Re: Why is there a God in the first place?
Originally Posted by
sm78
don't think so. rather the opposite.
because the knowledge is not full (here), but that is full.
if knowledge becomes full, does knowledge exit as knowledge any more?? That's my question.....
Existence is real irrespective of ignorance or knowledge. In the domain of knowledge, ignorance must be real too. In this grand scheme of creation knowledge and ignorance are necessary byproducts (like the divine potion and poison that came out during ocean churning).
These are my thoughts though. It seems some schools of hindu philosphy have similar ideas. Need to research more.
Namaste sm,
You dont realize why Advaitin is so reluctant to admit the reality of Avidya?
If Avidya exists, its source has to be the Brahman, else Advaita is gone with the wind.( a second to Brahman does not exist)
If the source is the Brahman, then avidya must either be Brahman himself or a guNa( dharma), no third alternative exists.
If Avidya is Brahman himself, then you can just discard Advaita, as avidya becomes unchangeable and it can never vanish.(eternal avidya)
If avidya is the Brahman's guNa, it is incompatible with Advaita's nirvisesha Brahman. If you try to posit a Brahman with guNa as the absolute, then also we are faced with the dualty of distinction between the object and its attributes, which Advaita so vehemently denies.
If you are going to be a pure monist, you cannot simply admit the reality of avidya without killing your doctrine yourself. However, denial of avidya does not change anything - it simply exists to be removed. Saying that "avidya does not exist" a hundred times does not change things.
Guard your Dharma, Burn the Myth, Promote the Truth, Crush the superstition.
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