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Re: 'Akshara' etc. in the BhG

From: Martin Gansten (Martin.Gansten_at_teol.lu.se)
Date: Thu Apr 11 2002 - 13:24:19 PDT 

>While I agree with your overall observation, can you point out
>where Ramanuja says this about jnAna-yoga?  As I have understood
>the bhAshya, Ramanuja only says that success in jnAna-yoga is
>difficult and only possible for a very advanced aspirant, but it
>is nonetheless possible.

You are quite right that this is the overall tenor of Ramanuja's teaching;
the argument about jnanayoga not being for embodied (prakriti-samsrishta)
beings is an extreme example. I brought it up only to illustrate a point.
It occurs in Ramanuja's bhashya on BhG 3.35.

Ramanuja Dasa,
MG





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