Debate with a crypto-buddhist
‘How many of you agree with the theory that our consciousness ends when we die?’ A commentator: (There’s of course nothing called ‘Soul’ of a person that goes on to live forever in afterlife. I’m an...
View ArticleDebate with a crypto – buddhist – 4
S. Again, you keep jumping into unfounded conclusions about Brahman and consciousness. These are your beliefs. We all have them. Reduction is not the same as truth or fact. It is an assumption. Our...
View ArticleEXISTENCE / ESSENCE
Why do we exist? (Answers in Quora) You could equally have asked: Why do stones and trees… the earth, the universe exist? There is no answer to any of those questions – other than by the various...
View ArticleQ.446 satyam, j~nAnam anantam brahma
Q: Does the phrase satyam j~nAnam anantam brahma means truth-knowledge limitless or Existence-consciousness limitless? (The latter is the definition given by Swami Dayananda in one of the summer camp...
View ArticleFrom where did everything originate?
Existence is its own ‘origin’, as awareness is aware of itself, (though not in a self-reflective subject-object relationship) as well as of everything else; or as the first cause is the uncaused cause,...
View ArticleQ.527 Experiencing Brahman
Q: What does this mean: You can’t experience brahman, but everything you experience is brahman? A (ChatGPT): This statement is an expression of the non-dual nature of reality as understood in Hindu...
View ArticleThe reification of ignorance
The reification of ignorance or the One-percent Brigade There has recently been a brief spate of posts relevant to this topic on the Advaitin List. I rarely post there these days for fear of getting...
View ArticlePurpose vs. function
Q (From Quora): As a doctor, what did you learn in medical school that is forever etched in your brain? A (Martin): In my 1st year of medical school, I read a footnote in ‘Samson Wright’ (the best book...
View ArticleReality/Existence
Q. Is it possible for a human to fathom the true depths of reality and existence? A (Martin): By the evidence of the ages – of innumerable sages and mystics, their outpourings, and the teachings they...
View ArticleAdvaita in the Vedas – Rig Veda 10.129.4
Alongside Purusha Sukta (10.90), the Nasadiya Sukta (10.129) is one of the most famous Suktas of the Vedas. Known as the Creation Hymn, its fourth mantra says, In the beginning, there was the...
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