A.Addition of
finites cannot accumulate to infinite.
B.A question
then will arise: what is there beyond the boundaries of finiteness that is
different from existence? Difference from existence is only non-existence; and
we cannot say non-existence exists on the other side of the existence. That is
a self-contradictory statement. Therefore existence has to be infinite. I am
not only an existent entity but also a conscious entity. Consciousness has to
be existent, since we cannot talk about non-existent consciousness. Hence
existence and consciousness are not two separate entities but one and the same
entity viewed from two different perspectives.
C.When did I
become ignorant of myself? Vedanta says that ignorance has no beginning.
Suppose that, not knowing anything about Anthropology, I ask myself: when did
my ignorance of Anthropology start? I must say that from the beginning I did
not know Anthropology. However, even though my ignorance of Anthropology is
beginningless, that ignorance can end once I learn that science. Similarly,
self-ignorance has no beginning but can end once I learn that my true nature is
limitless existence-consciousness. This beginningless self-ignorance, which is
the root cause of all human suffering, is called primordial sin by some
religions.
D.vAsanA-s are
accumulated by deliberate willful actions - we call them as ego-centric
actions. The vAsanA-s are also called the ‘causal body’, since they are the
cause in determining what type of body, what type of parents and what type of
environment or world that I need around me in order exhaust my vAsanA-s.
E.Transformation from subtle to grosser form is called ‘creation’ in Vedanta.
Reference & Courtesy: An introduction to Vedanta - Dr.Sadananda
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