[Advaita-l] ***UNCHECKED*** Extremely powerful reasoning for 'Aham Brahmasmi' in the Bh.Gita

Sudhanshu Shekhar sudhanshu.iitk at gmail.com
Sat Oct 21 02:34:45 EDT 2023


//The jneya part of 'ourselves' is the body-mind complex, which is already
included in the definition of the kshetram in the same chapter and the
jnAtA/avabhAsaka is what is the kshetrajna identified with Brahman. L//

The jnAtA/avabhAsak part in case of AbhAsa-vAda is chidAbhAsa unlike
pratibimbavAda.

AbhAsa is mithyA and hence bAdha-sAmanAdhikaraNya applies.

The identification with Brahman of such chidAbhAsa is not mukhya. That is
my understanding.

Basically kshetrajnam (jiva) cha api ma'am (Brahman) viddhi i.e. know the
jIva to be Brahman -- is explained in two manners, bAdha and mukhya-- that
is my submission.

In case of bAdha, such Kshetrajna is also jneya.

What exactly is the error here. Kindly highlight.

We may not exactly refer even this mithyA chidAbhAsa jIva by the word
kshetra -- but the fact remains that it is mithyA.

Regards.


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