Advaita and its fallacies.
Dear all,
I am afraid that an illusion is likely to be created while going through this thread that Advaitam was advocated and laboured to be justified only by Adi sankara.
The oldest record, perhaps, is in Rig Veda, Nasadiya Sutra, where Monotheism is discussed about.
In Zoroastrianism, which was perhaps once the largest on earth, when some consider it as old as 18th century BCE, Monotheism is mentioned.
Among the Abrahamic religions, Judaism ( Torah, the Hebrew Bible), talks about Monotheism.
The Older Testament adopts a more complex Trinatarianism ( father, Son and the holy Ghost).
In Islam, Wahabbism, the primary part Tawhid, talks about the uniqueness and Unity of God, again Monotheism.
Thus, all religions, old and young have the concept of Monotheism.
Adi Sankara, who, besides being one of the greatest philosophers, was also an Administrator unparalleled,fused together the different factions prevailing at that time, Ganapatyam,Saivam,Sauram,Vaishnavam and Saktham and when he found among some tribals the worship of Kaumaram, he incorporated that belief also and created what is more commonly known as Shanmatasthabanam, advocating the philosophy that, in whatever form you worship God, God is same and unique and Advaitam. When this was extended to the interpretation of Vedas and Upanishads, the Atma and the Body etc being one or illusorily double or really dual etc,he extended his logic to establish that it is all one and whatever we are seeing differently, is Maya.
He could not have been more sarcastic on all those who discuss on Vedanta and Grammar etc than he was in his small composition, Bhaja Govindam, when he criticises all those who are spending their time on " Drung gung karane", but instead, devote their time in worshipping Govinda.
After all, whether we talk about Chit, the subatomic particles or about Ambaram, bigger than the Universe, we get lost in the search for Chidambaram and that is the Chidambara Rahasyam
Regards,
Ramanathan.
Dear all,
I am afraid that an illusion is likely to be created while going through this thread that Advaitam was advocated and laboured to be justified only by Adi sankara.
The oldest record, perhaps, is in Rig Veda, Nasadiya Sutra, where Monotheism is discussed about.
In Zoroastrianism, which was perhaps once the largest on earth, when some consider it as old as 18th century BCE, Monotheism is mentioned.
Among the Abrahamic religions, Judaism ( Torah, the Hebrew Bible), talks about Monotheism.
The Older Testament adopts a more complex Trinatarianism ( father, Son and the holy Ghost).
In Islam, Wahabbism, the primary part Tawhid, talks about the uniqueness and Unity of God, again Monotheism.
Thus, all religions, old and young have the concept of Monotheism.
Adi Sankara, who, besides being one of the greatest philosophers, was also an Administrator unparalleled,fused together the different factions prevailing at that time, Ganapatyam,Saivam,Sauram,Vaishnavam and Saktham and when he found among some tribals the worship of Kaumaram, he incorporated that belief also and created what is more commonly known as Shanmatasthabanam, advocating the philosophy that, in whatever form you worship God, God is same and unique and Advaitam. When this was extended to the interpretation of Vedas and Upanishads, the Atma and the Body etc being one or illusorily double or really dual etc,he extended his logic to establish that it is all one and whatever we are seeing differently, is Maya.
He could not have been more sarcastic on all those who discuss on Vedanta and Grammar etc than he was in his small composition, Bhaja Govindam, when he criticises all those who are spending their time on " Drung gung karane", but instead, devote their time in worshipping Govinda.
After all, whether we talk about Chit, the subatomic particles or about Ambaram, bigger than the Universe, we get lost in the search for Chidambaram and that is the Chidambara Rahasyam
Regards,
Ramanathan.