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Vedanta, Introductory Texts, Why Invocations?, Vishisht Adwaita ,…

- - - - It is not that BRAHMAN exists but its existence itself
        
        Wave in Water or Water appearing as wave
      - It is not that BRAHMAN knows but its knowledge itself
        
        Understanding, Memory etc are instances of Consciousness. Consciousness is not a thought feeling memory idea but allof these are forms of Consciousness
      - It is not that BRAHMAN is happy but its happiness itself
        
        Bliss is not a pleasant feeling thrill excitement etc. Bliss is a substratum of all things happy and fulfilling;
    - - Vijatiya
        
        Difference of kind species class - Trees rocks animal; But everything is Brahman
      - Sajatiya
        
        Different but the same kind two mango trees ; Type Token - Brahman is One
      - Swagata
        
        Internal Difference roots branches leaves of same mango tree
        But Brahman has no internal Differences
    - - Speech can talk ab Jati Species Guna Quality Kriya Activity ; Sambandh Relation Rudhi Convention - Brahman or Atman can not be described in language
      - Mind itself shines in the light of Consciousness, it is illumined by Consciousness and therefore can not illuminate Consciousness
    - - Enlightenment
        
        Atyanti Dukhanirvitti - Transcendence/Cessation of Sorrow
        
        Parmannad Prapti - Attainment of Ultimate Bliss
      - Proximate Goal - Present Assignment - Successful completion of present task
  - - - Adwaita Vedanta has 6 sources of knowledge (Praman)
        
        Jyeshtha Pramana is Perception - Pratyaksha
        
        Vedanta Paribhasha was written by Dharamaraja Dhwarindra - He was a Nyay guy but his wife was a Adwait - Good source of learning all the Pramanas
        
        Inference / Reasoning - Anuman
        
        Analogical Reasoning - Upaman
        
        Hypotheses/Supposition - Arthapati
        
        Absence - Anupalbdhi
        
        Shruti - Scriptures/Vedas
        
        They don't contradict each other - Shankaracharya says that even if 100 shruti says that Fire is cold - It is not be considered - Experience is Jyestha Praman - Adwaita doesn't deny ur experience
    - - How do u know - Epistemology - Pramana Shastra
    - - 555 in nos
      - Famous ones
    - - Bhagwad Gita - entirely based on Upanishads; Milkman is Krishna; Milk is Bhagwad Gita ; Upanishads are the cows - Who drank the milk - Arjuna
      - Prasthana Traya - Triple Foundation Text - Canonical text -
        
        Shruti Prasthana
        
        Upanishads
        
        Nyay Prasthana
        
        Brahma sutras
        
        Smriti Prasthana
        
        Bhagwad Gita
- - - - Hindu Philosophy
        
        Nyay
        
        Sankhya
        
        Materialists
        
        Dualistic Vedanta - Islam, Dwaita, Christianity,
        
        Charvaka
        
        They only accept what can be sensed through the senses
        
        Buddhist
        
        Accepts Perception & Inference Pratayaksha Anumana
      - Madhwacharya wrote Purna Pragya Bhashya
        
        Dwaita Vedanta
      - Nimbatacharya - Vedanta Parijat bhashya
        
        Dwaita Adwaita Vedanta
      - Vallabhacharya
        
        Shuddha Adwait Vedanta
      - ISKCON
        
        Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Govind Bhashya