Unreal Can Point to the Real

Unreal Can Point to the Real: A person went to sleep. He soon had a dream in which he beheld himself being chased by a ferocious tiger. Since the tiger was by far swifter than him, the distance between them shrank rapidly. He was overcome with fear. So terrified was he that he abruptly woke up, his forehead wet with perspiration. The tiger seen by him in the dream was undoubtedly unreal. However, it was instrumental in bringing about a real effect, awakening.

Some object, "According to the Advaitins, the world is illusory and Brahman alone is real. If so, the teachings of the Vedas, which are included in the cosmos, should be unreal. Hence, they cannot produce true knowledge. Consequently, Advaita philosophy, which is based on the Vedas, should be worthless." This objection is invalid.

Advaitins speak of the unreality of the world only from the standpoint of the Absolute. From an empirical standpoint, the world and the Vedas do exist. Another reply of the Advaitins is that an unreal object can, as in the example considered earlier, lead to the real. Hence, though being illusory, the Vedas can effect enlightenment and, thereby, establishment in the Supreme. - From the Book - From Sorrows to Bliss published by https://www.centreforbrahmavidya.org/

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