18.2 Various Doctrines (Vaada Prakriyaa)

Various doctrines of Vedanta have been accepted to get at the meaning of the great statement "you are that". "Avaccheda Vaada" accepts the adjunct of space and first discriminates between internal organ-separated awareness (soul) and maayaa-separated awareness (Ishvara). Then, in the adjunctless (non-separated) awareness, it shows the identity of them both. In "Aabhaasa Vaada", the cause-adjuncted awareness and effect-adjuncted awareness are investigated and their identity is proven. "Drishti Srishti Vaada" investigates the states of the time of non-thought (avichaara) and the time of thought (vichaara) In the time of non-thought (avichaara kaalika), due to ignorance, we assume awareness to be non-immediate. That awareness with the adjunct of ignorance is the "that" aspect, and with the adjunct of the knower is the "you" aspect. In this manner, even with distinctions, all of these doctrines hold dear the identity of the self and brahman.