advaitam and Kashmir shaivam

Gregory Goode goode at DPW.COM
Fri Aug 1 09:52:39 CDT 1997


At 09:20 AM 8/1/97 EST, Anand Hudli wrote:
> The sarvaM khalvidaM brahma statement of the Chhaandogya upanishhad is
> interpreted differently by Shankara. What he says is that the world
> originates, exists, and merges or dissolves in Brahman. It is in this
> sense that he says "All this verily is Brahman." He does not mean,
> at least in this context, that the world of names and forms exists in
> Brahman as a reflection or that Brahman is identified with names and
> forms.

Thanks for the clarification.

--Greg



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