Vedanta and science (Buddhism, reincarnation, followers, translation, evolution)

[Pariah]

Originally Posted by Aupmanyav

BhagwadGeeta is explaining some very deep philosophy and for the purpose of explanation it has pegged the knowledge on someone like Krishna. Krishna is anthromorphised Indian wisdom. It is not correct to take a literal meaning and think that Krishna is a human or an avatara.

But what if he was a human?

If you take a literal meaning then it will say that Vasudeva's sperm and Devaki's ovum merged to form the cell which developed into Lord Krishna. Would you like your Purushottam Parabrahman to be born like that?

I would actually prefer Lord Krishna to be born like that. To me, to say that Krishna was human and still did all that he did proves much more valuable to me than to say simply that he was born with whatever talent he had. It means he had to strive and struggle and eventually succeeded, which seems more triumphant than having his powers handed to him, right?

[michaelm]

an interesting teaching. however, it does not deny that ultimately all is Maya, it merely points out that to state it as fact whilst still attached causes difficulties.

[michaelm]

when a coiled rope is mistaken for a snake, is the snake part of the rope? Yes and no.

[Don Penguinoini]

Has anyone realised how Buddhism is the keyword for this thread?

[Atman]

Namaste Harikrishna.

Firstly if there were darkness, there was a coiled rope, but one did not see a snake then they would not assume that the rope is a snake as they would not have seen the snake in the first place

I'm not sure what your trying to convey here. Would you mind rephrasing it?

[michaelm]

the teaching of the 'snake in the rope' is a demonstration of how we are only deluded by imagination. Everything is a delusion. All we have to do is to see this clearly and thus the delusion vanishes, the snake never existed except in our imagination, the same with everyting we experience with all our senses, including our mind.

[Seyorni]

Good clarification, Michaelm.

There are different types, or levels of "reality." At the time you perceive the rope as a snake the rope is, in fact, a snake to you, and the prudent and proper response would be to treat it as such. When, with enlightenment, the snake is revealed to be a rope, only then would it be prudent to treat it as such.

We must live in the reality we perceive, even whilst knowing that our perception is entirely subjective and, ultimately, illusory.

[michaelm]

How can you see the infinite? If 'God' allows him/herself to be seen by taking a form, that does not mean God is with form, merely able to do so to give us something to worship.

form means limitations. The infinite, omnipotent, omnipresent cannot have limits.

Creation is an illusion.

[Don Penguinoini]

Maya.

[Don Penguinoini]

If he can change his form at will, then that is unlimited, and not confined to one form.

Also, welcome to the forums Laksmi! Great to see you on the forums, very pleasing to see more hindus