Ajativada - Philosophers and Interpretations

Philosophers and Interpretations

Philosophers such as Y K Menon for example, said that Sankara said that the goal is attainment of oneness with Sat-Cit-Ananda, or Being, Consciousness, Bliss. These are actually qualities, according to Ramana Maharshi, and therefore attributes and still within illusion. In other words not NirGuna Brahman,(or ultimate transcendental, indescribable 'Beyond', but still Saguna Brahman, ( or being or 'Consciousness' associated with 'manifestation'. According to some, the realisation of Saguna Brahman and NirGuna is simultaneous, unless the person is a Bhakta/Devotee of some 'God Figure' and a believer in form. Another term for Ajativada could be Para-Advaita,(not to be confused with other paradvaita term), comprising the fourth level of Vedanta, above Dvaita, Visishtadvaita, and Advaita; Being duality, partial duality and non duality respectively and finally above non duality. This takes the philosophy a step further than Adi Sankara does, as he stops short of heavily expounding Para-Advaita/Ajata. Although Sankara's teachings lead to this logical conclusion, and probably were not highlighted, as Sankara was trying to refute Buddhism,(Gautama Buddha), at the time and similar philosophy would not be dwelt on. This leads to the conclusion that on the Pralaya or Dissolution of the Universe, it is the Saguna Brahman, (Awareness), concept that 're-manifests' the universe, and not Nirguna Brahman. This is due to the seeds of manifestation being still in subtle form or in potentiality, in the case of Maha-Pralaya or Great Dissolution of material and subtle. Of course, bearing in mind that Saguna Brahman is ultimately an illusion that never ever happened. NirGuna Brahman being or 'Non Being' the only Truth. This can be compared in Vedantic Meditation to Kevala Nirvikalpa Samadhi, or temporary realisation and Sahaja Nirvikalpa Samadhi or permanent Moksha..( A person doing Kevala Nirvikalpa Samadhi, which actually does not require one to by an expert in cryptic philosophy, which tends to be lost in clever words; Is at the temporary stage. Also most realised persons or muktas were not schooled that well in philosophy at all).Nisargadatta Maharaj for example was not well schooled yet he was a Mukta, and his main teaching was that all was consciousness and that consciousness was awareness interfaced with manifestation and using energy or prana; ie 'I am that'. And yet that was not the final truth as that was ParaBrahman or NirGuna Brahman.

Within the illusory dream,,,for arguments sake.....the situation is like this;

1, Small Ego/Ahamkara- 'I am'.

2.Big 'I Am' consciousness of Siva/Sakti-Prana...

3. Pure Awareness of SaGuna Brahman...

4. Ultimate Truth as NirGuna Brahman. Is inexplicable in the positive; only neti neti --not this not this