[Advaita-l] Sankara on sannyAsa for Steadiness in GYAna (was Re: Jivanmukti - Jnana plus Sannyasa pt 5)

[Anbu sivam2]

Bhaskarji,

Even though there are multiple paths for mOksha they are not an option for
each jeeva to choose.  Each jeeva has only one path destined for him.  Vyasa
has unequivocally declared this.  Thus a Brahmana who does not pursue gnana
maarga will have to be born again to pursue it.  He will not get moksha by
other means but they will gain him a Guru in his next birth.

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 7:05 AM, Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at in.abb.com> wrote:

> Moksha is an entitlement of all irrespective of varna and bhagavan has
> prescribed the other maargas such as karma, yoga and bhakthi.  Karma does
> not mean vedic karma alone that the brahmins perform.  It means all karmas
> by all varnas.
>
> When Sankara says that only by Gnana can one attain Moksha he is
> addressing
> the Brahmins and not other varnas.
>
> praNAms Siva prabhuji
> Hare Krishna
>
> Though I agree that all varNAshrami-s are eligible for the mOksha, I dont
> want to be part with the multiple path-s for mOksha...Shruti  itself clear
> that jnAna & ONLY jnAna can remove the ignorance & nothing else (nAnyaH
> paNthA vidyateyanAya)...But this jnAna is NOT the sole property of the
> residents of saNyAsAshrama...Those who do not have the vedAdhikAra they
> too can attain the 'same' result by itihAsa purANa...but fact remains that
> they have to have that Atma jnAna only nothing else and this jnAna does
> not come from the purusha tantra 'karma' and this karma has to be elevated
> to the status of karmaphala saNyAsa rUpa karma yOga to get jnAna nishTe.
>
> Dear Karthik prabhuji, thanks for your reference from brahma sUtra...I
> shall look at it when I go home today.  And be rest assured I am going to
> disprove NOT shankara but those who are declaring : WITHOUT EMBRACING
> SANYAASA ASHRAMA THERE IS NO MUKTI WHATSOEVER :-))
>
> Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
> bhaskar
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