realized person

Rajesh Venkataraman rajesh_venk at HOTMAIL.COM
Thu Jun 3 03:58:17 CDT 1999


> Is it useful to say that the realized person is as he was: essentially
> Brahman and existentially jiva--but that he is free of attachment
> to the idea that jiva has any ontological substance whatever?
>

Not very sure as to what an 'ontological substance' means!
Could you please clarify?

Yes, a realized person is essentially Brahman and existentially jiva.
Even before realization he was only Brahman but now he has owned up
his true nature.

Rajesh



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