The Charuvakas, for instance, see no difference between the body and the atma and they view birth and death accordingly. But Vedanta sees the jivatma as an individual being with a sarira in which there is the atma and teaches us to differentiate between the two entities. To clarify this matter further, the Brahmasutra discusses at length about the nature of the atma swaroopa, pointed out Sri Mani Dravid Sastrigal in a discourse. The jivatma’s awareness of the laukika world is owing to the association of the atma with the sarira. But in actuality, all the experiences and knowledge of the laukika world is called vritti jnana.

Source: The Hindu July 21, 2021 17:03 UTC