Man’s inner hankering is to find some one who is free, that is, beyond the laws of nature. The Vedāntins believe in such an Eternal Ishvara, while the Buddhists and the Sānkhyas believe only a Janyeshvara (created God), that is, a God who was a man before, but has become God through spiritual practice. The Purānas reconcile these two positions by the doctrine of Incarnation. That is, they say that the Janyeshvara is nothing but the Nitya (Eternal) Ishvara, taking by Māyā the form of a Janyeshvara. The argument of the Sānkhyas against the doctrine of Eternal Ishvara, viz “how a liberated soul can create the universe”, is based on false grounds. For you cannot dictate anything to a liberated soul. He is free, that is, he may do whatever he likes. According to the Vedānta, the Janyeshvaras cannot create, preserve, or destroy the universe.
On Conceptions Of Godhead
By Swami Vivekananda|2025-03-03T22:22:02+05:30April 27th, 2020|Notes Of Class Talks And Lectures, The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Volume 7|0 Comments
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Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902) was an Indian saint, social reformer, and a great teacher of mankind. He was the foremost disciple of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Dev who is considered as the prophet of modern age. Swami Vivekananda was a towering spiritual personality, great thinker, orator and the prophet of universal harmony and progress.
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