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[Vishesh Bhat]

Thank you for that helpful answer. I agree with most of what you say.
However dusta shikshana and shista rakshana is a bit confusing. Even at the
vyaharika level, if a good person is undergoing suffering, isnt it just his
Prarabdha karma? why does Brahman intervene as an avatara to establish a
certai type of order, i.e. an order defined by Dharma?I think a probable
confusion here is how does Advaita interpret Dharma itself? Is it a more
favourable setup?

Vishesh

On Wed, 1 Nov 2023 at 12:08, Kaushik Chevendra <chevendrakaushik at gmail.com>
wrote:

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>> Namaskara,
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>> I was going through the Mahabharata and came across the passage where Sage
>> Markandeya describes the nature of Kaliyuga to Yudhisthira. The passage
>> seems to indicate an absence of free-will. If Kali Yuga is indeed destined
>> to be as described (which also fills me with great dread), then doesnt
>> this
>> indicate a complete absence of free will? What is the interpretation of
>> this?
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> It’s not absence of free-will. It’s rather that the influence is very
> strong. Think of it this way, a group of friends are drinking, the
> non-drinker will be forced to drink due to their influence. But it’s not
> exactly absence of free will.
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> Another question is about Kalki's appearance and in general about avAtaras.
>> If Brahman alone is real, then the notions of good and evil limited to
>> vyavahArika reality should not be of any concern. What is the need for
>> this
>> intervention in the form of avatAras to uphold Dharma which Krishna
>> too talks about in the Gita?
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> Brahman alone being real is at the paramarthika level. In vyavahara isvara
> takes forms for dusta sikshana and shista rakshana. It’s his duty to do so.
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>> Lastly, does this mean that the Vedas too will cease to be known in the
>> Kali Yuga? The whole passage is confusing. I dont know whether its the
>> translation or the interpretation.
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> Let the passage be. The gist of all descriptions of kaliguga is that it
> will be difficult to follow dharma. But by easier methods such as nama
> japa, etc one can attain sreyas.
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>> Please help me with this.
>>
>> Dhanyavada.
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