Vedanta - Discussion Forum I (introductory))

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Also if the saguna brahman can not be subrated, then how could one even reach nirguna brahman? And what is the need for the nirguna brahman for the theory? It seems saguna brahman would do just fine?

According to Gangajal, in vishistadvaita, one has the equation:

brahman = narayana + jiva + jagat

I think Narayana is being called the saguna-brahman here. But I don't think adding saguna brahman, saguna jivas and saguna jagat could ever produce a nirguna brahman. So brahman on the left side of the equation must be something saguna too.

Actually at this moment, this equation is thoroughly confusing for me. Hopefully Gangajal would clarify further the relationship between brahman on the left side and narayana on the right side..