[Advaita-l] Modern science and Adwaita

[Srikanta Narayanaswami]

> उदाराः उत्कृष्टाः सर्व एव एते, त्रयोऽपि मम प्रिया एवेत्यर्थः। न हि कश्चित्
> मद्भक्तः मम वासुदेवस्य अप्रियः भवति। ज्ञानी तु अत्यर्थं प्रियो भवतीति
> विशेषः। तत् कस्मात् इत्यत आह -- ज्ञानी तु आत्मैव न अन्यो मत्तः इति मे मम
> मतं
> निश्चयः। आस्थितः आरोढुं प्रवृत्तः सः ज्ञानी हि यस्मात् 'अहमेव भगवान्
> वासुदेवः न अन्योऽस्मि' इत्येवं युक्तात्मा समाहितचित्तः सन् मामेव परं ब्रह्म
> गन्तव्यम् अनुत्तमां गतिं गन्तुं प्रवृत्त इत्यर्थः।।ज्ञानी पुनरपि स्तूयते
> Then what is meant by this?Does this mean Jnana and Bhakthi are same?
>

RV: Yes. Jnani is a type of devotee (catuvidhe bhajante mam) who realizes
oneness with the lord. He is very special and dear to the Lord because a
jnani is the very Self o f the Lord.  Of course, like Rahu's head the Lord
and His Self are non-different.

N.Srikanta.
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Mr.Rajaram Venkataramani
You have misunderstood my mail.I didnot ask you whether Jnana and Bhakthi are the same by the quotation above from BG and Shankara's Bhashya.Shankaras in his bhshya says clearly,"Asthitah arodum pravrttah sah Jnani hi yasmat"Ahameva Bhagavan Vasudevah,na anyosmi"ityevam yuktatma samahitah san mameva param Brahma gantavyam anuttamam gatim gantum pravrtta ityarthah.Jnani punarapi stuyate.
 
What the Bhashya says that "The jnani is not different from Me(Vasudevah,Atma,Brahman).This is Adwaita point of view.There is no Bhakthi as is said by you."Aham Brasmami",Tatvamasi."Right.Now have you understood my Email above?
N.Srikanta.