[Advaita-l] pratyakSha, parokSha and aparokSha

[Shrinivas Gadkari]

Namaste,

Pragmatically speaking:

Building an ad-hoc machine is  pratyakSha
pratyakSha = here and now

Theoretical understanding of the machine, what it is supposed to do, and how is parokSha 
parokSha  = as viewed from above

Incorporating the theoretical understanding into practice and improving/ refining the machine is  aparokSha
aparokSha = judicious mix of pratyakSha and parokSha  

Clearly, aparokSha is the coveted attainment.

Regards,
Shrinivas Gadkari