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(Brahma Jiiva bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
10) Jīvakaś cet jagat sraṣṭā, suṣuptau līyatāṃ jagat॥
Unmatto bhāṣate caivaṃ, vinodaṃ necchati sma yat!॥
[The world should have disappeared when the human being is in deep sleep, provided this bloody soul is the creator of the world. This world, including this soul in deep sleep, is created by God and therefore...
(Trimata Samanvaya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
31) Śaṅkarasya jaganmithyā, satyaṃ Lakṣmaṇa Madhvayoḥ।
Jagadasat svayaṃ Brahma — sattayā jagadasti sat॥
[Śrī Śaṅkara told that this creation is mithyā, which does not mean non-existing. The world is inherently non-existent, but becomes existent by the existence of its creator, God, since God Himself has gifted existence to the world. Śrī Rāmānuja and Śrī Madhva told that the world is existent. Śrī Śaṅkara told that the world is neither existent...
[Shri Phani Kumar asked, “How can the contradicting philosophies i.e., monism (advaita) of Shankara and the dualism (dvaita) of Ramanuja and Madhva help the same human being in the same time?” Given below is Shri Swami’s response.]
Swami Replied: The same human being should identify the human incarnation as God and simultaneously should identify himself as not the God, being the servant of God. The first view is possible by the concept of Shankara and the second view is possible by the concept of Ramanuja and Madhva...
Shri Hemantha kumar, Advocate, asked: I am very much interested in the correlation of three philosophies of Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva (Trimata Samanvaya). Can you give it to me?
Shri Swami Replied: Shankara told monism (Advaita) between God and soul preaching that both are one and the same. Madhva told Dualism (Dvaita) between God and soul preaching that both are totally different since God is the master and the soul is His servant. Ramanuja told an intermediate state of special monism (Vishishta Advaita) existing between monism and dualism stating that God and soul are inseparable...
Shri Bharath Krishna asked: Namah Shivaya Shri Datta Swami! I am Bharath from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. I tried to know about mahatmas and in every story, I heard, I found that even if they are affected by deadly diseases, their smiles never fade. It is said that all of them were able to do it because they have realized that they are not the body but the Atman. But You have said that Atman (Jeevatma) is also inert because it is controlled by Parabrahman. You also said that Atman is just the flow of energy in the neurons all over our body. At least, I understood it like this. Now I have a doubt in this regard. If a person meets with an accident and loses one of his limbs then all the neurons in that part are lost. By this, I have to conclude that some part of the Atman is also lost...
Swami replied: Atman means the soul, which is the awareness in a human being. The awareness is the result of inert energy working in the nervous system. When a limb is cut from the body in an accident, the nervous energy in that cut limb disappears at once...
(Trimata Samanvaya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rājīva uvāca:-
[Śrī Rājīv spoke]:-
1) Oṃ Namo Guru Dattāya, Madhvācāryāya cottamam।
Trigurūṇāṃ matānyuktvā, brūhi Datta Guro! Hitam॥
[Aum. My best salutation goes to Shri Guru Datta and then to Śrī Madhvācārya. O Guru Datta! Please explain the three philosophies of the three divine preachers called Śrī Śaṅkara, Śrī Rāmānuja and Śrī Madhva. Finally, tell me which philosophy should be followed by human beings for their spiritual welfare.]...
(Trimata Samanvaya Vicāra Yogaḥ)
11) Śaṅkaro vakti hṛddvaitaṃ, nāstikāya vacastrayam।
Taraṅgas sāgare naiva, viparīta miti stutau॥
[In the heart of Śrī Śaṅkara, Śrī Madhva (Dualism)exists. Only for the special project of conversion of atheists into theists, Śrī Śaṅkara had to use the technique of three statements (You are God, You exist and hence, God exists). Śrī Śaṅkara revealed His original idea...
(Brahma Jiiva bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
18) Bhakta trāṇa kṛte Kṛṣṇaḥ, bhūyo bhūyo vibhūtikṛt।
Sāmānya jīvo no kuryāt, vibhūtyanvaṃśa mapyasau॥
[God Krishna did several miracles forced by the necessity of protection of devotees and He did not do any miracle for just self-exposition. An ordinary human being cannot do even an atom of a trace of a single
(Brahma Jagat bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Śrī Rājīva Uvāca:-
[Śrī Rajiv Spoke]:-
1) Brahma sṛṣṭaṃ jagat sarvaṃ, ūhyaṃ cidacidātmakam।
Jātaṃ sthitaṃ hṛtaṃ Viṣṇoḥ, ūhyasya tarkavan na kim?॥
[This creation is generated, maintained and withdrawn into God Vishnu or God Nārāyaṇa, who is imaginable and visible. This world composed of both inert and living beings is also imaginable and visible. Both cause
[Shri. G. Lakshman came from Mumbai to have some spiritual discussion (satsanga) with Swami. His first enquiry was about the limitation of the soul in meditation and as well as in deep sleep. Swami compared pure awareness in meditation to a lump of gold, which becomes inert energy in deep sleep and can be compared to a lump of iron. This comparison was given in the poem, which was sent to Dr. Nikhil as a reply to his poem entitled Selfless Love. On this point, Shri. Lakshman raised the concept of the limitation of the soul even in the deep sleep, in which the soul is considered to be in its original state as per Advaita philosophy. According to Advaita the self becomes the unlimited Brahman in deep sleep as said by Shankara (Sushuptyeka siddhah). Following is Swami’s reply.]
