non-dualism
All is one
Non-dualism is a philosophical and spiritual view that reality is fundamentally one—that apparent distinctions between self and other, subject and object, or mind and matter are illusory.
The concept appears across traditions: in Hindu Advaita Vedanta, certain Buddhist schools, and Western mysticism.
Non-dualism teaches that the separation between observer and observed is a trick of perception.
Hindu philosophy denying separation
- monismSingle-substance metaphysics
- onenessState of being unified
- BrahmanSupreme cosmic reality
- AtmanHindu eternal essence
unity · nonduality · absolute · Vedanta · maya · illusion · consciousness · awareness
Return to consciousness
- meditationFocused attention practice
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
contemplation · presence · mindfulness · surrender · ineffable · transcendence · union · divine
Nameless cosmic principle
- yin-yangChinese duality symbol
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
balance · complementarity · polarity · integration · wholeness · naturalness · spontaneity · Lao-Tzu
Absence of substance
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
- Buddha-natureIntrinsic potential for awakening
Zen · luminosity · wisdom · interpenetration · tathagatagarbha
Core syntactic functions
- integrationCombining into a whole
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
- MaslowHumanistic psychology founder
- JungAnalytical psychology founder
individuation · embodiment · presence · acceptance · equanimity
Advaita
Hindu philosophy denying separation
Atman · unity · nonduality · absolute · Vedanta · maya · illusion · consciousness · awareness · self-realization
awakening
Return to consciousness
- meditationFocused attention practice
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
mysticism · contemplation · presence · mindfulness · surrender · ineffable · transcendence · union · divine · sacred
Tao
Nameless cosmic principle
harmony · balance · complementarity · polarity · integration · wholeness · naturalness · spontaneity · Lao-Tzu · formless
emptiness
Absence of substance
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
Buddha-nature · Zen · luminosity · wisdom · interpenetration · tathagatagarbha
subject-object
Core syntactic functions
- integrationCombining into a whole
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
- MaslowHumanistic psychology founder
Jung · individuation · embodiment · presence · acceptance · equanimity
non-dualismdualism
Philosophy of opposed pairs
duality · pluralism · binary thinking · property dualism · interactionism