The Problem With Accepting Adhyasa

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Shankaras replied to the objections. Then he goes forward to prove the existence of Adhyasa. He just tells you briefly how he does that and then concludes with his conclusion. So, what's your point? Point here is in debate, it's a rule. If there is some fault in say, there's something that I accept, I cannot accuse you of committing a fault if you accept the same thing. We all accept the Naiyaikas, Mavashay, Sika, Sankhil. Now, I can't say that the Advaitan is making a mistake by accepting AdHyasa. You can't accuse me, the non-

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