[Advaita-l] adhyAsa ~ rAga or bandha ?

[V Subrahmanian]

On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 11:54 AM H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste.
>
> AdhyAsa is presented in sidhAnta as the root cause leading to rAga and
> bandha.
> whether they are two sides of the same coin depends upon what one
> understands by that.
>

Avidya > kAma > karma > samsara cycle is taught in the Brihadaranyaka
Upanishad.  Yet, the Acharyas have emphasized that when the kArya is
addressed, the kAraNa too is deemed to have been addressed. The
Vivekachudamani has verses on this.

regards
subbu

>
> Regards
>
> On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 10:32 AM S Jayanarayanan via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> >  (previously sent without proper carriage returns)
> >
> > This is a question that I've had for a while now:
> >
> > ** Is "adhyAsa" (superimposition) a fancy theoretical term for the more
> > common practical words "rAga" (attachment) or "bandha" (bondage)? **
> >
> > The word "adhyAsa" is used primarily in the context of highly technical
> > texts that concentrate on the philosophical aspects of Vedanta with the
> aim
> > of GYAna or Wisdom.
> >
> > Whereas the words "rAga" and "bandha" are used in practical Vedanta where
> > the emphasis is on achieving Moksha or Salvation.
> >
> > But just wondering if adhyAsa and rAga/bandha are merely two sides of the
> > same coin?
> >
> >   adhyAsa (theoretical/epistemological) ~ rAga or bandha
> > (practical/ontological) ??
> >
> > Regards,
> > Kartik
> >
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