[Advaita-l] ***UNCHECKED*** Re: Re: Re: shankara speaking on behalf of or speaking to ??

H S Chandramouli hschandramouli at gmail.com
Wed Dec 13 02:55:48 EST 2017


> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 1:11 PM, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 2017-12-13 11:14 GMT+05:30 H S Chandramouli <hschandramouli at gmail.com
>>> >:
>>> >
>>> >> Reg  << A person may practice and gain the ability to be in nirvikalpa
>>> >> samadhi. But that is not a permanent possibility. If prarabdha is
>>> strong,
>>> >> it will end the samadhi and give its effect. >>,
>>> >>
>>> >>  this nirvikalpa samadhi is the result of effort. prarabdha could end
>>> >> it. In the case of nirvikalpa samadhi (being
>>> >> continuously established in Atmaikatva vidyA (jnana) ) of a jnani, it
>>> is
>>> >> not through effort. It is through jnana. prarabdha cannot end it.
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > This is not disputed. But prarabdha bhoga is there for the Jnani as
>>> well.
>>> > That is the view of Advaitins.  The fall of this jnani's physical body
>>> > alone will end the prarabdha bhoga.
>>> > ​>>
>>> >
>>> > ​Yes. Nor am I disputing it. But in my understanding, such "prarabdha
>>> bhoga"
>>> > in respect of jnanis includes ​"happening" without the jnani being
>>> "aware"
>>> > of the same. Such is the case in respect of Jivanmuktas.
>>> >
>>>
>>> ​Regards​
>>>
>>
>


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