[Advaita-l] The fate of mind after realization

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Hari Om Bhaskar ji.

Clay-pot and water-wave examples correspond to material causality. That is
superimposed in Brahman through ajnAna. The material causality of ajnAna
vis-a-vis-world is superimposed in Brahman.

The non-difference of world with Brahman in the view of jnAnI is similar to
non-difference of mirage-water with desert. One sees the mirage-water,
understands it to be desert appearing illusorily as water and does not go
there to quench one's thirst. JnAnI sees the world, understands it to be
Brahman appearing illusorily as world and is unaffected.

Clay-pot or water-wave indicate causality to Brahman whereas mirage-water
depicts the ultimate.

तदिति सर्वनाम, सर्वं च ब्रह्म, तस्य नाम तदिति, तद्भावः तत्त्वम् ,
ब्रह्मणो याथात्म्यम् । तत् द्रष्टुं शीलं येषां ते तत्त्वदर्शिनः, तैः
तत्त्वदर्शिभिः ।

 त्वमपि तत्त्वदर्शिनां दृष्टिमाश्रित्य शोकं मोहं च हित्वा शीतोष्णादीनि
नियतानियतरूपाणि द्वन्द्वानि ‘विकारोऽयमसन्नेव मरीचिजलवन्मिथ्यावभासते’
इति मनसि निश्चित्य तितिक्षस्व इत्यभिप्रायः ॥
१६ ॥