[Advaita-l] ***UNCHECKED*** Re: RE: Re: Question about Consciousness

[Belavadi Shankar]

If consciousness is the same as Atman then IT is Nirakara, Nirguna,
Nirantara ,  since IT is a part of Brahman.
This is my understanding of Consciousness.

On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Jay Kumar via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Dear Sri kartik
> I am in agreement with  Shri Chandramouliji’s explaining Consciousness (to
> your question), its synonyms  and its significance w r to the three Gunas.
> I would only like to add that Consciousness is of a higher order of reality
> (paramarthikam) and the three gunas and everything other than the
> Consciousness are of a lower order of reality (vyavakarikam). Hence, it is
> not possible to comprehend the Consciousness experientially, but we accept
> and can also understand it intellectually.
>
> It is similar to the acceptance of one’s own higher order or higher plane
> of reality in his lower order  or lower plane of reality(examples) :
> 1.      Existance of waking state  (higher plane) w r to  the dream state
> and dream experiences of the dreamer (relatively lower plane).
> 2.      The ‘inner’ understanding the actual state  (higher plane) of an
>  actor by himself while he is playing a role (relatively lower plane)  in a
> drama or a movie shooting.
>
> For any clarification on my above posting you may call me (cell :
> 9916494729) as it is much easy for me to communicate over phone than typing
> the discussion in detail particularly w r to the profound subject matters
> as I have to understand the postings and respond using the 'screen reader'
> software.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Advaita-l [mailto:advaita-l-bounces at lists.advaita-vedanta.org] On
> Behalf Of H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l
> Sent: 30 November 2017 19:10
> To: A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta
> Cc: H S Chandramouli
> Subject: ***UNCHECKED*** [Advaita-l] Re: Question about Consciousness
>
> Kartik Ji,
>
>
>
> Reg  <<1)How does Shankara define Consciousness? >>,
>
>
>
> Consciousness/Chaitanyam is synonymous with Brahman/Atman. For ​ ​
> definition, you could refer to verses 4/5 of IshAvAsyOpanishad or
> BruhadAranyaka Upanishad chapters 3-4 ( UshastHa BrahmaNa) and 3-5 (KahOla
> BrAhmaNa). There are any number of other places as well.
>
>
>
> Reg  << 2)Is Consciousness present in the three gunas of prakriti, viz,
> Sattva/Rajasic/Tamasic. >>,
>
>
>
> the three gunas of prakriti, viz,
> Sattva/Rajasic/Tamasic derive their qualities or strengths from
> Consciousness only.
>
>
>
> Regards
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