Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Dearest Frankji: What a delight to hear from you! Here is another one you will enjoy. Will send copies to RM and HS. **************************** Mr. Evans Wentz: What does the Maharshi think of universal illusion (Maya)? Bhagavan: What is Maya? It is only Reality. Evans Wentz: Is not Maya illusion? Bhagavan: Maya is used to signify manifestations of Reality. Thus Maya is only Reality. - "frank maiello" <egodust <advaitin> Tuesday, September 21, 2004 8:00 PM Re: THE PLACE OF (other) PRACTICE IN ADVAITA VEDANTA > advaitin, "Harsha" wrote > [...] > > > W.Y. Evans Wentz: Does Maharshi enter the Nirvikalpa Samadhi? > > > > Bhagavan: If the eyes are closed, it is Nirvikalpa; if open, it is > (though > > differentiated, still in absolute repose) Savikalpa. The ever > present state > > is the natural state sahaja. > > hariH OM! harsha-ji, friends.. > > leaving off on topic i'd been on since my last main postings, i think > bhagavan's reference to the savikalpa state is of particular > importance. (the rest is the essential teaching and becomes obvious > in time.) > > implication once again that maya-shakthi is inscrutable, indescribable > (anirvachaniya), cyclically eternal and unknowable. yet within it > there's a relative meaning--no less than isvara as anthropomorphic > conception of the saguna brahman Itself. implications further there > is purpose in world, regardless if one does or doesn't practically > support. no fault whatsoever. > > i would require much more time and space to present what i'm leading > up to here. literally and figuratively with a double entendre thrown > in! :-) > > the message is perhaps cryptic or i just gave a good imitation of > professor irwin cory theorizing nothing. (that's a quick way out! :-) > > really, just wanted to say hi and namaste to all! you're forever in > my thoughts. > > frank > > > > > > Discussion of Shankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of nonseparablity of > Atman and Brahman. > Advaitin List Archives available at: > http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ > To Post a message send an email to : advaitin > Messages Archived at: advaitin/messages > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > -- > Links > > > advaitin/ > > b.. > advaitin > > c.. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Dearest Frankji: What a delight to hear from you! Here is another one you will enjoy. Will send copies to RM and HS. **************************** Mr. Evans Wentz: What does the Maharshi think of universal illusion (Maya)? Bhagavan: What is Maya? It is only Reality. Evans Wentz: Is not Maya illusion? Bhagavan: Maya is used to signify manifestations of Reality. Thus Maya is only Reality. - "frank maiello" <egodust <advaitin> Tuesday, September 21, 2004 8:00 PM Re: THE PLACE OF (other) PRACTICE IN ADVAITA VEDANTA > advaitin, "Harsha" wrote > [...] > > > W.Y. Evans Wentz: Does Maharshi enter the Nirvikalpa Samadhi? > > > > Bhagavan: If the eyes are closed, it is Nirvikalpa; if open, it is > (though > > differentiated, still in absolute repose) Savikalpa. The ever > present state > > is the natural state sahaja. > > hariH OM! harsha-ji, friends.. > > leaving off on topic i'd been on since my last main postings, i think > bhagavan's reference to the savikalpa state is of particular > importance. (the rest is the essential teaching and becomes obvious > in time.) > > implication once again that maya-shakthi is inscrutable, indescribable > (anirvachaniya), cyclically eternal and unknowable. yet within it > there's a relative meaning--no less than isvara as anthropomorphic > conception of the saguna brahman Itself. implications further there > is purpose in world, regardless if one does or doesn't practically > support. no fault whatsoever. > > i would require much more time and space to present what i'm leading > up to here. literally and figuratively with a double entendre thrown > in! :-) > > the message is perhaps cryptic or i just gave a good imitation of > professor irwin cory theorizing nothing. (that's a quick way out! :-) > > really, just wanted to say hi and namaste to all! you're forever in > my thoughts. > > frank > > > > > > Discussion of Shankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of nonseparablity of > Atman and Brahman. > Advaitin List Archives available at: > http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ > To Post a message send an email to : advaitin > Messages Archived at: advaitin/messages > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > -- > Links > > > advaitin/ > > b.. > advaitin > > c.. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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