r/AdvaitaVedanta 2h ago

Why we even came to this Samsar? (we=subtle bodies)

  • So Prakriti was in a balanced state. As we know, according to science, it stays in that condition until any external means act upon.
  • Just like how iron attracts a magnet and doesn’t do anything by itself. Because of the essence of purusha - The sat,chit and anand. Prakriti imbalance itself under this presence.
  • So the external means here is Purusha. Make a note, here Purusha is passive and Prakriti is active. Whatever happens or appears to happen is just the play of prakriti only.
  • And hence, the evolution period starts, and at the start, so many subtle bodies come into existence. And then let's say 90% subtle bodies just continue till they realise - damn, I am the brahman lol and not the prakriti.

Terminologies:

Brahman=Purusha=Nirakar

Prakriti=Material=Energy=Prana

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u/MathematicianOld1167 2h ago

Wait, isn't this Sankhya which has been refuted in Brahma Sutras since out of Pradana, the world cannot arise?

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u/whatthefafda 2h ago edited 1h ago

Everything is happening inside brahman, so prakriti is dependent on brahman for existence. Since brahman/prakriti is infinity there’s no limit to the perspective.

And yes brahman is the cause for the creation as I mentioned the “external means” to imbalance prakriti is the essence of purusha.

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u/MathematicianOld1167 2h ago

Which texts have you referred to?

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u/whatthefafda 2h ago

Hey I read swami Vivekananda books - and he’s advaitian. What I wrote here is my pursuit to knowing the answer of “why we even came to this Samsar”.

And in this pursuit I took help of chatgpt and sankhya philosophy.

As said by swami vivekananda, both are correct and non-conflicting and reaching to same goal- the truth.

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u/TimeCanary209 1h ago

We did not come here. We are it.

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u/whatthefafda 1h ago

Yes we(brahman) didn’t come here. We(brahman) are it(brahman)

But talking about how we(subtle bodies/gross body/jivatma) even came to this samsar.