[Advaita-l] ***UNCHECKED*** Re: [advaitin] Re: pratiyogI-jnAna being mandatory for abhAva-jnAna

[Bhaskar YR]

praNAms Sri Venkataraghavan prabhuji
Hare Krishna

You observed : , but the vAkya has no object corresponding to it


  *   Like this, I said,  the compound word ‘jnAnAbhAva’ has not corresponding object in our mind.  Whereas in mithyAjnAna we have sarpa rUpa in our intellect, and in satya darshana rajju jnAna in our intellect whereas when we talk about jnAnAbhAva there is no corresponding or respective vrutti in mind.  Whether they be the thoughts of vidyA or thoughts (misconceptions) of avidyA both have corresponding vrutti rUpa jnAna whereas when we are talking about jnAnAbhAva it is just an excuse in a pretext to show adhyAsa but definitely not in the sense that avidyA is the cause of adhyAsa  and this objectively existing avidyA is the upAdAna or nimitta.  It is only gives room for misconception.  Just like an : idle brain is devil’s workshop, when we have the abhAva of svarUpa jnAna all sorts of misconceptions we entertain ourselves but certainly this abhAva is not the material cause for this misconception.  Lack of owner’s presence in an empty house may cause strangers occupancies. That does not mean absence of owner is the upAdAna kAraNa for these occupancies.  The absence here is just an excuse, a pretext.  I think this is the relevance I have seen with your above statement.  Anyway, I am OK if you disagree with it 😊


Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
bhaskar