Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Zephyr" data-source="post: 1921" data-attributes="member: 44">Why can&#039;t l change the world if l am Brahman ?If l am Brahman, then my will is Brahman&#039;s will. My will related to what doesn&#039;t happen is illusory, like my mind and body.How does Brahman bring change if he is unchanging ?Brahman grounds the temporal realm in which both mental and bodily change occurs. The change has no beginning, nor end.What is the nature of an illusion ?An illusion is something seeming or appearing as other than what it is. All illusions are caused by mistaken comprehension.Does the world exist as an illusion for Brahman ?Brahman experiences the content of illusion, without mistaking the illusion to be the reality. Just like a knowledgeable person can see a mirage, without believing in its actual existence. He never loses his identity as pure consciousness.What exists other than all that is illusory ?ConsciousnessHow can consciousness ground the mental and physical world and how can an illusion be grounded by what is real ?The real can actually ground an illusion. Just as the real moving wings of a fan show an illusory circle. This is an analogy, so it doesn&#039;t explain the &quot;how&quot;, maybe we will never know it.If l am Brahman and Brahman knows how consciousness grounds the illusion, then why don&#039;t we know how consciousness is grounded ?Brahman (I) knows the way the illusion is grounded without a &quot;how&quot; or &quot;why&quot;. In other words, it&#039;s a brute fact, requiring no further explanations. But nevertheless, it&#039;s a brute fact in the realm of illusions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zephyr, post: 1921, member: 44"] Why can't l change the world if l am Brahman ? If l am Brahman, then my will is Brahman's will. My will related to what doesn't happen is illusory, like my mind and body. How does Brahman bring change if he is unchanging ? Brahman grounds the temporal realm in which both mental and bodily change occurs. The change has no beginning, nor end. What is the nature of an illusion ? An illusion is something seeming or appearing as other than what it is. All illusions are caused by mistaken comprehension. Does the world exist as an illusion for Brahman ? Brahman experiences the content of illusion, without mistaking the illusion to be the reality. Just like a knowledgeable person can see a mirage, without believing in its actual existence. He never loses his identity as pure consciousness. What exists other than all that is illusory ? Consciousness How can consciousness ground the mental and physical world and how can an illusion be grounded by what is real ? The real can actually ground an illusion. Just as the real moving wings of a fan show an illusory circle. This is an analogy, so it doesn't explain the "how", maybe we will never know it. If l am Brahman and Brahman knows how consciousness grounds the illusion, then why don't we know how consciousness is grounded ? Brahman (I) knows the way the illusion is grounded without a "how" or "why". In other words, it's a brute fact, requiring no further explanations. But nevertheless, it's a brute fact in the realm of illusions. [/QUOTE]

Name

Verification

Layout Options

Color Schemes

Reply to thread