
 treating the whole manifestation of the world
 > universe ,living beings and inert matters
 etc as just Mithya only.
 >
 R.Krishnamoorthy.
 >
 >
 On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 3:48 AM, Shashwata Shastri via
 Advaita-l <
 > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
 wrote:
 >
 >> What is
 this Maya? Where does it come from? Why was Avidya there at
 the
 >> first place? Brahman is the one
 and absolute. My question is, why this
 >> spark of imperfection in the perfect?
 Without Brahman there can be no
 >>
 existence of Maya itself. But what is the relation between
 Maya and
 >> Brahman? It is not like
 the Brahman, it is not even same as Brahman, it
 >> can not exist without Brahman, it is
 not something which can be identified
 >> as the opposite of Brahman either. But
 we need to admit that it did
 >>
 generate from Brahman. If it is from Brahman then why it was
 there on the
 >> first place (Again
 same question)? Why depended existence of ignorance in
 >> absolute and pure Brahman?
 >>
 >>
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