[Advaita-l] What is the difference between Maya and avidhya ?T

Ravi Kiran ravikiranm108 at gmail.com
Fri Sep 23 05:31:10 CDT 2016


On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at in.abb.com> wrote:

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> Yes, if mUlAvidyA is accepted as jnAna virodhi and there are no
> requirements for samAdhi abhyAsa etc for its destruction, there are no
> questions.
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> praNAms
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> Hare Krishna
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> FYI, according to some traditional Advaita Acharya-s, after removal of
> avidyA there should be an experience of Atma sAkshAtkAra (brahma
> sAkshAtkAra that he is adviteeya).  To experience it the means are shravaNa
> and manana.  So, shravaNa and manana mean dhAraNa (like in yOga school) and
> nidhidhyAsana means ‘dhyAna’ on that holding (concentrated) object (here it
> is shAstra vAkya) and darshana means samAdhi.  And in this samAdhi, Atma
> sAkshAtkAra (adviteeya jnana) happens which removes the sAkshAtkAra of
> jagat (the world of duality).
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But, we dont find such explanation or details mentioned in bhAshya .. so,
it could be a prakriyA followed much later ?

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> Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
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> bhaskar
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praNAms


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