[Advaita-l] Fwd: Avaccheda and Pratibimba illustrations in the Yajnavalkya Smriti

[Venkatraghavan S]

"difference" should read "distance".

On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 3:44 PM Venkatraghavan S <agnimile at gmail.com> wrote:

> Namaste Sada ji,
>
> Just wanted to caveat that this is not my argument - it is a presentation
> occurring in the parimala. The absence of distance that is being referred
> to is not between consciousness and the jIva - it is the absence of
> difference between the all-pervading consciousness and the reflecting
> medium, the mind. That is true even in vyavahAra.
>
> Regards,
> Venkatraghavan
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 2:00 PM Kuntimaddi Sadananda <
> kuntimaddisada at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Venkatraghavanji - PraNAms
>>
>> When the scriptures talks about - bahu shyaam, prajaayeyeti - Let me
>> become many and he became many - involves apparent division and also
>> implies individual separation. All at vyaavahaarika level.
>> The pratibimba aspect is needed to indicate the differences in response
>> of the  gross (inert) and subtle material  (conscious).
>> Hence both avacheda - becoming many and exhibiting jeeva jeeva bhinnatvam
>> and accumulation of vaasanas etc., with differing local conscious
>> entities required pratibimba aspect.
>>
>> As I see - issue of the so-called distance issue between all pervading
>> consciousness and local conscious entities that is being raised  is only
>> trying to mix the paaramaarthika and vaavahaarika aspects. The distance
>> ceases cogntively when the jeeva realizes his paaramaarthika nature.
>>
>> I do not see why there should be issue at all.
>>
>> My 2c.
>>
>> Hari Om!
>> Sadananda
>>
>>
>>
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