The Fodder of First causes

[Vidyasankar Sundaresan]

Chris Beetle <bvi at AFN.ORG> wrote:

>Can one say simply that as Isvara has independence, his amsa (the jiva),
>also has independence, though limited in expression, and if jiva uses his
>free will to choose to oppose the Isvara, his samsaric existence begins,
>and
>when he gives up his rebellion, his samsaric existence ends?

The notion of samsara as a consequence of an act of jiva's rebellion against
Isvara is quite alien to any school of Indian thought. However, the idea of
icchA Sakti associated with jIva in a limited way is quite old. A totally
unexplored facet of early Advaita in this regard is in Suresvara's vArttika
on the Br. Up. bhAshya. See also the mAnasollAsa commentary (attributed to
Suresvara) on the dakshiNAmUrti hymn.

Vidyasankar
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