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Re: Age of Hinduism
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: Age of Hinduism
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From: nparker@crl.com (Nathan Parker)
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Date: 22 Feb 1995 19:16:58 -0800
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Distribution: world
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From nparker@crl.com Wed Feb 22 22: 07:48 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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References: <3igr0t$n1d@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
Parag Gupta (PXG111@PSUVM.PSU.EDU) wrote:
: interpretation!! Read lectures given by Swami Vivekananda, and his spiritual
: master, Sri Ramakrishna!! You cannot get a better feel of Vedanta, than you ca
: n from these great enlightened souls!! Since, they experienced everything
: they teach, from the purpose of life to seeing and feeling 'God' is the very
: zest of Hinduism!!
The question will arise that, if they had become jIvan-mukta, then why
were they still acting in duality? The very fact that there is action
denotes duality, so how can that be freedom from duality.
Further, if they experienced something, then that indicates the dualities
of the experience, the experiencer, and the experienced.
By the word "feeling" and "seeing" you apply qualities to God, who is
beyond qualities. So if the Absolute is non-dual, how did Vivekananda do
any of the spedified activities?
Of course, these contradictions only arise if what Vivekananda said as
vedanta is actually vedanta.
