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MIND, MATTER AND GOD : JIVA, JADA AND ISVARA M.M.NINAN Heb. 2: 14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death--that is, the devil-- 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. Thus we see that Vishista Advaita teaches exactly what the bible teaches in a very pictorial way. This is exactly the stand of the Eastern Churches. For a detailed study see my book Cosmos, the Body of God (Isa Purusha Tatva) https://www.createspace.com/3989816 http://www.oration.com/~mm9n/articles/cosmos/index.htm There are three key principles of Vishishtadvaita are: • Tattva: There are three real entities namely, jiva (living souls; the sentient); ajiva (the insentient) and Ishvara (Vishnu-Narayana orParahbrahman, creator and controller of the world). • Hita: The means of realization is through Bhakti (devotion) and Prapatti (selfsurrender). • Purushartha: The goal of every sentient being is the liberation from bondage In Vishishtadvaita Vedanta, the following three means are accepted as valid means of knowledge: • Pratyaksa — the knowledge gained by means of perception • Anumana — the knowledge gained by means of inference • Shabda — the knowledge gained by means of shruti Perception refers to knowledge obtained by cognition of external objects based on sensory perception. Inference refers to knowledge obtained by deductive reasoning and analysis. Shruti refers to knowledge gained from other authorities, 150
MIND, MATTER AND GOD : JIVA, JADA AND ISVARA M.M.NINAN In other worlds it is not the Nirguna Brahman that we are looking for as the ultimate reality, but a Saguna Brahman – God with qualities. How did the singularity which has no properties became one with infinite properties will always remain a mystery. the argument is valid both for Mental Monism and Materialistic Monism Here Vishishtadvaita assumes that the universe as we experience consists of three groups of realities: a. Ishvara is Para-brahman with infinite superlative qualities, whose substantive nature imparts the existence to the modes b. <strong>Jiva</strong>s are chit-brahman or sentient beings (which possess consciousness). They are the modes of Brahman which show consciousness. c. Jagat is achit-brahman or matter/Universe (which are non-conscious). They are the mode of Brahman which are not conscious. Brahman is the composite whole of the triad consisting of Ishvara along with his modes i.e. <strong>Jiva</strong>s and Jagat. Ishvara The word is derived from two words Isa and Param. Isa is derived from the Christian name Yesu – Jesus. Thus the word can be translated as “Jesus is Lord”. Ishvara is the Supreme Cosmic Spirit who maintains complete control over the Universe and all the sentient beings, which together also form the pan-organistic body of Ishvara. Ishvara is Parabrahman endowed with innumerable auspicious qualities (Kalyana Gunas). Ishvara is perfect, omniscient, omnipresent, incorporeal, independent, the creator of the universe, its active ruler. He is causeless, eternal and unchangeable — and is yet the material and the efficient cause of the universe and sentient beings. He is both immanent (like whiteness in milk) and transcendent (like a watch-maker independent of a watch). He is the subject of worship. He is the basis of morality and giver of the fruits of one's Karma. He rules the world with His Maya — His divine power. 151
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