[Advaita-l] Ācārya teaching through Śabda pramāṇa idea in the vedic mantra saṁhitā

[Bhaskar YR]

emphasising the importance of a teacher to teach ātmā-jñānam through vedānta śabda pramāṇa.

praNAms
Hare Krishna

Surprise  to see this emphasization on shAstra, sampradaya, Acharya etc. from the desk of advanced students of Advaita 😊 As per them, Ishwaraanugraha, shAstra prAmANya, Acharya upadesha, puNya saMchayana, pApa kshaya etc. etc. are mere bAlisha theory meant for only tyros in Advaita jnAna mArga, when they elevate themselves to second tier of higher level of understanding, these things are mere concocted theories in the conditioned mind of jeeva..Ishwara, Ishwara srushti, Acharya his upadesha, dharma-karma, pApa-puNya, pramANa, pramANa janita jnAna, sampradaya etc. etc. hardly find a place in the post-graduation studies of Advaita vedAnta.  Their sincere advice to the beginners is that : grow-up, realize that everything is mind game, cross that delusion that you need Ishwara kAruNya, guru upadesha as per sampradaya etc.  use your sharp logical mind to arrive at the truth that everything is bhrAnti and all these are your bhrAnti drushti / srushti  only nothing else!!  And their final warning is : even at this advanced stage of studies if you are still seeking IshvarAnugraha it is as good as trying to take bath in mirage water 😊 

Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
bhaskar