tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705047059650785603.post3427013730804249942..comments2023-09-12T05:47:56.707-07:00Comments on Hindu DataBase: Common Misunderstandings in Advaita VedantaVishnu Prakashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913953713781178164noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705047059650785603.post-92034627965130938452014-01-01T07:34:06.202-08:002014-01-01T07:34:06.202-08:004) Mala Japa is NOT a substitute for knowledge to ...4) Mala Japa is NOT a substitute for knowledge to gain mokSha: <br /><br />I accept Japa is not substitute for moksha but still it helps us to get the adhikara for Jnana. So it should not be ignored I feel.<br />Moksha is nothing but free from bondage(samsara).. Gita says - Yajnarthaat karmaNonyatra lokaiva karma bandhanaha -- Eventhough Jnana only is the last step, Bhakti/Karma takes us to a state of Jnana.. <br />Bhagavan proclaims -- yajnaanam Japayajnosmi..<br />We all know that Chittashuddhi leads us to Jnana.. All our scriptures say that Japa is one of the best purufier -- Yajna daana tapa karma paavanaani maneeshiNaam..<br /><br />pramodhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551088683149791831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705047059650785603.post-25271875326198066102014-01-01T07:27:11.019-08:002014-01-01T07:27:11.019-08:00The post is very good..I agree with many points yo...The post is very good..I agree with many points you have mentioned in the post..I have few views on few questions..<br />1) The Self can’t be experienced: I accept event the mind can not reach it.. "Yato vacho nivartante aprapya manasa saha".. But there are references like -- "manasenaiva drashTavyam neha nanasti kinchana" and in Gita too -- buddhigrahyam ateendriyam and in Katha also we see that buddhya grahyam.. So my opinion is shuddha manas is shuddha aatma(purest mind reflects the Self)... That is why Bhagavan says - uddharet aatmanaatmaanam I guess.. Correct me if I am wrong..<br />pramodhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551088683149791831noreply@blogger.com