There are many branches of worldly knowledge which are theoretical in nature. Mathematics physics etc. Have theoretical knowledge . An example is electron, protons etc. These are theories , we cannot see an electron like we see a tree or an apple. It's a theory.
Students of science when they tend to approach an intellectual field such as vedanta tend to fall into this theoretical trap , approaching vedanta as a philosophical theory .
Nothing can be far from truth, with this wrong approach vedanta loses its purpose.
Vedanta is not practical knowledge either. People might think when I say it's not theory will overlook what I am trying to say and imagine I am now going to say vedanta is a practical thing which leads to peace of mind etc. No that may be a side effect but that's not what I mean here either.
Vedanta reveals a vastu , much like eyes reveal an apple. It's a direct pramana that reveals a vastu.
The only difference being , the nature of the vastu. If the vastu is a remote vastu , new vastu like a wilder beast (a rare wild Buffalo variety in Africa), I can take you to africa and show you wilder beast. But here the vastu is atma. Atma need not be revealed in africa like a wilder beast , , you need not say ahaa atma , amazing . Atma is the one who says ahaa. Or oho. Or ouch. Yourself.
This yourself I already know 'IAm ' then why a means of knowledge ?
That indeed is the issue. You know 'IAm ' , but you say 'i am body'. What this 'i am ' is that you don't know. So shastra points at this 'i am ' and says this 'i am' is ishvara or brahman. Thus atma becomes a to be known vastu. Shastra promises at the end of shravana manana , you will know "I am attributeless consciousness , सतचिदानंद, sat chit anantha, I am " brahman I am.
No other understanding will interfere in this firm knowledge. Where is the question of theory ,it is as good as, it is as good as , in fact even more clear than direct perception , seeing an apple in america sometimes we doubt whether this is green apple or pear or what is this avocado even if the eyes are sharp , but atma no such problems if the mind is cleared up by sadhanas and guru shastra available.
The only difference being , the nature of the vastu. If the vastu is a remote vastu , new vastu like a wilder beast (a rare wild Buffalo variety in Africa), I can take you to africa and show you wilder beast. But here the vastu is atma. Atma need not be revealed in africa like a wilder beast , , you need not say ahaa atma , amazing . Atma is the one who says ahaa. Or oho. Or ouch. Yourself.
This yourself I already know 'IAm ' then why a means of knowledge ?
That indeed is the issue. You know 'IAm ' , but you say 'i am body'. What this 'i am ' is that you don't know. So shastra points at this 'i am ' and says this 'i am' is ishvara or brahman. Thus atma becomes a to be known vastu. Shastra promises at the end of shravana manana , you will know "I am attributeless consciousness , सतचिदानंद, sat chit anantha, I am " brahman I am.
No other understanding will interfere in this firm knowledge. Where is the question of theory ,it is as good as, it is as good as , in fact even more clear than direct perception , seeing an apple in america sometimes we doubt whether this is green apple or pear or what is this avocado even if the eyes are sharp , but atma no such problems if the mind is cleared up by sadhanas and guru shastra available.
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