Tracing the life of Shankar back to the Padma Purana we find that Shiva was ordered to spread an illusory philosophy [mayavada] on the order of Vishnu just to bewilder the foolish materialists. At first Shiva refused but later acquiesced, he being the destroyer of all. Thus Shankar styled his philosophy on Buddhism, and just changed names from 'Sunya' to 'Brahman'. It is more dangerous than Buddhism since he pretends to accept the Vedas. Yet his theory is completely non-Vedic [asat shastram].
The concept of "self" is like if my liver or one of my kidney's decided it was an individual one day. Of course, then people would go no it's not an individual. We are are just parts of a vibrational whole that happened to develop cognitive thinking.
I believe we are real because we are here now. Second Life is only real to us if our perception of it validates is as so. But it is our perception, our reality and not necessarily so. Second Life makes up its reality as it goes along and we do the same in our reality. We make it up constantly.
An illusion is something our brains are making up self. It's something human. One another looks different to the world than others. It might be aswell that we don't see the world as fully as it really is. Like we trust a lot on what we see, while there are many other ways to see or feel the world. I think everyone is seeing it's own reallity so yea what's illusion excactly?
But I think i partly missed the point of all this...
according to sankara, maya is NOT simply illusion! this is the most misunderstood concept in all of the sanatana dharma (hinduism). he described it as real and yet unreal, [it is] is anirvachaniya (indescribable).
thank you for sharing point of view ... but with all due respect, i would beg to differ on a couple of points. maya may be misunderstood. that is fine, but it certainly not real. is illusion the opposite of real ? perhaps, but perhaps we are getting stuck in the semantics of the language,real versus unreal-these are so many words after all.
secondly, calling it indescribable is "intellectual laziness". if it be so, we cannot talk about, write about it or even make movies about it .. no communication is possible .. so it is should not be on the web !!
i am sorry, i cannot agree with this approach, DESPITE who has said what in antiquity !! including sankar himself :-)
i strongly agree with you.. even last night we had discussion regarding this. i think you are hitting the nail. in this world there is nothing which cant be described. if there is smething we say today... we will find it tommorow ... after all we have designed this world... a world of language.
I also do not like Sankara's ultimate "indescribable" label of Maya. It's basically perspective. Maya is real from our normal perspective of being an individual person, but false from the perspective of the all/no Self of Brahman. But consider one posits the basic nature of it all is infinite perfection, and further that it seems that 0 or 1 (Brahman) had to become manifest to try to fully permutate Itself in myriad forms, for completetion. Maya here seems an intrinsic part of the whole.
Got it. Thanks for the explanation. I just tried to put a message that there are many people who at the first sight of such messages do believe, they are so real and why does vendanta say they are an illusion (which ofcourse you cannot perceive with your mind). So, I try to stay away from such messages to man on the street. Vendanta is real. I've tested and found true. Thanks and good work.
I believe this is complete misconception caused due to translation of 'maya' into english. Illusion is wrong meaning. When you reach the 'state of meditation' you see in yourself the real 'being' the 'Self' that functions as life in you and also you know that you are just a thought - a false superimposition on it. You have to get to that state to know it.
This is not an attempt to explain the Principles of Vedanta. That is impossible in a nano-movie of this small size.
Modern science has difficulty in accepting that the world is an illusion, as is claimed in Vedanta. This movie tries to show that compelling illusions are possible with existing technology and what Vedanta says about the illusory nature of the world is not all that far fetched at all.
Tracing the life of Shankar back to the Padma Purana we find that Shiva was ordered to spread an illusory philosophy [mayavada] on the order of Vishnu just to bewilder the foolish materialists. At first Shiva refused but later acquiesced, he being the destroyer of all. Thus Shankar styled his philosophy on Buddhism, and just changed names from 'Sunya' to 'Brahman'. It is more dangerous than Buddhism since he pretends to accept the Vedas. Yet his theory is completely non-Vedic [asat shastram].
beeveee 7 months ago
This is great!
11moonelf 2 years ago
I give 4 stars. Therefore I am real.
nameofthepen 3 years ago
The concept of "self" is like if my liver or one of my kidney's decided it was an individual one day. Of course, then people would go no it's not an individual. We are are just parts of a vibrational whole that happened to develop cognitive thinking.
po3a8 3 years ago 5
*kidneys
po3a8 3 years ago
I believe we are real because we are here now. Second Life is only real to us if our perception of it validates is as so. But it is our perception, our reality and not necessarily so. Second Life makes up its reality as it goes along and we do the same in our reality. We make it up constantly.
