| Claim against Swamiji (SSS) |
| Big fuss on whether avidya =mAyA |
| · Swamiji does not like tarka or reasoning |
| · Swamiji does not admit of avidyA in deep sleep |
| · Swamiji does not endorse prakarana works, as he says they are not written by Shankara |
| · Swamiji claims no role for bhakti in the advaita tradition |
| · Swamiji does not accept that an enlightened soul may still suffer the consequences of past deeds |
| · Swamiji advocates learning from books only, and being self taught without a teacher |
| · Swamiji overuses the phrase adhyAropa-apavAda giving the impression it his discovery |
| · Swamiji is not of the tradition |
| · Swamiji claims he is right and everyone else is wrong |
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Review of article on Shankara – Part 6, and final
Maya
A tarka (reasoning, argumentation) is required for the analysis of anubhava, as both SSS and RB agree – consistent with Shankara’s position. That is, language and thought, needless to say, have a role to play, chiefly for exposition and analysis.
However, after two long, dense paragraphs RB contends: “If the tarka required to examine anubhava is itself completely dependent on ´sruti, then by no means is anubhava the ‘kingpin’ of pram¯an.as.”
Prior to this, SSS was quoted as maintaining that “for this unique tarka all universal anubhavas or experiences (intuitive experiences) themselves are the support.” The author states that this affirmation involves circular argumentation, and that to say that Shankara interprets the Vedas as being consistent with anubhava is wrong, the truth being the opposite: anubhava is consistent with the Vedas: “it should be clear that according to Sure´svar¯ac¯arya, the direct realization is directly from just ´sruti itself, thus satisfying the criteria for it to be a pram¯an.a…. The direct realization of the self is from ´sruti alone.” Continue reading