[Advaita-l] Shankara and DrishTi-SrishTi vAda - eka jeeva vaada

[H S Chandramouli]

Sri Anand Ji observed
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> shAstre pratiShThApanAditi bhAvaH". From this it is clear
> dRShTi-sRShTi-vAda, which holds dream and waking states are
> nondifferent, is suitable for advanced sAdhakas or even jIvanmuktas,
> whereas the brahmasUtras' method of treating the two states as
> different mainly for "beginners" and "intermediate" level mumukShus. >>,
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> Is it the contention that liberation is possible ultimately ONLY through
> DSV ? I have not come across such a claim anywhere else. Or is it the
> contention that DSV is superior to SDV ?  If yes question arises in what
> way ? Ultimate result is the same for both. Namely Liberation. And there is
> no difference in the nature of such Liberation.
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> Alternatively time taken could be less with DSV as compared to SDV. There
> is no basis or examples for this either. It depends only on the sAdhaka.
> While DSV may need a more astute intellect to understand and assimilate,
> there is surely no need for other sAdhakAs who do not subscribe to DSV to
> feel that they are really missing something essential in their sAdhana by
> sticking to SDV alone.
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> DSV is just another prakriya leading to the final sidhAnta just like many
> other prakriyAs leading to the same result. Its utility for sAdhakAs
> following other prakriyAs could lie in the fact that many of the yuktIs
> employed therein could also be very useful in understanding better the
> other prakriyAs. That is all. Converse also is perhaps true. It is best
> that the sAdhaka follows in principle any one particular prakriyA suitable
> to his temperament as recommended by his Guru.No need to worry about
> ignorance or nonunderstanding of the alternate prakriyAs.
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> I am bringing up this issue specifically as I find many posts implying
> such apprehension.
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> Regards
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