The Fifth Theory of Error

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The Advaita Vedanta says what you see as a snake is actually a projection. Sadh, Asad Vyam Anir Vachanyam cannot be designated as absolutely real or non-existent. Shankara says this world is Maya - every other village in India will say once in a while it's sub-Maya. But this is AdhvaitA Vedanta's position. It's not that this world doesn't exist, but not that it's the ultimate reality also. So these are the different theories of existence. Just to give you an idea of how deeply they have studied these"

Adhyasa Bhashya is Adi Shankara’s introduction to the Brahma Sutras. Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a brief overview of this commentary, over three sessions. Reference material for this series: - Adhyasa Bhashya in Sanskrit: https://arshavidyacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Swamini-Svatmavidya/collateral/Adhyasa-Bhashya.pdf - Swami Gambhirananda's translation: preamble in chapter 1, section 1 of https://a.co/d/hEj8iQr - Translation of the lectures of Dr. Mani Dravid Sastri: https://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/snsastri/adhyasabhashya.pdf ► To support the Vedanta Society of New York: www.vedantany.org/donate