nonduality
Subject and object merge
Nonduality is a philosophical and spiritual concept holding that apparent distinctions—self and other, subject and object, observer and observed—are ultimately illusory.
Reality is understood as a unified whole rather than a collection of separate things.
The idea appears across traditions: Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism, Christian mysticism, and contemporary spirituality.
In nondual awareness, the boundary between perceiver and perceived dissolves.
Hindu metaphysical system
- monismSingle-substance metaphysics
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
- unmanifestNot made evident
zen · tantra · ineffable · groundlessness · suchness
Wholeness through cohesion
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
- inseparabilityInability to be divided
- indivisibilityCannot be divided
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
seamlessness · undifferentiated · boundlessness · holism · totality · completeness · singularity
Profound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- liberationRelease from constraint
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
nirvana · samadhi · self-realization · recognition · gnosis · insight · unbinding · bodhi
vedanta
Hindu metaphysical system
unmanifest · zen · tantra · ineffable · groundlessness · suchness
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
- inseparabilityInability to be divided
- indivisibilityCannot be divided
wholeness · seamlessness · undifferentiated · boundlessness · holism · totality · completeness · singularity
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- liberationRelease from constraint
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
satori · nirvana · samadhi · self-realization · recognition · gnosis · insight · unbinding · bodhi · presence
nondualityduality
Twofold nature
dualism · multiplicity · plurality · separateness · division
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