[Advaita-l] How can prANa be Brahman?

[Ravi Kiran]

Namaste Sri Venkatraghavan Ji, Sri Chandromouli Ji

Thanks for these sharing.

Also, from Br.Up 4.4.6, we have - ... आत्मकामो न तस्य प्राणा उत्क्रामन्ति,
ब्रह्मैव सन्ब्रह्माप्येति

It is clear from Sruti and bhAshya (prasthAna traya), sadyo mukti (coterminous
with the attainment of BrahmAtmaikatva ज्ञान) is told.

Regards

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Venkatraghavan S <agnimile at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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,
>>
>>
>>
>> Reg  << Have you come across any references from bhAshya on the second
>> type..? >>,
>>
>>
>>
>> Specifically the word जीवन्मुक्त (jIvanmukta) appears in the Bhashya in
>> only one place BG 6-27 ब्रह्मभूतं जीवन्मुक्तम्, ‘ब्रह्मैव सर्वम्’ इत्येवं
>> निश्चयवन्तं ब्रह्मभूतम्
>>
>>
>>
>> (brahmabhUtaM jIvanmuktam, ‘brahmaiva sarvam’ ityevaM nishchayavantaM
>> brahmabhUtam)
>>
>>
>>
>> (brahmabhUtam, also termed jIvanmuktam,  one who has the conviction that
>> everything is Brahman only).
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Also Sri Bhagavatpada has dealt with the subject of जीवन्मुक्त
>> (jIvanmukta)
>> extensively in Viveka Chudamani.
>>
>>
>>
>> Pranams and Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> >>
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