[Advaita-l] An argument against Non-Duality

[Kaushik Chevendra]

Namaste

On Fri, 10 Sep 2021, 02:02 Kartik Vashishta via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> OM
> OM NAMAH SIVANANDAYA
>
> Revered Self,
>
> Sadar Pranam,
>
> It is an old argument against non duality that "if a tree falls in a forest
> and there is nobody there, does it still make a sound?"
>
> My questions are:
> 1)How is this an argument against Non-Duality?
>
Because it tries to show that a conscious entity isn't required for the
nature to do it's work.

> 2)What is the answer from a Non-Dualist perspective?
>
Such a question  doesn't arise. So if you see a fallen tree you infer that
it fell down. And hence you would also infer it made a sound.

>
> Thanks in advance. Pranam,
>
> OM
> Kartik Vashishta
> OM
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