[Advaita-l] Fwd: [advaitin] Re: avidyA is adhyasta (superimposed) in AtmA

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Namaste Venkat ji.

Thanks for sharing the video.

Basically:

1. Since adhyAsa is avidyA-kArya, there is no incongruity in calling
adhyAsa also as avidyA. Just as there is no incongruity in pot being called
as clay or ornament being called as gold, there is no incongruity in
adhyAsa being called as avidyA.

The jeweller in his stock book indeed refers all ornaments as gold and
values them at cost.

2. अविद्या-अध्यस्त: indeed clinches the issue as Swamiji clarifies in BSB
3.2.21.

3. As this thread discusses, AchArya just leaves no possibility of
misinterpretation by saying the following in KaThOpanishad 2.2.11 - लोको
ह्यविद्यया स्वात्मन्यध्यस्तया कामकर्मोद्भवं दुःखमनुभवति ।

The usage of tritIyA vibhakti with avidyA implies that avidyA is cause and
adhyAsa is effect.

Also, if avidyA is identical with adhyAsa, the sentence will be rendered
meaningless.

Therefore, it is clear that to equate adhyAsa with avidyA is not a correct
proposition being against the bhAshya.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.

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