Knowledge of Chaitanyam - 3 ( Two Fold Nature of Reality)

In post 1 and post 2 the ishvara chaitanya, and jiva chaitanya was mentioned.

Now what is the svarupa, of this chaitanya?

This is to be known, since earlier, we only said that chaitanya, is sAkshi.
We also talked about ishvara, and said ishvara is also a conscious being, chaitanya svarupa.

Now comes the main part of the teaching of vedanta, which is the oneness of this ishvara chaitanya and jiva chaitanya.

The very valid question put forth by a seeker, is, OK, I agree ishvara is chaitanya svarupa, and jiva is chaitanya svarupa, which means conscious being, or consciousness.

However, if you see ishvaras consciousness, it is qualifed, ishvara is qualified with the MEGA knowledge, with all knowledge, with all power, in fact the entire creation is ishvara.

However, jiva chaitanya, can at best only be called an amsA, a small part, like the little finger in the body, perhaps we can say , jiva chaitanya is a small PART of ishvara chaitanya.

That is the best we can see, then how come, do you say, there is NON DUAL? There is only duality, ishvara and jiva. Both may be conscious principles, both may be consciousness, however That ishvara consciousness is All Glory, but this little jiva consciousness that I am, is nothing in comparison. I am a dependant person, for every small thing I depend on others, or for ishvara, from food down to sleep , I am dependant. How can we then say ishvara and jiva are one and the same?

This is where we stand, at cross roads.

This is where shAstra talks about the nature of reality being "two fold", depending on how we look at it.

This two fold is sathyam and mithya.