I heard people of talking about promordial ignorance. What is it? How we can circumvent it?
2007-05-22 00:58:22 · 5 answers · asked by nagarajan s 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
“The prime cause for all karma is the desire to execute such karma. Avidya, ignorance, is the root of this material desire and is defined as forgetfulness of the truth: ‘I am the eternal servitor of Sri Krishna.’ This avidya did not suddenly sprout out within the time-span of the material universal creation—the seed of this root of karma originates in the matrix of the tatastha (marginal to material and spiritual) position of the jiva at the juncture the material and spiritual creations. Since the source of karma is thus untraceable within the mundane time of material world, karma is said to be anadi.
Jaiva Dharma by Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
One can give up, negate or circumvent ignorance (avidya) by being reinstated in one's original constitutional position. This is called as Mukit or liberation.
One acquires knowledge (Jnana or vidya) in the progressive three stages.
1. Sambandha Jnana (knowledge of relationship with the Lord, the living entities and material world)
2. Abhidheya Jnana (knowledge of execution of spiritual devotional practices knowns as sadhana)
3. Prayojana jnana (knowledge of being reinstated in ones' original loving position of love of God)
2007-05-23 01:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by Gaura 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Primordial ignorance is a Buddhist term for thinking that someone outside of yourself is judging you. They say that, for instance, sticking your hand in a fire will burn you, but the fire isn't punishing you, it's just hot.
Primordial enlightenment means you suffer the consequences of your actions, without an outside influence, and you judge yourself whether it's a beneficial action.
2007-05-22 01:08:09 · answer #2 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like it's the belief in the non-sense that we humans come from some kind of primordial soup.....
God created us......nothing ignorant about that truth
2007-05-22 01:01:13 · answer #3 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Take it to mean the ignorance of people who think we evolved from apes is preposterous,but have no problem believing we were formed out of play-dough and some magic man breathed life into it
2007-05-22 01:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by nobodinoze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get 'em while they're young.
2007-05-22 01:00:51 · answer #5 · answered by The Master 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