[Advaita-l] Fw:

[Raghav Kumar Dwivedula]

> Namaste Bhaskarji ji
> All prakriyas have to be as per shAstra alone. That's quite true. But the
> way these can be taught are innumerable. Take the dRg-drShya Viveka process
> (although it's only part of the story, still) , which can be taught and
> explained in numerous different ways. Use of modern words and tools like
> awareness, witness, being objective to thoughts and emotions or
> 'present-monent- awareness', even the red-rag-word for many viz.,
> 'experience'  etc., are all allowed with proper context during the teaching
> process as long as we stay within the overall parameters of advaita
> sAmpradAya viz., operation of shabda pramANa through adyAropa-apavAda,
> giving karma yoga its due and so on. The soundness of a teaching method
> depends purely on the authenticity of the teacher and whether he is
> proficient in bhAShya. It does not depend on his use or non-use of specific
> words and concepts which may strike us as more important.
>
> If we straitjacket the words and methods permissible during Advaita
> teaching  overly tightly, then the word 'anavasthitaa' (literally
> 'not-fixed' i.e., variegated or diverse) would not have been there.
>
> Om
> Raghav
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> On Mon 28 Jan, 2019, 4:18 PM Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at in.abb.com wrote:
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>> By whatever prakriyA (teaching method), the student obtains knowledge of
>> the Innermost (Non-dual) Self,  that method is to be regarded as sound Such
>> valid means of conveying Advaitic knowledge are innumerable.
>>
>> praNAms
>> Hare Krishna
>>
>> Further clarification required with regard to prakriya-s (teaching
>> method) here in the context of his statement.  Whether being a hard core
>> saMpradAyavAdi Sri Sureshwara talking about prakriya-s enshrined within the
>> ambit of shAstra like kArya-kAraNa, avasthAtraya, paNchakOsha, srushti,
>> sAmAnya-vishesha etc.?? In all probability Yes, I think.    These
>> prakriya-s which can strictly be restricted and understood within the
>> sphere of shAstra and the knowledge can be obtained either through one or
>> more of these prakriya-s since all these prakriya-s have the base in Shruti
>> / shAstra.  Is this he is clarifying or something else ??  pls. elaborate
>> the context in the vArtika.
>>
>> Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
>> bhaskar
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