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    Advaita: How does Nirguna Brahman transforms into Saguna Brahman?

    We all know that it's Saguna Brahman that does the job of creation but I would like to know, how Nirguna Brahman becomes Saguna Brahman in the first place. I know you guys would probably say that when Nirguna's reflection falls on maya, it becomes Saguna and so on, but such an explanation never...
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    Two Birds on a Tree / Reflection Theory

    Here's an youtube video on the analogy of Two Birds, by Swami Sarvapriyananda (an advaitin monk). Here, he compares the tree with our physical body, and the two birds as our atmans. He says that there's actually one bird/atman within us and not two as the dualists claim. By using the two bird...
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    Advaita : Does each of us has a causal body within us?

    Causal Body is ignorance as per Advaita. Here's an article i came across that was posted on an advaita website. Here's the link- Article no. 1. There it's mentioned that causal body does not reside within us and yet it has been called a body by Shankaracharya, because as per Shankara, a body is...
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    Does the individual soul actually feel pleasure or pain?

    In Gita ch.13 v23 , the Lord says that the Supreme Purusha in this body is the upadrista (observer) , the anumanta (permitter) , bharta (supporter) and bhokta (the experiencer / the one who experiences). Swami Chidbhananda, in his Gita commentary, explained the bhokta part by saying that the...
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    Vedanta Philosophy: Where exactly are our samskaras stored?

    As per the vedanata school of philosophy, chitta or the subconscious mind is the store house of all samskaras or impressions. Now in an advaita article, it was mentioned that it's the causal body where all our samskaras and vasanas are stored in seed form. Is this causal body / karana sharira...
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    Advaita : Did Brahman split into multiple souls?

    Hey guys, i'm having some difficulty understanding a few things while going through the sixth chapter of Chandogya Upanishad, where Sage Aruni AKA Uddalaka was teaching his son Swetaketu about Brahman. Below i'm quoting the first few verses from chapter six, where Brahman willed to become many...
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