[Advaita-l] How can prANa be Brahman?

[Venkatraghavan S]

Namaste Sri Ravi Kiran ji,

In addition to the references provided by Sri Chandramouliji a description
of a jIvan mukta's life (sthita prajna) is provided in Bhagavat Gita
2.55-2.57 and it's bhAshya.

The reasons why the body continues to exist (conventionally) for a jIvan
mukta are discussed in Brahma Sutra 4.1.15 and the related Chandogya
6.14.2.

Katha 2.3.14 (अत्र ब्रहम समश्नुते) and it's bhAshya is often cited as a
pramANa for jIvan mukti but it's only a brief reference.

Regards,
Venkatraghavan

On 7 Sep 2016 6:48 a.m., "H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l" <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Sri Ravi Kiran Ji,
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> Reg  << Have you come across any references from bhAshya on the second
> type..? >>,
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> Specifically the word जीवन्मुक्त (jIvanmukta) appears in the Bhashya in
> only one place BG 6-27 ब्रह्मभूतं जीवन्मुक्तम्, ‘ब्रह्मैव सर्वम्’ इत्येवं
> निश्चयवन्तं ब्रह्मभूतम्
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> (brahmabhUtaM jIvanmuktam, ‘brahmaiva sarvam’ ityevaM nishchayavantaM
> brahmabhUtam)
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> (brahmabhUtam, also termed jIvanmuktam,  one who has the conviction that
> everything is Brahman only).
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> This is in the context of the result accruing to one who has attained the
> second type. However there are other references in the Bhashya concerning
> the second type while referring to the sAdhanas takenup for achieving this
> state. For example BU4-5-1/2,4-5-15 ( Yagnavalkya leaving for
> sanyAsa),3-5-1(kahola brahmana). These are cited by Swami Vidyaranya. He
> quotes extensively from the Srutis जाबालोपनिषत् (jAbAlopaniShat) and
> परमहम्सोपनिषत्  (paramahamsopaniShat) for which as you very well know Sri
> Bhagavatpada has not written BhAshya, as well as many Smrutis for his
> stand.
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> Also Sri Bhagavatpada has dealt with the subject of जीवन्मुक्त (jIvanmukta)
> extensively in Viveka Chudamani.
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> Pranams and Regards
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