Shankara said that Brahman is achieved in deep sleep. The meaning of this statement is that Brahman is unknowable or unimaginable. In deep sleep nothing is known and nothing can be imagined. Such a state indicates that Brahman is unknown and unimaginable. In this state, the soul looses its awareness...
1) Cit bhinna yantra vaividhyāt, na jaḍo daiva dānataḥ |
Ajñālpajña sarvajñau, sraṣṭā na kvaci deṣa hi ||
[Only one fundamental energy is appearing in different work forms like light, sound etc., in different functioning equipment (like bulb, phone etc., respectively). The same inert energy becoming a specific work form in a specific functioning brain-nervous system is called as awareness. The point is that while all forms of inert energy are inert, why is this specific form of inert energy called awareness...
(Brahma Jiiva bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
Shri Rajiiva Uvaaca:-
[Shri Rajiiv Spoke]:-
1) Nāśabda mīkṣates sūtrāt, Brahma cin niścitaṃ śrutam |
Hetunā kena nohyaṃ tat, jagadūhyaṃ samantataḥ॥
[God is decided to be the awareness based on the Vedic statement (Tadaikṣata…) as stated in the Brahmasūtram (Īkṣater nā'śabdam), which says that God thought to create this world. Thinking is the quality of awareness. Therefore, God must be awareness so that He thought like this. On the other hand, you are saying that awareness is not God. By what reason is God unimaginable while the world...
(Brahma Jiiva bheda Vicāra Yogaḥ)
37) Trayo'pi sammatā bhāvāḥ, caitanyasyeti Daiva dhīḥ।
bhayor api citteti, sarva sarge vidhīyate॥
[All the three divine preachers agree that both God and soul are consciousness items. Consciousness means awareness only. Thinking is the property of awareness. A human being is able to think because it possesses awareness...
Posted on: 05/07/2012[This is a continuation of the question and answer session on Guru Purnima.]
6. The three philosophies of Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva differ from each other as we see the disputes and arguments among their followers. How to bring unity among these three main philosophies?
The aim of the preacher is not only the exposure of truth but also upliftment of the people from their existing levels. If exposure of truth alone is the aim, there is no difference between these three preachers. The final 100th step is the absolute common goal for all the preachers. When Shankara came, people were standing on the ground and Shankara will not show the 100th step seeing which all the people will be discouraged
Posted on: 24/12/2014Shri Phani asked, “Generally the word Ahankara is used in the sense of pride. You are using the same word in the sense of basic ‘I’. Please comment on this in view of the awaken, dream and deep sleep states”.
Shri Swami Replied: The usage of Ahankara in the sense of pride is certainly observed in the world. The influence of this usage is so much that some ancient Sanskrit scholars also have taken the ahankara in the sense of pride as one of the four internal instruments (Antahkarana). The characteristic works of the these four instruments...
Posted on: 15/06/2006Chit [awareness] is gold and Jnanam is a wonderful design expressed in that gold. All the value is for that wonderful ornament and not for the lump of gold present in it. Brahman means great. The greatness is of that ornament and not of gold. A lady is attracted to the ornament but a businessman sees only the weight of the gold. Similarly an ignorant person thinks that chit is Brahman where as a realized scholar thinks that a great preacher with exceptional knowledge like Shankara is Brahman. Chit is the awareness present in every living being...
Posted on: 24/08/2006In a spiritual discussion, the two persons discussing, should have co-operation with each other because both of them are jointly searching for the truth. Thus the person questioning and the person answering are building up the search and their common aim should only be to find the truth. Whoever finds the truth should not feel like a winner and the other person should not feel like a runner-up (loser). Both are equal and responsible for finding the truth. Both the runner-up and winner are rewarded with prizes equally. Unless Arjuna had asked questions...
Posted on: 20/03/2006Lakshman asked about the existence of ‘I’ [I-thought] in deep sleep as referred to by Shri. Ramana Maharshi.
The existence of ‘I’ requires the existence of awareness, which is nervous energy. In deep sleep there is no existence of the nervous energy and therefore there is no question of the existence of I in that state. The I requires the awareness of itself. This awareness or nervous energy is only a special form of inert energy. The inert energy produced by the chemicals in the brain and flowing through the nervous system becomes awareness...
Posted on: 04/03/2007Shankara stated that awareness is Brahman irrespective of its association with intelligence or good and bad qualities. This means that birds and animals without intelligence and even cruel wild beings are introduced into the spiritual field since Brahman or God [by Shankara’s definition] exists in all living beings. Of course there is no use of spiritual knowledge for animals. But Shankara included all living beings in the spiritual field because even among human beings, there are some without intelligence and some demons having cruel qualities. Lord Shiva is worshipped even by demons and is said to be the Lord of animals (Pashupati). Angels with great intelligence and good qualities also worship Lord Shiva. Therefore, Shankara embraced...
Posted on: 05/03/2007Tomorrow Lakshman is leaving for Mumbai. Therefore I shall serve a food item, which is to his taste on this farewell day. I will serve the food item of his liking, which is prepared in a better way or in a proper way so that its original true taste is known to him and his liking for that food item will be reinforced. The food item that he likes is the philosophy of Shri Ramana Maharishi, who is considered to be the human incarnation of Lord Subrahmanya. Lord Subrahmanya is the son of Lord Shiva i.e. He is the incarnation of Shiva. Shri Ramana Maharishi was a follower of the philosophy of Shankara, who is also an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is the incarnation of Lord Datta (Shiva Datta) who is the source of all the three divine forms (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva). When Lord Datta...
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