Q. 514 Some thoughts on ‘Truth’
Q: Are true and false relative opposites, like fast and slow? A: Wow – a difficult one! To some extent, I think both depend upon context (so would have to be ‘relative’). Fast and slow are a good...
View ArticleLanguage and Color
Those people who regularly read my articles will know that, although my educational background is that of a scientist, I frequently criticize science in respect of its inability to say anything useful...
View ArticleQ.521 External Objects
Q: Do objects exist independently? For example, if one is not seeing the moon then does moon exist or not? A: From the perspective of absolute reality (paramArtha), of course there is no problem; no...
View ArticleThe Final Paradox – ahaṃ brahmāsmi
Shankara’s explanation in Bhagavad Gita bhāṣya 2.21 [Note that this is a ‘stand-alone’ article which nevertheless supplements the material asking ‘Who am I?’ in the pratibandha posts beginning...
View ArticlePlato and Opinions
Is everything said just an opinion? Mostly yes, except for mathematics, which is not theory-dependent. If you are appalled at reading this, wait a second. 1) All scientific statements are...
View ArticlebAdha versus nAsha
The following was posted to the Advaitin List by Satyan Chidambaran, who has agreed for me to record it here. There is a distinction between bAdha (sublation) and nAsha (destruction) that the tradition...
View ArticleQ.526 MithyA
Q: In your comment on the article by Arun Kumar, I was confused but intrigued that you define Mithya as something that simply explains the fundamental nature of the Brahman in life and its objects. I...
View ArticleQ.529 Comments on mithyā
Q: Do the Upaniṣads talk about or mention mithyā? If not, why not, when Advaita seems to speak so much about it? A: The absolute ‘bottom line’ of Advaita is as expressed by Māṇḍūkya Up. and Gauḍapāda’s...
View ArticleThe Paradox of Free Will (Feb 2011)
We haven’t discussed this favorite topic in Advaita for some time! This is an article I wrote for Yoga International over 12 years ago but it only appeared on-line for a short time at Advaita Academy....
View ArticleQ. 532 Brahman, name and form
Q: To speak of levels or to even say ‘name and form’, isn’t technically correct, is it? There’s only Brahman – period. I ask or say this because it does make a big difference between understanding and...
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