Please Elaborate More on the Dwaita Philosophy by Madhva.

O Learned and Devoted Servants of God,

[Shri. Kishore Ram asked: Swami please elaborate more on Dwaita philosophy by Madhava Charya. Especially I am not able to make the difference between Madhva Dwaita and your (Dattaswami) thoery/philosophy.]

Swami replied: The dualism in Madhva philosophy is 99% only. In Madhva philosophy, God and soul differ from each other in all aspects, but, both are made of the same material, awareness. This shows 1% monism between God and soul. From Shankara to Ramanuja, the monism decreased from 100% to 10%. Shankara told that God and soul are one and the same. Ramanuja told that soul is a part of God. Initially the 100% monism was introduced in order to attract atheists. Slowly, the monism is reduced to 10% only by Ramanuja since God is the whole and soul is a tiny part of God. The fall should not be sudden according to human psychology. Slowly, Madhva brought down the monism to 1% mentioning the perfect dualism. Shri Datta Swami brought down the monism to 0% since God is unimaginable and the soul is imaginable awareness or nervous energy. Thus, the monism is brought down from 100% to 0%. This gradual down fall of monism is done as per the human psychology. Shankara gave the highest initial attraction like giving chocolates to a child to bring it to school. As the child grows more and more, the chocolates are withdrawn and real interest in the education makes the student to find out final truth through gradual realization.

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