[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Avidya is MithyA - says a Vedantin

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Namaste Subbu ji.

प्रबोधाभावे सति मिथ्यावस्तुदर्शनं स्वप्न इति लक्षणयोगादिति भावः ॥ २१२ ॥
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Such a crisp definition of dream completely in accordance with bhAshya.
AchArya says in Aitareya while explaining as to how waking is also a dream
- ननु जागरितं प्रबोधरूपत्वान्न स्वप्नः । नैवम् ; स्वप्न एव । कथम् ?
*परमार्थस्वात्मप्रबोधाभावात्* *स्वप्नवदसद्वस्तुदर्शनाच्च* ।

Thus, as per bhAshya, prabodha-abhAva and mithyA-vastu-darshan are the twin
properties which must be satisfied if a state is to be termed as dream.

AchArya terms deep sleep also as swapna. त्रयः स्वप्ना
जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्त्याख्याः ।

So, those who follow bhAshya must admit - prabodha-abhAva and
mithyA-vastu-darshan in deep sleep. There is no other way. And, there can
be only one mithyA vastu in deep sleep and that is ajnAna. Because Shruti
states merger of everything else in kAraNa-Brahman i.e.
ajnAna-adhyAsa-vishishTa-Brahman during sushupti.

So, one has to accept the appearance of mithyA avidyA in sushupti which
then *ipso facto *implies paramArtha-swAtma-prabodha-abhAva as well.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.