[Advaita-l] adhyAsa ~ rAga or bandha ?

[H S Chandramouli]

Namaste.

AdhyAsa is presented in sidhAnta as the root cause leading to rAga and
bandha.
whether they are two sides of the same coin depends upon what one
understands by that.

Regards

On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 10:32 AM S Jayanarayanan via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

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> This is a question that I've had for a while now:
>
> ** Is "adhyAsa" (superimposition) a fancy theoretical term for the more
> common practical words "rAga" (attachment) or "bandha" (bondage)? **
>
> The word "adhyAsa" is used primarily in the context of highly technical
> texts that concentrate on the philosophical aspects of Vedanta with the aim
> of GYAna or Wisdom.
>
> Whereas the words "rAga" and "bandha" are used in practical Vedanta where
> the emphasis is on achieving Moksha or Salvation.
>
> But just wondering if adhyAsa and rAga/bandha are merely two sides of the
> same coin?
>
>   adhyAsa (theoretical/epistemological) ~ rAga or bandha
> (practical/ontological) ??
>
> Regards,
> Kartik
>
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