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kara�s great action was related to the moment and

from that action arose many good effects. Sa?kara established
the foundation. On that foundation Ramanuja and Madhva and
other acaryas later built a palace of pure Vai??ava dharma. Thus
Sa?kara is a great friend of Vai??ava dharma and a proper acarya

Both the
Vai??avas and Sa?kara have faith that the spiritual substance is
distinct from the gross and subtle bodies in the material world.
They have no difference concerning the existence of jiva. Giving
up the relationship with the material world is called mukti
(liberation) for both parties. Up to the point of attaining mukti,
Sa?kara is in agreement with the Vai??ava-acaryas. Sa?kara also
teaches that by worshipping the Lord one attains purity of mind
and liberation. Sa?kara remains silent on the extraordinary
goal of the jiva after attaining liberation. Sa?kara understood
very well that when he could encourage the jiva on the path
to liberation by worshipping the Lord, gradually the jiva would
easily start the worship of the Lord and attain pure bhakti. Thus
Sa?kara, having shown the path, did not reveal the Vai??ava
secret further. Those who deeply study Sa?kara�s commentaries
will understand his deeper intention. Those who simply spend
their time accepting his external portion remain far away from
pure Vai??ava dharma.

�However, recent followers of Sa?kara, not satisfied with the

original perfection in Advaita, preach that one reaches perfection
by the realization of oneness as described in the Vedas, by
cultivating complete oneness of the spiritual object. In that

concept, prema�s eternal nature is destroyed. Thus the Vai??avas

have said that this concept is extremely contrary to the Vedic
conclusions. Sa?kara has called the pure state of the spiritual
object the state of advaita but his recent followers, not able to
understand his deep intentions, gradually rejected that state,
taking it out of context. They label the state of pure prema to be
maya and preach Mayavada, a most low philosophy, to the world.