[Advaita-l] Is difference known by perception?

[Praveen R. Bhat]

Namaste Venkatji,

On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 12:05 PM Venkatraghavan S <agnimile at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you. Hope that opportunity arises - for both of us!
>
I fit in as a reader, if that. :-)


> Re your point on role of Shruti in dvaita, both dvaita and advaita agree
> that Shruti reveals what pratyaksha does not / cannot reveal.
>
> Similar to our प्रत्यक्षेण अनुमित्या वा यस्तूपायो न बुध्यते। एनं विन्दति
> वेदेन तस्मात् वेदस्य वेदता।
>
> Where we differ is that where pratyaksha and Shruti are in conflict, they
> hold that pratyaksha will prevail.
>
Precisely why Vedas cannot be revealing dvaita. And if they conclude dvaita
despite Shruti, their way cannot be categorised as Vedanta as their main
source is not Upanishad.

Kind rgds,
--Praveen R. Bhat
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