[Advaita-l] [advaitin] 'The Jiva is Mithya' - an article in English

[Govindan V]

Respected Sirs,
I joined this group with the hope that I would be listening to those who
have apprehended the Truth following the Advaitic principles. But, what I
find is just dialectical discussions. Similar was the fate of earlier
Indian scholarship - Vedic scholarship, and that is why our country is
still deeply rooted in darkness. In olden days such dialectics resulted in
change of heart/attitude and adoption of the correct path - not logically
correct path. It is sad that our scholarship - Vedic scholarship, and
scholarship in general - has learnt no lessons.
May Truth prevail - over dialectics.
Goodbye.
V Govindan

On Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 07:17 H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste.
>
> I had mentioned in my earlier post that the term **abheda** concerning
> Bimba (Object) and Pratibimba (Image) mentioned in the Advaita Siddhi quote
> is in the context of jIva Brahma Aikya wherein the two are in the same
> loci. All the subsequent quotes in this regard from other texts like
> SiddhAnta Bindu etc are also in the same context. None of them is in the
> context of reflection in a mirror and an object placed in front. On the
> other hand I had also cited a quote from VivaraNa Prameya Samgraha wherein
> the **bheda** between the two was specifically stated in respect of this
> illustration of mirror and an object placed in front. In this illustration
> the loci of the two are different.
>
> The difference between the two illustrations is the spacing/separation/gap
>  between the object and its image. Where the loci are the same, the spacing
> is literally nil. It is like a very thin film pasted on a mirror. The film
> and its image would be practically indistinguishable. While in the other
> instance the spacing is significant/noticeable. Hence the term **abheda**
> is intended to mean **indistinguishable** rather than **identical** when
> the loci are the same. The Object and its Image are literally fused
> together.
>
> That is exactly the position in respect of jIva Brahma Ailya. Brahman being
> all pervasive, the gap between **It**  and its **Image** (figurative usage)
> is negligible. They are in the same loci. Hence the two are to be
> understood as **indistinguishable** and not **identical** in the Advaita
> Siddhi quote as well as other quotes in the same context wherein the word
> **abheda** is used.
>
> My understanding.
>
> Regards
>
>
> >
> >
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