Yogadrstisamuccaya and Yogavinshika

SR No.: 011128
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: K K Dixit
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Total Pages: 139
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 6 MB

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unacceptable. The difficulty with Haribhadra's arguments against logicchopping is that they at times tend to obliterate the distinction between logic-chopping and sound logic. For example, he contends that knowledge about supra-sensuous matters can be imparted only by scriptures, the idea being that logic as such is incapable of imparting knowledge of this type. But the example quoted by Haribhadra himself, i.e. the example of lunar and solar eclipses (being predicted by the astronomers) should convince him that the findings of a scriptural text (1. e. of an authoritative text on any branch of learving) prove reliable only when they are based on a proper observation and sound logic. And the difficulties with Haribhadra's arguments against theological sectarianism is that they at times tend to be rather naive. For example, Haribhadra's central argument against theological sectarianism is that all those who believe in.omniscience and in mokşa should find no difficulty in forgetting their mutual differences inasmuch as all concepts of omniscience and of mokşa are at root the same. But as a matter of fact, a man's general belief in omniscience and mokşa is dependent on his basic metaphysical convictions while his belief that a particular person is omniscient or
attained mokṣa is dependent on his theological affiliation. Hence on the quetion of omniscience and mokṣa it will be difficult (almsot impossible) for two meu to see eye to eye with each other unless they happen to be church-brethren (and hence to share the same metaphysical convictions). Perhaps Haribhadra should have argued that all theologians, in spite of their mutual differences - in essence irreconcilable - on the question of omniscience and mokşa, should combine their efforts to raise the quality of character in man and that because on this question they hold a practically identical position. But maybe times were not yet ripe for such an attitude to be adopted - particularly in a text whose one, if not the chief, purpose was to chastize the theological controversialists. Anyway, we have little to add by way of explanatory comments to the verses of this part of the section and hence they are being given as they stand.]
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जीयमाने च नियमादेतस्मिस्तत्त्वतो नृणाम् । ' निवर्तते स्वतोऽत्यन्तं कुतकविषमग्रहः ॥८६॥ jiyamūne ca niyamad elasmins tattvalo nặnām / nivartatc svato’lganlan kutarkavişamagrahaḥ 118611
Having gained victory over it (1. e. over avedyasamvedyapada) men are invariably, really and automatically released from the total deadly grin of logic-choppivg.