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    It is not the case that Classifying yogic practices as 'indirect means' still embeds them in an avidyā-driven teleological framework incompatible with Advaita's own metaphysics.

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    • 1.Advaita itself uses vyavahārika (conventional) language to address embodied seekers; 'indirect' is pedagogically necessary, not metaphysically contradictory.
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    • 2.Yoga removes mental obstacles (vṛtti-vikṣepas) without implying progress toward Brahman; it clarifies the field where knowledge already operates.
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    • 3.The claim conflates the empirical utility of practices with claims about ultimate reality; frameworks need not collapse practical and absolute levels.
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    • 1.Advaita's non-dualism logically precludes a 'path' toward what already is; any framework positing steps implies illusion-to-truth progression.
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    • 2.Calling practices 'indirect means' reintroduces causality and temporality, contradicting Brahman's timeless, non-relational nature.
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    • 3.Only immediate self-recognition (aparokṣa-jñāna) aligns with Advaita's metaphysics; preparatory yogic disciplines remain bound to avidyā's dualistic logic.
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