A Flaw In Our Logic

08-25-2002, 05:59 AM

Jaya Guru Datta,

Here is today's saying:

“Let us extend this logic to the treasure we see in our dream. We do not
consider it to be real even during the dream period. We deny its existence even
for that period. We catagorically say 'the treasure did not exist even when we
were seeing it in the dream'.

Therefore, there is a flaw in our logic because, in one place we say that the
existence is real because we are seeing it, and in another place we say that the
existence is unreal although we are seeing it! If something we see were to be
really existant, then we must accept that the treasure we see in the dream
should exist too. If we accept, then we should be able to show the treasure. If
it is not possible to show it, we must be in a position to answer questions such
as 'where did it come from?', 'where did it go?' etc., etc. Obviously there are
no answers to these questions. Therefore it can be firmly said that the treasure
did not have real existence."

Sri Swamiji
Lessons in Vedanta - 25 part IV

Sri Guru Datta,
Swamiji Says

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