Universe never existed | Gaudapada, Ngarjuna & Sri Ramakrishna | Swami | Shunyavada
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ม.ค. 2025
- With his ocean of knowledge and oratory prowess, Revered Swami Sarvapriyananda explains in what sense an Advaitin says "Universe Never Existed !". The powerful narrations of 10 mins touches upon the teachings of Gaudapada and how that is exactly same with Thakur's Vijnana Vedanta Philosophy and even the Shunyavada of Nagarjuna. A speech that exemplifies the spirit of a true Gyana Yogi, a truly logical explanation to which every soul can relate. Swami ji also narrates a funny phrase that he heard from another monk in the Himalayas with a deep explanation that states how universe is absolutely full with the ultimate existence or Brahman that there is no space for anything else.
Swami Sarvapriyananda (pre-monastic name Biswarup Mitra) is a Hindu monk (sannyasi) belonging to the Ramakrishna Order. He is the current resident Swami and head of the Vedanta Society of New York, a position he has been serving since January 2017.
The Ramakrishna Order (Bengali: রামকৃষ্ণ সংঘ) is the monastic lineage that was founded by Ramakrishna Paramhansa, when he gave the ochre cloth of renunciation to twelve of his close disciples, in January 1886 at the Cossipore House.
The Ramakrishna Order should not be confused with the Ramakrishna Math, which is the legal entity that trains young monks and directs the spiritual duties of the Swamis of the Order. There is also a parallel organization, the Ramakrishna Mission, which performs the charitable work including, orphanages, hospitals, clinics, primary schools, high schools, colleges, and universities - as well as disaster relief and economic development in villages.
Ramakrishna also called Ramakrishna Paramahansa (Bengali: রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, romanized: Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; pronounced [ramɔkriʂno pɔromoɦɔŋʃo],born Ramakrishna Chattopadhay,[2][3][4] was an Indian Hindu mystic. He was a devotee of the goddess Kali, but adhered to various religious practices from the Hindu traditions of Vaishnavism, Tantric Shaktism, and Advaita Vedanta, as well as Christianity and Islam. He advocated the essential unity of religions and proclaimed that world religions are "so many paths to reach one and the same goal".[5] His parable-based teachings espoused the ultimate unity of diverse religions as being means to enable the realization of the same God. He is regarded by his followers as an avatar (divine incarnation).
Sri Sarada Devi, born Kshemankari / Thakurmani / Saradamani Mukhopadhyay, was the wife and spiritual consort of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a nineteenth-century Hindu mystic. Sarada Devi is also reverentially addressed as the Holy Mother (Sri Sri Maa) by the followers of the Sri Ramakrishna monastic order. The Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission situated at Dakshineshwar is based on the ideals and life of Sarada Devi. She played an important role in the growth of the Ramakrishna Mission.
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Highly complex philosophy explained brilliantly by Sri Sarvapriyananda 🙏
This was extremely helpful. Now things are coming together, thank you.🙏
Monumental talk. It doesn't get better than this.
This is just stunningly beautiful! If you allow these ideas to sink into yourself (?) - there is an incredible discovery. 🙏
CONSCIOUSNESS ALONE EXISTS. ALL ELSE ARE ILLUSION, ERROR AND EMPTY. THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH. WE ARE THAT ONE REALITY. PRACTICE ONENESS. SILENCE IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL. STAY AS AWARENESS ALWAYS.
Brilliant and most simple explanation for us with most basic understanding..
Pranams to thee..dearest SWAMIJI.
Now will try practically to understand all this and practice " Equal Vision"😊
Reminds beautiful quote from Adi Shankaracharya in Atmabodha as
Samsarah swapnatulyahi ragadweshadi sangakulah
Swakale satyavat bhati prabodhe sati asat bhavet.
🙏🌹Jai Shree Ramakrishna🙏🌹
Pranam Swamiji. Nothing but Brahman
Wow 😵💫 what an illustration 🙏
Marvellous
Exactly what I experienced, the ocean and wave analogy is made just for a mind to be understood but the fact is there is no wave only ocean.
Please, can you give the link for the original talk??
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Samkhya Darshan states that the universe has no beginning and no end. The Universe keeps changing.
But the Dvaitins will ask, who created that pot from the clay ?
Swami Sarvapriyananda is Brahman
Bottom line: created and creator is one and the same. No creation but manifestation, one that became many and not one who CREATED many. Creation implies a material cause that is separate from the creator, the intelligent cause. Upadhana ( material ) karana and Nimitha Karana ( intelligent) are one and same.
Brahman a noun then?
