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Adi Shankara

Tradition: Advaita-Vedanta | Era: 8th century CE | Lineage: Advaita-Vedanta
Episodes analyzed: 2 | Average depth: 3.0/10

Compiled Truth

The ultimate reality is non-dual and the Self (Atman) is the only reality.

Realization of the non-dual self (Atman-Brahman) through direct affirmation of its eternal, indestructible nature.

Key Teachings

1. The ultimate reality is non-dual and the Self (Atman) is the only reality.
2. Realization of the non-dual self (Atman-Brahman) through direct affirmation of its eternal, indestructible nature.

Key Concepts

  • Atman -- The individual Self, which is ultimately non-dual and identical with Brahman.

  • Brahman -- The ultimate reality, which is unchanging, all-pervading, and eternal.

  • Maya -- The illusory world that we experience through our senses.

  • Tat Tvam Asi -- Thou art That—identity of individual and universal self

  • Sakshi -- Witness consciousness unaffected by phenomena

    • Paradoxes

  • The world is both real and unreal.

  • The self is both transcendent and immanent

  • The world is neither real nor unreal

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