[Advaita-l] Illusoriness of causation (cause-effect-relationship)

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Namaste,

1. The hallmark of advaita vedAnta is illusoriness of seen, दृश्यस्य
मिथ्यात्वम्, दृश्यत्वात्.

2. Causation, i.e. cause-effect-relationship is seen. And is hence, as per
1 above, mithyA.

3. A is mithyA - if and only if - A is non-existent in B and A appears to
exist in B. प्रतिपन्नोपाधौ त्रैकालिकनिषेधप्रतियोगित्वम्.

4. Cause-effect-relationship is therefore non-existent. It just appears to
exist.

*Implications of the above*

1. avidyA, which is seen, is illusory. World, which is seen, is illusory.
The causal connection between avidyA and table is also illusory. avidyA
just appears to be the cause of table, while it is not.

2. The causal connection between desire and sorrow is illusory. Desire
appears to be the cause of sorrow, while it is not.

3. dvaita cannot be stated as a cause of sorrow (द्वैतमूलम् अहो दुखम्...).

4. Metformin cannot be stated as a cause of lowering blood glucose levels.

*Takeouts from the above*

1. The seen is illusory. It does not exist, it just appears to exist.

2. Don't search for a cause of seen. It does not exist, it just appears to
exist.

3. You are happy. Don't search for cause of your happiness. Don't attribute
A as a cause of your happiness.

4. You fee sad. Don't search for cause of your sorrow. Don't attribute B as
a cause of your sadness.

5. Whatever is seen, is illusory, momentary and disjoint. It has no cause.
For it does not exist, it merely appears to exist.

6. avidyA is seen. World is seen. avidyA-world-relationship is seen. All
are illusory. Do not pay attention.

7. Do not pay attention to seen.

8. What remains by not paying attention to the seen is what is real,
non-illusory. The truth.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.

P.S.

Not paying attention is not an action. Eating is an action. "Not eating" is
not an action.

"Not paying attention to seen" is basically "being what one is".