[Advaita-l] Power of Brahman

[Venkatesh Murthy]

Namaste

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 4:41 AM Shashi <raghavadasa at gmail.com> wrote:

> I can understand a general statement that someone who denies the identity
> of jiva with Brahman cannot be a knower, regardless of the individual’s
> learning and power. I think it should have been left there.
>
> I see no reason for the specific statement regarding a Swami whose tapasya
> Bhakti and vidya is likely more than the vast majority of almost everyone
> each of us has met.
>

Brahma Vidya will not depend on greatness of a person. It is not Purusha
Tantra. Does not depend on person. It is Vastu Tantra. It depends on the
object only - Brahman. It is possible for the worst sinner to realize
Brahman like it is possible for the greatest person on earth. He must
simply go after the right knowledge. There is no requirement a person must
be great and famous or a rich Mathadhipati to know Brahman.


>
> Best,
> Shashi
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 17, 2018, at 10:45 AM, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > Namaste
> >
> > The Advaitis are saying Raghavendra Swamigalu never realized he is
> Nirguna
> > Brahman like Adi Sankara. Therefore he did not know N Brahman. 'know'
> means
> > he never realized. That is all. Like a prince brought up by hunters
> thinks
> > he is a hunter. But one day a Apta Purusha tells him he is not a hunter
> but
> > a prince and he may realize he is not a hunter but a prince. The 'One
> day'
> > never came for Sri Swamigalu. Will it come in the next 300 years? Who
> knows?
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 8:52 PM Srinath Vedagarbha via Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 1:51 AM Jaldhar H. Vyas via Advaita-l <
> >> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Such is the power of the knower of Brahman.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> By all means respect any other saintly qualities Raghavendra Swami may
> >>> have but as a Dwaitin he definitely cannot be considered a knower of
> >>> Brahman.
> >>>
> >>>
> >> The term 'Knower of Brahman' is an oxymoron in Advaita. As it implies
> two
> >> things 'Knower' and 'Brahman'. Do not forget Brahman in Advaita has no
> >> kartu-karma virOdha of knowing itself. "na cha agneriva AtmA Atmani
> >> viShayaH: "  says Shankara.
> >>
> >> 'Knower of Brahman'  concept applies only in Dvaita (irrespective of
> once
> >> accepts Sri. Raghavendra Swamin is one or not).
> >>
> >> /sv
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> > -Venkatesh
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-Venkatesh