[Advaita-l] [advaitin] How jnAnAbhAva can cause adhyAsa !!??

[Venkatraghavan S]

>
> Namaste,


>
> So yes, sAkshi has the *capacity* to know everything, but there has to be
> a *vRtti for each thing.* Ishvara has the vRtti (mAyA) for each thing, so
> He is sarvajna.
>

Before anyone objects to this, let me also say that there is an alternative
view that Ishvara directly sees everything without the need for a vRtti,
which is also fine. In fact, in such a view, the difference between Ishvara
and us is even more stark.

The sAkshi in Ishvara sees everything without requiring a vRtti as a means
- but even He, has vRttis and the things of this world as the object of His
vision.

Whereas, the sAkshi in jIva-s needs vRtti-s to see - as means and/or
object, depending on whether they are internal or external. Thus in this
view too, abhAva cannot be the object of the sAkshi!

We don't - so we are not. The sAkshi is the same, whether it is Ishvara or
> you and I.
>
> If you say that without the vRtti itself the sAkshi can see (Sri SSS holds
> that the sAkshi can see abhAva, without a vRtti objectifying abhAva), then
> you or I can be sarvajna too!
>

Kind regards,
Venkatraghavan