Re: Who is MAYA OR PRAKRITI & its attributes?
QUOTE=devotee;]Namaste Anirvan,
What I am trying to explain that MAyA is an inherent property of Brahman in the three states of Brahman. It disappears in the fourth state. Shruti says that the Fourth state is the Self and that has to be known (MAndukya Upanishad), and this state is the real state on which the three states appear and dissolve.
namaste Devotee,
You are absolutely right.but look in a different angel.You told maya is inherent property in lower 3 states.but dissapears in 4th state. But dissapears to where? if one dissapears,then how can it come back again.My point is it is inherent property of Brahman in all states except that its remains unmanifested in 4th state.this is called LAYABHAVA/laya-yoga. But again is there any point of time when this maya is not remain in manifested state.
Again Brahman never stays at any time without its prakriti as totally absent.Its like matter-antimatter state.like alternatively spinning in positive and negative state like in electromagnetic current.
So how can we so bluntly say that prakriti is illusion ans inferior.After all she is the sole responsible for our moksha as brahman is nirguna,actionless. So how asat prakriti can give us sat state--that is moksha???
This constant spinning-antispinning movement of that sat elements is the very basis of Leela.thats why in vaishnava darsana,its sin to differentiate between RADHA-KRISHNA.The transient sat form krishna-transient asat form Radah-------this light-darkness game is the sole reason of sristi leela,raasa leela and all form of leela.
So if we outrightly discard this eternally sat-asat game of brahman and solely focus on Brahman alone in sat form,are not we missing the very ESSENCE of the spiritual treasure?
Man-naathah Shri Jagan-nathah Mat-guru-shri jagad-guruhu.
Mad-atma sarva-bhutatma tasmai Shri Gurave Namah.
My Lord is the Lord of Universe; My teacher is the teacher of the
entire universe; and my Self is the Self of all. My salutations at the lotus-feet
of such a Guru, who has revealed such knowledge to me.
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