Re: sat & asat
Originally Posted by
yajvan
What is absolute non-being - how do we conceive if this? Some may say it is śūnyatā, yet this is defined as void which also = ākāśa.
Hence for one of rationale thought it brings one to consider that non-being is that which is not manifest, then non-being can occur. We can have a time when there is no manifestion, yet Being is just dormant at that time ( viṣṇu sleeping on ananta would be the picture). This we can conceive of, yet total non-Being as I see it brings one's comprehension to a stand-still.
Just some imput... (so we can continue to play)
śūnyatā can also mean Nirvikalpa (as in zero movement)
ākāśa can mean Brahman
Brahma Sutra 1.1.8.22 (Space)
Space (Akasa) is Brahman, for Brahmans indicatory mark is in evidence.
[Sivananda comment: Adhikarana VIII: Sutra 22 shows that the ether (Akasa) from which according to Chh. Up. I-9 all beings originate, is not the elemental ether but the Supreme Brahman.]
Chh. Up. I-9
I-ix-1: (Salavatya) What is the essence of this world ? Akasa said (Pravahana); All these beings arise from Akasa alone and are finally dissolved into Akasa; because Akasa alone is greater than all these and Akasa is the support at all times.
Personal thoughts: "neither sat or asat" could indicate the state before "self awareness".
"I-iv-1: In the beginning, this (universe) was but the self (Viraj) of a human form. He reflected and found nothing else but himself. He first uttered, ' am he' Therefore he was called Aham (I)." (Brihadaranyanaka)
There is a Guru in each of us. It is the Atma principle. It is the Eternal Witness functioning as Conscience in everyone. With this Conscience as guide, let all actions be done. (sss20-15)
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