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At 21:40, Dalai Lama openly trolls Ganesh, Shiva, Saraswati worshipers who have no higher spiritual purpose.
Of course this doesn't mean that worshiping these deities is wrong, because he later adds Buddha to the list. He is saying that there needs to be some higher spirituality.
Edited by alwayson
At 21:40, Dalai Lama openly trolls Ganesh, Shiva, Saraswati worshipers who have no higher spiritual purpose.
Of course this doesn't mean that worshiping these deities is wrong, because he later adds Buddha to the list. He is saying that there needs to be some higher spirituality.
Why would I want to worship a (minor) deity & not the Ultimate itself?
In Vedanta, Brahman is the Ultimate not Ganesh, Shiva & Saraswati.
Adi Shankaracharya never mentioned to "worship Ganesh/Shiva/Saraswati" he only talked about Brahman-Nirguna/Saguna.
In Pali text Buddhism, Conditioned consciousness ceases to be when one attains Nibbana which is the "unborn, undying, unbecoming."
The human language & thought fail past a certain point to be able to explain & express certain realities.
Ex. The behavior of quarks......Please tell me how that works in the ultimate sense.
Essentially, a unified field of existence (to be qualified) is what we're looking at when it comes to Ultimate reality
Later
Edited by stefosstefos,
From the textbook of Dr. Upinder Singh (daughter of prime minister and noted historian):
"The earliest formal exposition of Advaita or non-dualistic Vedanta was put forward by Gaudapada in the 7th or 8th century in his Mandukyakarika, a verse commentary on the Mandukya Upanishad. Gaudapada was influenced by Madhyamika and Vijnanavada Buddhism."
Also the Mandukya Upanishad itself was influenced by Mahayana:
Hajime Nakamura, Trevor Leggett. A History of Early Vedānta Philosophy, Part 2. Reprint by Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 2004 page 284-6
"As was pointed out in detail in the section titled Interpretation, many particular Buddhist terms or uniquely Buddhist modes of expression may be found in it."
"From the fact that many Buddhist terms are found in its explanation, it is clear that this view was established under the influence of the Mahayana Buddhist concept of Void."
"Although Buddhistic influence can be seen in the Maitri-Upanishad, the particular terms and modes of expression of Mahayana Buddhism do not yet appear, whereas the influence of the Mahayana concept of Void can clearly be recognized in the Mandukya-Upanisad."
"Although Mahayana Buddhism strongly influenced this Upanisad, neither the mode of exposition of the Madhyamika school nor the characteristic terminology of the Vijnanavada school appears."
If you want to see the verbatim verses Gaudapada took from Madhyamaka, you can click:
So why do you hate Madhyamaka and Mahayana as noted in the other thread?
Also, isn't Samkhya the definitive Hindu philosophy as it forms the underlying basis of the tantras?
My understanding is that tantrics like Abhinavagupta held the tantras higher than the Vedas and Upanishads.
Edited by alwayson
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