[Advaita-l] Is difference known by perception?

[Praveen R. Bhat]

On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 9:20 PM Srinath Vedagarbha <svedagarbha at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> Well, you seems to be not informed on davita darshana and their bAshya on
> dashOpanishats.
>
For once, you are right! Informed through study overview, yes;
well-informed through detailed study, no. I get more by studying advaita-
than by refuting dvaita-darshana beyond those done in bhAShya and TIkAs.


> Pratyakska is upajIva for shruti. Unless you cognize the *difference*
> between shruti and non-shruti texts, you cannot even arrive at non-duality
> let alone anything else in the name of "vedAnta".
>
So by that you would be saying that one who has studied only Shruti and not
any non-Shruti text cannot arrive at anything! That doesn't even seem close
to right. All that one needs is his indriyas working to study shruti under
an Acharya and I am sure one can get vedAnta, vedAnAM antaH nirNayaH and
thereby, mokSha. OTOH, those who study non-shruti texts and call that as
Vedanta find themselves answering the question as to why is their darshana
called Vedanta at all!


> Given this fact, a given pramANa (shruti) cannot override another pramANa,
> that too the later is upajIva for the former.
>
Thanks for confirming the dvaita-stance, which is why I think that your
main pramANa is not Shruti and hence I wondered why it is called as
Vedanta. Please enlighten me, if possible, as to why is dvaita-darshana
called Vedanta as each time a dvaitin says something I find myself more and
more curious.


> What one can say is a pramANa can extend the knowledge provided from
> another pramANa and never contradict it.
>
I don't agree. shukti-rajata has multiple pramANas working and
contradicting all the same. If you insist there is rajata, I will have to
remind you that you are still to provide me with silver from last time's
discussion!


> Interpreting shruti in terms of absolute non-duality is upajIva-virodha
> flaw.
>
Perhaps so for a non-Vedantin. Still, better that than shruti-virodha for a
Vedantin.

gurupAdukAbhyAm,
--Praveen R. Bhat
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