[Advaita-l] Wrong Knowledge in Samkhya - G Larson

[amith vikram]

 * Moreover, the Sämkhya thinker might continue, a distinction must be
maintained between being and knowing. Knowing occurs in being (namely in
prakrti as buddhi when in the presence of purusa), but knowing qua knowing
does not change being. Knowing as a function of buddhi discriminates the
various levels of being and is ultimately capable of discriminating purusa
from prakrti (or, in other words, samyag darsana). Wrong knowledge in the
Sämkhya is neither a metaphysical entity nor an ontological problem as it
is for Sankara and the Vedänta. Wrong knowing is simply the failure to make
relevant distinctions whether on the level of purusa and prakrti or on the
level of the rope-snake  *

On Sun, 1 Dec 2024 at 11:07, amith vikram <vikram.amith at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Wrong knowledge in the Sämkhya is neither a metaphysical entity nor an
> ontological problem as it is for Sankara and the Vedänta. Wrong knowing is
> simply the failure to make relevant distinctions whether on the level of
> purusa and prakrti or on the level of the rope-snake.  *
>
> Classical Sankhya - By G Larson
>