05-17-2005, 02:49 AM
Carl,
I read through your claim that RK mission gives contradictory definitions of Maya and laughed aloud to see your ignorance.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The present example deals with the very definition of "maya". The Ramakrishna mission that Vivekananda founded publishes many books, and one will note that even within this set theire is plenty of inconsistency -- what to speak of the inconsistency b/w what Vivekananda said and what Ramakrishna said. Many "swamis" in this mission define maya as a "dream", <i>non-existence</i>, some mental projection (classic shunyavaad). They quote the line from the viveka-cudaamani -- brahma-satyam jagan-mithya. "Mithya" means "false", therefore all except brahman is non-existent according to their simplistic explanation. You, I, and the computer in front of you...its all a dream...wake up and realize you're God!
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You claim that Mithya means false and therefore all except Brahman is non-existent and is a dream. Mithya does not mean non-existence. That would violate Shankara's teaching that Mithya does not mean barren woman's child which is clearly impossible. You clearly have no understanding of Mithya. First find out the meaning of Mithya and then enter into debates. You have made other silly charges against RK mission and Vivekananda in your continuing quest for Hindu unity no doubt. Before there can be any debate about those charges, first make sure that you have a proper understanding of Mithya.
I read through your claim that RK mission gives contradictory definitions of Maya and laughed aloud to see your ignorance.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The present example deals with the very definition of "maya". The Ramakrishna mission that Vivekananda founded publishes many books, and one will note that even within this set theire is plenty of inconsistency -- what to speak of the inconsistency b/w what Vivekananda said and what Ramakrishna said. Many "swamis" in this mission define maya as a "dream", <i>non-existence</i>, some mental projection (classic shunyavaad). They quote the line from the viveka-cudaamani -- brahma-satyam jagan-mithya. "Mithya" means "false", therefore all except brahman is non-existent according to their simplistic explanation. You, I, and the computer in front of you...its all a dream...wake up and realize you're God!
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You claim that Mithya means false and therefore all except Brahman is non-existent and is a dream. Mithya does not mean non-existence. That would violate Shankara's teaching that Mithya does not mean barren woman's child which is clearly impossible. You clearly have no understanding of Mithya. First find out the meaning of Mithya and then enter into debates. You have made other silly charges against RK mission and Vivekananda in your continuing quest for Hindu unity no doubt. Before there can be any debate about those charges, first make sure that you have a proper understanding of Mithya.