Comments on: Dvaita Philosophy of Shri Madhwacharya

By: Arun

Arun — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 08:33:00 +0000

All religious ideas are what they are -just ideas. Why something exists – because it can. So is evil and good. God and other ideas are just human beliefs. Thanks.

By: Singaperumal Narayana

Singaperumal Narayana — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 01:19:13 +0000

Is evil an aspect of ignorance or does it have an independent existence? Will unconditional surrender to the Supreme Lord transform evil into good?

By: Pramod AR

Pramod AR — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 20:34:04 +0000

@RAJESH MENON – We indeed know the category of souls. Evils are in existence since beginningless. Its similar to a seed which has some characterictics and cannot be changed. Lord brahman simply energisizes it from within and the seed grows as per characteristics. There is not such thing as negative attribute. All attributes are relative.

@Sanjay – It is not right to say “there are no differences among souls”. There is and there will be forever. As Per Acharya madhwa, every Soul has intrinsic characters and cannot be changed forever.

By: Sanjay

Sanjay — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:15:58 +0000

I don’t think there are any differences among souls. Soul of any living being can be likened to be of the rainfall which has not reached earth, once the rain reaches the earth the water acquires the attributes of the materials or anything which it falls upon. Mind is the underlying cause for all kinds of sorrows. So, its equally important for us to keep in good condition by not entertaining unwanted vice thoughts n by regularly doing meditation. Jai Dattatreya

By: RAJESH MENON

RAJESH MENON — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 07:47:50 +0000

We know the categories of souls? But explain, how evil came to be? If Brahman possesses infinite auspicious attributes, where did the negative attributes come from?

By: Sanjay

Sanjay — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 07:21:26 +0000

I’m a Madhwa Brahmin. Dwaita is applicable to materialistic world, its tersely logical but when it comes to spirituality, Sadhak – the person is totally detached to all the sensory thoughts, pain & pleasure, who is completely immersed in God doesn’t feel the existence of earth and related issues though, the existence of earth is real. That’s all i have to say. Jai Dattatreya

By: Soma Shekar

Soma Shekar — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:26:09 +0000

Hare Srinivasa,
Before thinking superlative things, first we have to become student with empty mind.
Surrender to Guru Raghavendra swamy to guide us to correct guru to start with basics (a b c d) in correct philosophy.
If we are having the eligibility,capacity, good heart to learn that absolute truth, then with guru karune, we may be guided in correct direction.
If we are not eligible for guru karune,then even if God appear before us to give gnana directly, we cannot understand Him. Even Yudhisthira (Yama avatars) had doubts if he had done wrong about Mahabharata war , inspite Paramatma Krishna, Paramatma Vedavyasa devaru is present in front of him. So how can the likes of asura jeevas like Ravana,Duryodhana,Shishupala etc etc understand philosophy.
Kindly forgive me if I am wrong.

By: Srivathsa

Srivathsa — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 05:25:37 +0000

Dear Ragottama sir,
In dvaita beda is abhedha, where as in advaita beda is just vyvaharika sathya…. Advaita accepts beda among jada in vyvaharika level…. In dvaita jada – jada beda is absolute… Bedaha abhedha, so one jada gold should never convert to any other jada like silver in all time… But it is proved fact that gold can be converted to silver

By: Raghuttama

Raghuttama — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 04:47:16 +0000

I have a question about madwa philosophy
1) for madwas there are 5 bedas
*)jada-jada
*)jiva -jiva
*)jiva-iswara
*)jiswara-jada and jiva-jada
—————————————…
>>BUT TODAYS SCIENCE HAVE PROVED THAT THERE IS NO JADA-JADA BEDA…..i:e >>according to madhvaacharya ,gold can never become silver….but todays science have >>proved that by changing electronics configuration we can change gold to >>silver….WHICH ACCORDING TO MADHVAACHARYA IMPOSSIBLE !!!!!!!…because >>nothing,or jada loose their prakruthika guna according to madhvacharya,….

Ans: Please read your own statements: CHANGING ELECTRONICs CONFIGURATION – Which means there is a DIFFERENCE in the configuration – In Sanskrit, this Difference is called BHEDA.

2)jiva-jiva beda:
accoring to dvaita each jiva is suguna and his prakrutika gunas are his own gunas.
BUT ACCORDING TO ME PRAKRUTHIKA GUNAS ARE NOT OF ATHMAS AND IS SUPER IMPOSED ON ATHMA,BY READING MY FOLLOWING COMMENTS U PEOPLE COME TO KNOW……..
1)me myself, i am human i see another human in kama,but if i become dog in next janma,i see dog with kama…..so prakruthika guna kama is not atmans guna

Ans: Define Prakrutik. Differentiate Swabhavik
2) bhudhi:
now when we are human we have high level of bhudhi,but if i become dog in next janma we have bhudhi of the level of dog,so budhi is not atmas guna
if u go on thinking like that u will come to know that ,these gunas atman got from MAYA of jagath..and is not atmans guna ….so atman is nirgua and jagath is maya…………so madwaacharya’s jath is truth and 5 bedas are false…….
CAN YOU PEOPLE PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION?

Ans: A lot of exceptions are found where dogs are better than men..what answer will you give for this?

By: Raghuttama

Raghuttama — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 04:40:02 +0000

Scriptures answer this question – dEvasyaiSha swabhAvOyam – That is the nature of the Lord Sri Hari – No one questions further when it is nature. How come that among all things that need to taste, salt is the essential?