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Discussion on chidAbhAsa
In the comments following the Question and Answer on the subject of mAyA and Ishvara – Q.325, Peter and I began the following exchange on the subject of ‘reflection of Consciousness’ (between the...
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Who Slept Well – part 2
This is the second of a four-part article by Acharya Sadananda of Chinmaya Mission Washington (edited by myself) clarifying the nature of the deep-sleep state and addressing a number of problems which...
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Vedanta the Solution – Part 22
VEDĀNTA the solution to our fundamental problem by D. Venugopal Part 22 concludes the chapter on ‘Enquiry into the Self as subject’, equating Consciousness and Existence and looking at the...
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What We Cannot Know
What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge by Marcus du Sautoy Review by Dr Pingali Gopal (Blog site at pingaligopi.wordpess.com) Science has achieved a lot; and it promises to do so...
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Those people who regularly read my articles will know that, although my educational background is that of a scientist, I frequently criticize science in respect of its inability to say anything useful...
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The imagery of the Sun features throughout the teachings of Advaita. It appears multiple times in the Upanishads and is first found in the Vedas. But what is its significance and how does it relate to...
View ArticleThe Darkness of Ignorance (Part 2)
*** Read Part 1 *** Brahmasūtra 2.2.28 Darkness as a Physical Entity It is true that it is possible to conclude that Śaṅkara regarded darkness as an actual entity. One of the passages in support of...
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*** Read Part 3 *** Observations triggered by Ghaṭa bhāṣya If X is ‘bhāvarūpa’ – really existing, that ought to mean that it exists ‘in all three periods of time’. I would have said that, by that...
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*** Read Part 5 *** ‘Existence’ of Ignorance So, does ignorance actually exist; a concrete ‘object’ in space and time? There is the occasional reference in the scriptures (e.g. in the Ṛg Veda) but...
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