Purusa / buddhi

Allan Curry un824 at FREENET.VICTORIA.BC.CA
Mon Apr 28 12:33:03 CDT 1997


Namaste!

Giri writes:

>
>        Read suutras 1.2, 1.3 which talk about this subject. It is asked,
>What is purusa, the cognizer of buddhi, in that state when there is no
>object for him ? YS 1.3 says 'Then the Seer abides in his Itself (own
>nature).' When the mental processes are inhibited, the consciousness
>rests in its own nature. Why is purusa the cognizer of buddhi ? Because
>Purusa is aware of the buddhi in its transformations. The nature of
>Purusa is simple awareness, and the one who is aware is not different
>from this awareness [YSBV of Shankara, 1.3].
>

Does this imply that "simple" awareness is beyond the distinction of
real versus unreal?

-a.c.



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