[Advaita-l] How is an object perceived.

[V Subrahmanian]

Sada ji,

//The mind going out applies only for a sense of sight and hearing. //
Is hearing also in this category? I think I have read that sound, through
the method of expanding consecutive waves, reaches the ear.
'veechi-taranga-nyaya'.

I am open to correction, though.

regards
subbu

On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 1:55 PM Kuntimaddi Sadananda via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

>  Chandramouliji - PraNAms
> Just some thoughts.
> I think that the idea of mind going out with thesenses and envelope the
> object comes from puurva meemamsa which Advaita alsoadopted it. The mind
> going out applies only for a sense of sight and hearing. For the sense of
> touch, taste, and smell, the object comes in contact with the
> sensesdirectly. The senses are part of anthaH karana and hence direct input
> to themind contributes to its vRitti.
>
>