Vedanta - Discussion Forum I (introductory))

[gangajal]

>This is a quite interesting interpretation for an Advaiti. Perhaps you are right, in which case I stand >corrected

Sundar,
I follow Sri Ramakrishna's Advaita system that is not quite that of Shankara. According to the Ramakrsihna Advaita a Jiva will feel different from God and the world as long as he has the "I" sense. The difference will vanish when the ego disappears. In Ramakrishna Advaita some spiritual aspirants do not want union. For them God will be eternally different. There is complete union only for those aspirants who want such a union. The Sakta Master Ramprasad (1720-1791 ce) sang, "I want to taste sugar but not be sugar" by which he meant that he did not want complete union.

The idea of special powers given by God will make semse for a person who does not want complete union. Ramakrishna Advaita accepts Advaita , Vishistadvait and Dvaita. These three systems are meant for three different kinds of aspirants. According to Sri Ramakrishna God maintains an eternal Presence for those people who do not want a complete union.