TheToltec 3 years ago
All I have to say to this is, "Lol it's PlaneShift"
Good day. :P
DreamerKay 3 years ago
interesting:))
jameslikebond 3 years ago
ha! that wont work on me i know im not real!
Eayne 3 years ago
whos the depressed one needing attition
chevysmamma 4 years ago
prithwis your so full of shit.
You insult othe peoples religion and this is crap you believe? lol dickhead.
nightwolf1453 4 years ago
get real
rhinohippo 4 years ago
Let's be a little philosofic about this:
An illusion is something our brains are making up self. It's something human. One another looks different to the world than others. It might be aswell that we don't see the world as fully as it really is. Like we trust a lot on what we see, while there are many other ways to see or feel the world. I think everyone is seeing it's own reallity so yea what's illusion excactly?
But I think i partly missed the point of all this...
punk4rockorz 4 years ago
according to sankara, maya is NOT simply illusion! this is the most misunderstood concept in all of the sanatana dharma (hinduism). he described it as real and yet unreal, [it is] is anirvachaniya (indescribable).
egodust11 4 years ago
thank you for sharing point of view ... but with all due respect, i would beg to differ on a couple of points. maya may be misunderstood. that is fine, but it certainly not real. is illusion the opposite of real ? perhaps, but perhaps we are getting stuck in the semantics of the language,real versus unreal-these are so many words after all.
prithwis 4 years ago
secondly, calling it indescribable is "intellectual laziness". if it be so, we cannot talk about, write about it or even make movies about it .. no communication is possible .. so it is should not be on the web !!
i am sorry, i cannot agree with this approach, DESPITE who has said what in antiquity !! including sankar himself :-)
prithwis 4 years ago
i strongly agree with you.. even last night we had discussion regarding this. i think you are hitting the nail. in this world there is nothing which cant be described. if there is smething we say today... we will find it tommorow ... after all we have designed this world... a world of language.
rabroy321 4 years ago
I also do not like Sankara's ultimate "indescribable" label of Maya. It's basically perspective. Maya is real from our normal perspective of being an individual person, but false from the perspective of the all/no Self of Brahman. But consider one posits the basic nature of it all is infinite perfection, and further that it seems that 0 or 1 (Brahman) had to become manifest to try to fully permutate Itself in myriad forms, for completetion. Maya here seems an intrinsic part of the whole.
Herumachis 4 years ago
it is
gujjucheap 2 years ago
...absolutely mind blowing..WOW !!!
..by the way: I also recommend the ASHTAVAKRA GITA - this is the absolute truth!!
JUSTRELAXANENJOY 4 years ago
10/10
sanchezdot 4 years ago
Got it. Thanks for the explanation. I just tried to put a message that there are many people who at the first sight of such messages do believe, they are so real and why does vendanta say they are an illusion (which ofcourse you cannot perceive with your mind). So, I try to stay away from such messages to man on the street. Vendanta is real. I've tested and found true. Thanks and good work.
praseeta 4 years ago
I believe this is complete misconception caused due to translation of 'maya' into english. Illusion is wrong meaning. When you reach the 'state of meditation' you see in yourself the real 'being' the 'Self' that functions as life in you and also you know that you are just a thought - a false superimposition on it. You have to get to that state to know it.
praseeta 4 years ago
This is not an attempt to explain the Principles of Vedanta. That is impossible in a nano-movie of this small size.
Modern science has difficulty in accepting that the world is an illusion, as is claimed in Vedanta. This movie tries to show that compelling illusions are possible with existing technology and what Vedanta says about the illusory nature of the world is not all that far fetched at all.
prithwis 4 years ago
interesting
jansvideoblog 5 years ago
Very interesting indeed, and curious the way it used Second Life for the message...
GwynethLlewelyn 5 years ago
Wow!! Awesome work - esp on the script of the story - I was thinking "The Matrix" even mid-way thru' the vid!!
If 4 ppl can pull off the concept which took Hollywood millions to make on a shoestring budget - hats off to you!!
Looking forward to more such SL stuff from you and the team..
airanand 5 years ago