<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The same way Advaita's Nirguna Brahman would be an anathema too. There would be nothing to adore, love, worship and submit. Just a formless absolute, and not the most favored of a person with devotional attitude.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
ISKCON has a new concept. Sri Advaita "Acarya", who is "non-dual" incarnation of MahaVishnu and Sadhashiva (who lives in Goloka).
http://www.salagram.net/parishad31.htm#G...KANTHAHARA
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Advaita-tattva - The Advaita Principle
Lord Advaita Acaya is the incarnation of Mahavisnu, whose main function is to create the cosmic world through the actions of maya. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.4)
Because He is nondifferent from Hari, the Supreme Lord, He is called Advaita, and because He propagates the cult of devotion, He is called Acaya. <b>He is the Lord and the incarnation of the Lord's devotee.</b> Therefore I take shelter of Him. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 1.12 - 13)
Mahavisnu, the Supersoul of material nature, is the efficent cause [nimitta] and Sri Advaita is the material cause [upadana] of the material creation.
Lord Visnu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Narayana in the form of Sri Advaita, is the material cause [upadana]. Lord Visn, in His efficient aspect, glances over the material energy, and Sri Advaita as the material cause, creates the material world. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.16 - 7)
<b>Advaita is Sadasiva </b>6.4
He who was Sri Sadasva is the bhakta-avatara, Sri Advaita Prabhu. (Gaura-Ganoddesa Dipika, 11)
Sri Advaita, who is a reservoir of virtues, is the main limb of Mahavisnu. <b>His full name is Advaita</b>, for He is identical in all respects with the Lord. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.25)
He delivered all living beings by offering the gift of krsna-bhakti. He explained Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam in the light of devotional service. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.27)
Lord Advaita Acarya is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead. <b>Although Lord Caitanya accepts Him as His preceptor, Advaita Acarya is a servant of the Lord.</b> (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi5.147)
There is one "Mahaprabhu" [Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu] and two "Prabhus" [Advaita Prabhu and Nityananda Prabhu]. The two Prabhus serve the lotus feet of Maharabhu. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 7.14)
The twofold branches among the followers of Advaita: saragrahi (those who accept the essence) and asaravahi (those useless persons who accept the nonessential). 6. 10
The followers of Sri Advaita were of two kinds. Some were real followers (saragrahi) and the others were false (sara-grahi). Rejecting the false followers, I offere my respectful obeisances to the real followers of Sri Advaita Acaya whose life and soul was Sri Caitanya Maharabhu. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 12.1)
At first all the followers of Advaita Acaya shared a single opinion. but later they followed two different opinions as ordained by providence. Some of the disciples strictly accepted the orders of the acarya, and <b>others deviated, independently concocting their own opinions under the spell of daivi maya.</b> The opinion of the acarya is essential. Anyone who disregards his order is useless (asara-grahi) (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 12.8 - 10).
The useless followers of Advaita Acarya acted contrary to the principles of Sri Caitanya and thus became <b>cut off from his mercy.</b>
After the disappearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who was the gardener of the tree of love of Godhead, some of the sub-branches of the Advaita branch, for unfortunate reasons, deviated from His path. Some branches did not accept the original trunk that vitalized and maintained the entire tree. When they thus became ungrateful, the original trunk was angry at them. Thus Lord Caitanya did not sprinkly upon them the water of his mercy, and they gradually withered and died.
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GAUDIYA KANTHAHARA
THE SIXTH JEWEL: ADVAITA-TATTVA
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http://www.vrindavan.org/English/about/SPlecture.html
http://www.salagram.net/parishad31.htm
Question for Iskcon members: Is this ADVAITA (acharya) the same as the one mentioned in Mandukya Upanishad? (Shantham SHivam Advaitam)
ISKCON has a new concept. Sri Advaita "Acarya", who is "non-dual" incarnation of MahaVishnu and Sadhashiva (who lives in Goloka).
http://www.salagram.net/parishad31.htm#G...KANTHAHARA
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Advaita-tattva - The Advaita Principle
Lord Advaita Acaya is the incarnation of Mahavisnu, whose main function is to create the cosmic world through the actions of maya. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.4)
Because He is nondifferent from Hari, the Supreme Lord, He is called Advaita, and because He propagates the cult of devotion, He is called Acaya. <b>He is the Lord and the incarnation of the Lord's devotee.</b> Therefore I take shelter of Him. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 1.12 - 13)
Mahavisnu, the Supersoul of material nature, is the efficent cause [nimitta] and Sri Advaita is the material cause [upadana] of the material creation.
Lord Visnu Himself is the efficient [nimitta] cause of the material world, and Narayana in the form of Sri Advaita, is the material cause [upadana]. Lord Visn, in His efficient aspect, glances over the material energy, and Sri Advaita as the material cause, creates the material world. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.16 - 7)
<b>Advaita is Sadasiva </b>6.4
He who was Sri Sadasva is the bhakta-avatara, Sri Advaita Prabhu. (Gaura-Ganoddesa Dipika, 11)
Sri Advaita, who is a reservoir of virtues, is the main limb of Mahavisnu. <b>His full name is Advaita</b>, for He is identical in all respects with the Lord. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.25)
He delivered all living beings by offering the gift of krsna-bhakti. He explained Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam in the light of devotional service. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 6.27)
Lord Advaita Acarya is directly the Supreme Personality of Godhead. <b>Although Lord Caitanya accepts Him as His preceptor, Advaita Acarya is a servant of the Lord.</b> (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi5.147)
There is one "Mahaprabhu" [Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu] and two "Prabhus" [Advaita Prabhu and Nityananda Prabhu]. The two Prabhus serve the lotus feet of Maharabhu. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 7.14)
The twofold branches among the followers of Advaita: saragrahi (those who accept the essence) and asaravahi (those useless persons who accept the nonessential). 6. 10
The followers of Sri Advaita were of two kinds. Some were real followers (saragrahi) and the others were false (sara-grahi). Rejecting the false followers, I offere my respectful obeisances to the real followers of Sri Advaita Acaya whose life and soul was Sri Caitanya Maharabhu. (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 12.1)
At first all the followers of Advaita Acaya shared a single opinion. but later they followed two different opinions as ordained by providence. Some of the disciples strictly accepted the orders of the acarya, and <b>others deviated, independently concocting their own opinions under the spell of daivi maya.</b> The opinion of the acarya is essential. Anyone who disregards his order is useless (asara-grahi) (Caitanya-Caritamrta Adi 12.8 - 10).
The useless followers of Advaita Acarya acted contrary to the principles of Sri Caitanya and thus became <b>cut off from his mercy.</b>
After the disappearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who was the gardener of the tree of love of Godhead, some of the sub-branches of the Advaita branch, for unfortunate reasons, deviated from His path. Some branches did not accept the original trunk that vitalized and maintained the entire tree. When they thus became ungrateful, the original trunk was angry at them. Thus Lord Caitanya did not sprinkly upon them the water of his mercy, and they gradually withered and died.
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GAUDIYA KANTHAHARA
THE SIXTH JEWEL: ADVAITA-TATTVA
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.vrindavan.org/English/about/SPlecture.html
http://www.salagram.net/parishad31.htm
Question for Iskcon members: Is this ADVAITA (acharya) the same as the one mentioned in Mandukya Upanishad? (Shantham SHivam Advaitam)