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are engaged in doing ill of the self as well as of others by killing the weaker beings for the sake of fulfillment of their greed.
A Discussion on Yoga Theory Further they, the monists, say that the path of salvation is achievable by two streams Bhakti Yoga (adoration process) andJnan Yoga (knowledge process).
Analysis of Bhakti-Yoga: Now the characteristics of salvation-path through Bhakti-Yoga (adoration process) are being described:
They describe the adoration (Bhakti) as of two kinds:- Nirguna (undivided & formless) and Saguna (with forms & qualities).
Adoration of an absolute & undivided God (Param-Brahma) is called Nirguna-Bhakti and same is explained as under:
"Thou art formless, faultless, not knowable by mind and speech (words), limitless, ubiquitous, one, saviour of all, exonerater of sinners, creator and destroyer of all”. They thus invocate by these and other such qualities. Out of these, many of the qualities such as formless, etc. are of non-existence form; by believing them in totally to be so, the non-existence of God only is established, because how can there be any substance without any form? And many of the qualities like ubiquitous, etc., are impossible and have already been proved so earlier.
Further, they say that “from Jiva point of view I am your devotee, from scripture point of view I am your part, and from Tattva (reality) point of view You and I are one"; all these three concepts are mere fallacies. This devotee himself is an animateentity or is an in animate object? If it is animate then is this animation (sentience) of Brahma or of his own? If it of Brahma then the belief that “I am devotee” is possible in the consciousness only. Therefore, consciousness is proved to be the nature of Brahma and the Swabhava (intrinsic nature) and Swabhavi (substance possessing that nature) have an indivisible relationship (Tadatmya Sambandh). How can then there be the relationship of devotee and lord between them? The relationship of devotee and Lord is possible only between two separate substances. And if this consciousness is of his own then he is proved to be a separate entity as the master of his own consciousness.
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