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[H S Chandramouli]

Namaste Praveen Ji,

Reg  << The deluded Jivas have desires, avidyA --> kAma --> karma is the
cyclical
triad >>,

How is the cycle closed? Karma leading to avidyA?

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On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 9:14 AM Praveen R. Bhat via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste Visheshji,
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 4:44 PM Vishesh Bhat via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > ...If Advaita Vedanta propounds that "Brahman alone is real", and that
> > opposites such as "good" and "evil", "joy and suffering" are solely an
> > illusion of the "JivAtma" under the "Avarana shakti of mAya, then what is
> > the requirement for "avatars" of Saguna Brahman? How is the need for such
> > Avatars explained in the context of Advaita Vedanta?
> >
>
> ...
>
> > But I do not understand the need for Avatars intended for the destruction
> > of evil beings or "Asuras" (who are themselves part of Brahman)?.
> >
> The deluded Jivas have desires, avidyA --> kAma --> karma is the cyclical
> triad. These desires can be good or bad. When the sum total of the good
> desires is ripe for countering the bad in the world, there is avatAra of
> Ishvara. The need is not for Advaita Vedanta itself, but as an answer to
> the prayers of the bhaktas, who are themselves helpless. Moreover, it is
> also for Advaita Vedanta as it is also part of Vedas, which need to be
> preserved by defeating the Asuras.
>
> Kind rgds,
> --Praveen R. Bhat
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