[Advaita-l] Question on adhyaasa

[Venkatraghavan S]

Dear Sadaji,

adhyAsa does not affect kUtastha - as shankarAchArya says, यत्र यदध्यासः,
तत्कृतेन दोषेण गुणेन वा अणुमात्रेणापि स न सम्बध्यते.
All the word anyonyAdhyAsa means is that the nature of the non-self is
superimposed upon the self (I am a limited, ignorant jIva, etc) and the
nature of the self is superimposed on the non-self (the world is real,
there is no consciousness apart from thought, wealth brings joy, etc) - it
does not imply the kUtastha being affected.

Regards,
Venkatraghavan


On Mon, 3 Dec 2018, 11:26 kuntimaddi sadananda via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org wrote:

> Chandramouliji - PraNAms and thanks for your detailed response.
> Kutastha normally implies substantive that does not undergo change. As I
> applied to jeeva my understanding it is like that part of total
> consciousness that is illumining the local MI - like that part of sunlight
> that is falling on the moon before reflection. It is what we normally refer
> as witnessing consciousness which is same of OC (original consciousness in
> Swami Paramarthanandaji's Nomenclature). Jiiva comes after reflection (with
> chit and chidaabhaasa). Kutastha should not be affected by what happens at
> BMI - hence anyonya adhyaasa seems to little confusing to me.Kutastha is
> covered is OK due to ignorance is OK -  what is the other coverage for
> anyonya.
>
> Words little bit confusing to me.
> Hari Om!Sadananda
>
>
>
>    On Monday, December 3, 2018, 4:21:19 PM GMT+5:30, H S Chandramouli via
> Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>  Pranams Sri Sadananda Ji,
>
> Reg  << We are doing the Panchadasi Ch. 6 -Chitadeepa prakaraNa.In that,
> there is a discussion adhyaasa using ghaTaakaasa, jalaakaasha, meghaakaasha
> and mahaakaasha in relation to kuuTashta, brahman, jeeva and Iswara. How do
> you explain these analogies and more importantly the anyonya adhyaasa here?
> Panchadasi- Ch. 6 – Sloka24 says:
> Jalavyomnaa ghaTaakaaShO yathaa sarvastirohitaH|
>
> Tathaa jeevena kuuTasthaH saH anyOnya adhyaasa uchyate||
>
> yathaa, Jalavyomnaa ghaTaakaaShaH, sarvaH tirOhitaH; tathaa jeevena
> kuuTasthaH, saH anyonya adhyaasaH
> It says, anyonya adhhaasa – what is the mutual superimposition here? >>,
>
> My understanding.
>
> Definitions
>
> 1.      kUtastha----  Consciousness  limited by the antahkarana or
> mind/intellect
>
> 2. jIva----Consciousness limited by antahkaraNa or mind/intellect +
> antahkaraNa or mind/intellect including vAsanAs/samskArAs  + reflection of
> Consciousness in antahkaraNa or mind/intellect.
>
> 3. Isvara------mAyA + Consciousness limited by mAyA + reflection of
> Consciousness in mAyA
>
> 4. Brahman------Consciousness
>
> 5. ghtAkAsha-----space limited by a pot filled with water
>
> 6. jalAkAsha------ghatAkAsha + water in the jar + reflection of the space
> along with trees, creepers, stars etc
>
> 7. mEghAkAsha------clouds  + space occupied by the clouds + reflection of
> the vast universal space in the clouds
>
> 8. mahAkAsha-------Vast Universal Space
>
> Equivalences or analogy.
>
> 1.      Brahman--------mahAkAsha
>
> 2.      Isvara-------------mEghAkAsha
>
> 3.      Kutastha---------ghatAkAsha
>
> 4.      jIva-----------------jalAkAsha
>
> anyOnyadhyAsa or mutual superimposition is as follows.
>
> Just as the jalAkAsha with the reflected trees/creepers/stars  veils the
> ghatAkAsha  which is its adhisthAna completely and prevent its cognition,
> the jIva or mind/intellect  with its vAsanAs/samskArAs  completely obscures
> the kUtastha which is its adhisthAna  and prevents its cognition. The
> sentience  which belongs to Consciousness is transferred and appears to
> belong to jIva. Whereas  attributes like pain and pleasure, likes and
> dislikes etc which really belong to the insentient mind/intellect are
> transferred and appear to belong to the sentient entity which is the
> kUtastha.
>
> Pranams and Regards
>
>
>
> >
> >
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