[Advaita-l] Tattvabodha of Adi Sankaracharya - 23

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The standard explanation is that desire is generated due to avidyA or ignorance, which itself is said
to be ultimately unreal when Brahman is known as-is.

The sequence usually given is:

avidyA (ignorance) -> kAma (desire) -> karma (action)

Regards,
Kartik
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Thank you for the response. Avidya leads to Kama which leads to karma, yes. But that does not seem to answer the question
how avidya can exist in Brhman? 
Thanks
Soma





On Thursday, October 29, 2020, 9:59:37 PM EDT, S Jayanarayanan via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote: 





smallpress smallpress at ymail.com wrote:

> On Saturday, October 17, 2020, 2:55:07 PM EDT, S Jayanarayanan via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote: 
> 
> Thank you Jayanarayanan for sharing these notes. I have a doubt if I may state and would be grateful
> for any and all responses.
> Brhman is nirguna how can desire exist in Brhman?. If Brhman is shantam, shivam, advaitam where is desire? Dosen't
> Desire lead to karma? 




> (Continued from previous post)
> 
> 
> Part III: Analysis of Creation: sRRiShTi vichAra
> . Brahman by Its own
> desire has created the universe (so kAmayata,
> bahusyAm prajAyeyeti - Taittiriya Upanishad)
> and is independent. mAyA is dependent upon
> Brahman for its existence to create and mani-
> fest (brahmASrayA). Thus, Isvara has the power
> of creation through mAyA and is the manifes-
> tation of Brahman in all beings (animate and
> inanimate).
  
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