Is Akasha (Ether) Brahman Too?
Following is the tenth in the series of fifteen benedictory discourses delivered by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji during Chaturmasya at Chennai in 2012, on Vedanta, choosing topics from the Brahma Sutra Bhashya of Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankaracharya.
Topics
- Ishwara creates the Universe by first creating the Panchabhutas (five elements). Of the Panchabhutas, Akasha is termed as Nitya in the Upanishads and like Akasha, Brahman is also termed as Nitya
- If that is the case, is not Akasha eternal just like Brahman? Does this not contradict the statement that the Eternal Truth is non-dual?
- Brahman alone is eternal and Akasha too is created