Re: Can Vaishnavism AND advaita philosophy merged?
the philosophy of vaishnavism and advaita might be hard to combine . but loving krishna and believing in advaita at the same time can definitely be acheived !
" the philosophy of shankaracharya and the path of chaitanya" ----- is the rule that you can use to shape your spiritual life . believe in the doctrine of advaita and then resort to bhakti yoga as your path . place tulsi on your lords feet and feel his presence all over the creation .
sri ramakrishna paramahamsa said -- " as long as you are entrapped within maya its not wise to say ' i am brahman '. the waves(jiva) belong to water(god) , not the other way round . as long as you are withint maya its better to pursue dasya(servitor) bhava . if the master loves his servant , he calls the servant asking him to sit close to him and says ' me and you are the same ' . but if the servant forcefully sits beside the master , can it bring about any good ? "
if advaita realizations comes at the end let it be . but follow the path of bhakti .
na kAshthe vidyate devo na shilAyam kadAchana
bhAve hi vidyate devas-tasmAd-bhAvam samAcharet
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