Universe arithmetic program and every being is DNA program programs are invisible
In case of pot and clay, either in form of pot or clay, both are gross and so have form. But in case of world and brahman, world is gross but brahman is not gross, not perceived. So it is difficult to believe that gross world is non perceivable brahman.
Pl zoom and zoom the universe until the quantum level, and it is nothing but consciousness. Bio centrism.
Brahman is characteristic not a thing
@MM-dh3wr
Brahman is consciousness, and it doesn't have physical dimensions like space. It is only true as it explains this universe.
No physical thing is real if it is without boundaries like space as per the conventional physics, and quantum physics explains that local realism is not real, but consciousness is real.
It is only real.
You don't have to believe it because you are THAT.
An example can be stretched only so much. Beyond that it will lead to foolish conclusion.
The point here is, clay is that from which pot is made. Pot does not have an independent existence, but clay does. So, when you see the pot, you are actually 'seeing' only clay, but misidentified as pot (since pot has only fleeting existence).
Total nonsense. Uf the universe is denied, wverything else js also denied including Advaita vedanta.
No one's denying Brahman though
The "Falsity" in Advaita Vedanta: Clearing Misconceptions
A common critique of Advaita Vedanta is: "If everything is false in Advaita, then Advaitic knowledge, teachings, and liberation must also be false."
To this, Advaita gives a clear and profound response: Yes, they are false-but only in the relative sense. Let me explain with an analogy.
The Rope and Snake Analogy
Imagine mistaking a rope in dim light for a snake. This illusion creates fear and panic. When someone points out that it’s not a snake but a rope, your fear disappears. Now, here's the question:
Was the "snake's slithering away" true or false?
Vidyaranya explains this beautifully: "Rajju Sarpa Visarpanam"-the slithering away of the snake is also false. Why? Because there was never a real snake to begin with. When you realize it was only ever a rope, the dismissal of the snake is also part of the illusion. What remains real throughout is the rope.
Applying This to Advaita's Teaching
Similarly, in Advaita, your so-called bondage-the belief that you are a limited being caught in the cycle of birth, death, and suffering-is like the snake. It arises due to Avidya (ignorance). When Vidya (knowledge) comes, this false bondage is dismissed. But just as the snake never truly existed, your bondage was never real.
So, is liberation (Moksha) false? Yes, it is false in the same way that the dismissal of the snake is false. You were never bound to begin with. As pure consciousness (Atman), you are, and always have been, free.
The Function of False Knowledge
Critics may ask: "If knowledge is false, what is the point of it?"
The answer lies in its practical utility. Just as you use a thorn to remove another thorn, knowledge operates within the realm of illusion (Maya) to dispel ignorance, which is also within Maya. Once ignorance is removed, knowledge too is transcended. But this "false" knowledge works-it is enough to dismiss ignorance and reveal your true nature as pure consciousness.
The Ultimate Truth in Advaita
What does Advaita reveal as the final truth? This is expressed in Gaudapada’s Mandukya Karika:
"There is no creation, no dissolution, no bondage, no seeker, no liberation. This is the ultimate truth."
What does this mean? It means that as pure consciousness (Brahman), you were never created, never bound, and never needed liberation. The universe, samsara, bondage, and even spiritual disciplines are part of the dream-like illusion of Maya. The realization Aham Brahmasmi ("I am Brahman") reveals that you are, and always have been, eternal, infinite, and free.
The Importance of Conviction
Now, some of us may intellectually grasp this truth but still doubt: "Maybe I am not the body-mind complex, and maybe I am pure consciousness."
This doubt must be replaced with unwavering conviction. As a verse says:
देहात्मज्ञानवत् ज्ञानं देहात्मज्ञानवद् भवेत्।
आत्मनैव भवेदस्य सन्निच्छन्नपि मुच्यते।।
Transliteration:
Dehātma-jñānavat jñānaṃ dehātma-jñānavad bhavet,
Ātmanaiva bhaved asya sannicchann api mucyate.
“With the same conviction you now have that you are the body-mind, if you can realize with equal certainty that you are pure consciousness, even if you don’t seek liberation, you will be liberated.”
The key is to shift your identification from the body-mind to your true nature as Sat-Chit-Ananda-existence, consciousness, and bliss.
Conclusion
The snake didn’t slither away-it was never there to begin with. Similarly, your bondage doesn’t "go away" because it was never real. You simply realize that you were always the infinite, eternal rope of pure consciousness.
This realization is liberation. This is Advaita Vedanta.
False ignorance is dismissed by false knowledge, false bondage is cleared up by the false liberation and you realise you are always liberated.
This is Advaita's position