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Four Stages of Dharma are 1) To follow the Virtues, 2) Artha to earn for living, 3) Kam for ultimate desire. 4) Moksha Is for liberation.
Life is divided in four stages according to age.
1) Bramhacharya, 2) Gruhasthashram, 3) Vanprasthashram and 4) Sansyasahram. to accomplish these goals.
Five basic elements are 1) Earth 2) Water 3) Air 4) Fire 5) Space
Each acharya had different concept of vedant.
1) Shankracharya:
He said about more conceptual issues. Like Bramha is satya. Jagat is mithya. The word bramha was replaced by Atma to understand easily.
The Bramha was described as neti neti indicating the description of matter with utmost vivek. (discretion). The evaluation of bramhan is in three stages called Utpatti, Sthiti and Laya.
We are ignorant in getting knowledge because of the existence of Maya. When Atma as Sakshi Purush (in witnessing condition) asks subjective question
who am I? one can experience reality. Sakshibhav is immortal and any Atma can experience it.
Satyatray mithya is in three states of existence - 1) Pratibhasika. Example to treat snake as rope, gold and ornaments etc. 2) Vyavaharic 3) Parmarthic
Nitya nitya is vastu vivek, rag, practice sadhna and have desire for mukti.
(liberation). Mukti is possible in this life, called jivan mukti and after life is videhi mukti, kevaladvaita.
2) Ramanujacharya believed advaita is vishishta dvaita. God is different from individual soul and Ramanujcharya believed in Saguna Brahman and jagat is real.
Philosophy and Realisation
