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Buddhist Sunya & Vedantic Self

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    • March 1, 2024 at 12:50 pm #615677
      Mohit Mishra
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      Hari Om. Sri Gurubhyo Namah.

       

      In lesson 16, we are provided an interesting and vital note of caution that while negating the five sheaths as the not-Self, the nature of the Self as Sat-Chit-Ananda must be asserted, else it can lead to a conclusion that Self is absence of everything = Sunya / voidness. The Sunya-vada school of Buddhism asserts voidness. Please forgive my limited knowledge and understanding – the Buddhists too speak of Awareness as being our real nature.

       

      Please forgive my limited understanding and potentially sounding silly. It appears to me in one way or another both Buddhist principle of Sunya and Vedantic principle of the Self point to the same principle in one way or another, but different expressions. A glass full of water can be said to be devoid of air. A glass devoid of water can be said to be full of air. Would this be a correct understanding? If not, I humbly request your clarification on this aspect.

       

      In continuation, we learn from the lesson that vijyanamaya-kosa is the locus cidabhasa. Negation points to our real nature different from this kosa by shifting our attention away from cidabhasa. The Sunya school of thought would probably stop here (?) having negated every aspect and conclude there is only voidness while Vedanta would take a step ahead and state there is an all-pervading entity (Self). Is my understanding right? If not, I again request for clarification.

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