[Advaita-l] Tamas, physical darkness, is a positive object

[Venkatesh Murthy]

Namaste

If you say Darkness if absence of Light you are correct. If you say
Darkness is absence of everything you are not correct. Just because a room
is Dark you cannot say it has nothing. Therefore Darkness is Something. It
is NOT Nothing. Therefore Darkness is Positive Object - a Bhaava Roopa.

On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 6:30 PM, Ramachandra Sastry via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste,
>
> Thanks to all who responded on my query.
> Apparently, if  we say blackness is the property of darkness and since this
> blackness is seen, hence darkness must have an objective existence, then we
> should ask what is the Pramana to say that blackness is the property of
> darkness? if someone says obviously the eyes...however isn't darkness seen
> even if the eyes are shut?
> Darkness is darkness whether we keep eyes open or shut...how can we say
> eyes are the pramana to say that darkness is an object ... we cannot i
> believe...
>
> Regards
> Ramachandra
>
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 5:22 PM, Ravi Kiran via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 4:25 PM, H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Ramachandra Sastry via Advaita-l <
> > > > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > << Therefore, how can we say darkness has a objective existence. >>,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Based on experience.  When a child closes its eyes with lights on, it
> > > does
> > > > not see any light. But it experiences no fear. Let us say the lights
> go
> > > off
> > > > when the child has still closed its eyes, and then opens its eyes.
> Does
> > > the
> > > > child not screech due to fear ? Do we not say the fear is due to its
> “
> > > > seeing “ darkness? Hence it is said darkness has an objective
> > existence.
> > >
> >
> > Interestingly, only light (tejas) is listed under dravya (substance), but
> > not darkness (tamas), in tarka sangraha.
> >
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
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-Venkatesh