[Advaita-l] What is the difference between Maya and avidhya ?T

[Ravi Kiran]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at in.abb.com> wrote:

> praNAms
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> Hare Krishna
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> If this is accepted as a result of avidyA (lesha) or diK brama (as it is
> subjective), the jnAna nisTatha, which is considered as the pinnacle in
> jnAna sAdhana would be another term for the paripUrNa saMyak jnAna
> (dArDhya) of the svarUpa, which you are saying here. Is it not so or is
> there more to it (from jnAna standpoint, without adding reference from JMV,
> like mano nAsha or vAsana ksaya, at upAdhi level etc ?)
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> Ø     Kindly pardon me I am not able to understand what exactly you are
> asking here.  jnana nishTa is only who is established himself in his
> svarUpa jnana and he is abhaya and krutakrutya.  AnandaM brahmaNO vidvAn na
> bibheti kutaschana says taittereeya, It is because of this reason only I
> clarified jnAni cannot have a fear of snake in saMskAra rUpa since he is
> abhaya after realizing his svarUpa jnana.
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Yes, the implication is, jnAna nishTa is one who has saMyak svarUpa jnAna,
because of which he is abhaya/krutakrutya.


> OTOH, if the jnana nishTatha is prasankhyAna (repetition of jnana to keep
> the jnana intact and maintaining its intensity) he is not paramArtha jnAni,
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Yes, this repetition seems like some upAsana..

> he is as good as others and subject to the influence of avidyA.
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> Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
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> bhaskar
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Thanks