Re: Cause for Rebirth - A Question.
Originally Posted by
srivijaya
Namaste Viraja,
Thank you for your considered and very informative reply, it has given me much to consider. I guess the sense organs themselves are not inherently contaminated, rather the witnessing consciousness is not processing the impressions in accordance with the truth. A saint and a normal person sees the same things but the subjective effect would be very different.
I have looked a little into Advaita and Spanda, which teach a great deal about the ultimate goal, so I was never sure I understood the opposite end; ie; the bound state and its cause. The terminology around this aspect is very different from that taught within Buddhism, so offers another perspective on the 'human condition' in its basic state.
I was never sure how much 'divine will' played a part in bondage. Insomuch as I have heard that the divine hid him/herself within creation in order to forget where he/she had hidden herself; a divine game of hide and seek. This would imply a willingness of the Atman to abide in delusion before coming to insight, but perhaps this is hearsay, or just one presentation among many?
Srivijaya,
I have considered your above question.
I have few *assumptions* on the questions you have raised. Kindly note, I am sharing my assumptions on the note that some learned member might have an accurate answer that he/she might be able to share with us on this!
* Chit (intelligent/conscious matter) and Achit (non-matter) together exist in the Brahman.
* Similarly, sattwa/rajas and tamas permeate the qualities of 'chit' (conscious matter) residing in the Brahman.
* Brahman is on the need for creation and plays leela for creating souls.
* The 'mood' that Brahman is in, while creating souls, namely, sattwa/rajas/tamas, determines the nature and the karma of the bound soul newly created.
* The above carries the notion that 'Maya' or 'Mahamaya' always acts on a par with the Brahman and it is this Maya shakti or the delusional force that differentiates the 'chit' into the 3 categories named above - sattwa, rajas and tamas.
I hope someone clarifies!
Thanks.
jai hanuman gyan gun sagar jai kapis tihu lok ujagar
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