The vedas acknowledge divine karma as the origin of all creation, preservation, and destruction. However, since God does not have desires, unlike humans, he is not constrained by them. In the first chapter of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.6.1), we discover that karma is one of the three main causes of diversity, alongside name and form. The variety in names is a result of speech, and the variety in forms is a result of the eye, while the mind and body are the sources for the variety in actions. For every action, the body serves as the source, the controller, or the lord. Within the body, the mind, speech, breath, organs of action, and organs of perception are regarded as the primary deities who receive sustenance from the body and carry out their respective functions. Nevertheless, we cannot solely depend on them to combat the impurities and the malevolent forces that can infiltrate our body, as they are susceptible to evil and demonic influences, thoughts, desires, temptations,...
Philosophy about knowledge says that knowledge is what is known as opposed to what is not known to a human being. It is the product of thought, which usually employs or works with concepts, like truth and belief. The definition of knowledge should comply with the prerequisites of a definition and should reflect the nature of knowledge. Therefore, the best way to interpret information is to make comparisons and use it as a model for interpreting information.
Advaita Vedanta is about knowing that you alone are enough. But the kind of knowledge that Advaita is talking about is living a life where we can tell ourselves that we really are and that that's what we really mean and that's not what we're going into based on what we've learned a little bit of background. We must have faith like Ramana Maharshi, Swami Vivekananda, Shankaracharya and many other monks. Here Ramana Maharshi explains the real truth in very basic and simple terms.
From a philosophical perspective, knowledge alone is sufficient. Because only wisdom can bring salvation. But for practical purposes the knowledge of the Upanishads is well explained. But the real question is; How can this be true and what is the problem with doing this?
Classical Vedanta defines the problem at three levels:-
- Ignorance
- Interference of the mind
- Impurity of the mind
Swami Vivekananda said, "Every soul has a divine origin. The goal is to have this belief in God within you. Through meditation or mind control or love or work to do so."
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