[Advaita-l] what is the technical definition of Drik in Advaita?

[V Subrahmanian]

Namaste

I think we have to make a distinction in the definition of the concept of
Sakshi:

1. That it is associated with one body mind complex and hence is relative

2. That it is the same unchanging consciousness in every body and hence
absolute.

For the second one we have this passage of the Brahmasutra bhashya:1.1.4"

अहंप्रत्ययविषयत्वादुपनिषत्स्वेव विज्ञायत इत्यनुपपन्नम् । न, तत्साक्षित्वेन
प्रत्युक्तत्वात् । न ह्यहंप्रत्ययविषयकर्तृव्यतिरेकेण तत्साक्षी सर्वभूतस्थः
सम एकः कूटस्थनित्यः पुरुषो विधिकाण्डे तर्कसमये वा केनचिदधिगतः

He it is the Aupanishada Purusha that is meant by the term sAkshi.  It is
'sarvabhUtastha, samah, ekah, kUTastha nitya, PuruSha.

अहं साक्षीति यो विद्याद्विविच्यैवं पुनः पुनः । स एव मुक्तः सो विद्वानिति
वेदान्तडिण्डिमः ।।१८।। Brahmajnanavali maalaa.

Here the sAkshitvam is upalakshanam for Brahman.

warm regards
subrahmanian.v


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