vedanta
End of knowledge
Vedanta is one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, centered on the teachings of the Upanishads and concerned with the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and its relationship to the individual soul.
The term means "end of the Vedas," referring both to the Upanishads' position as concluding texts and to their status as the culmination of Vedic thought.
She studied Vedanta with a teacher in Rishikesh.
Hindu philosophy denying separation
- BrahmanSupreme cosmic reality
- AtmanHindu eternal essence
- UpanishadsVedic philosophical scriptures
- MayaAncient Mesoamerican people
nonduality · monism · dualism · neti neti · superimposition
Vedic philosophical scriptures
- VedasHindu canonical texts
- Bhagavad GitaHindu philosophical dialogue
- commentariesExplanatory notes on texts
- shrutiIndian microtonal pitch interval
Freedom from reincarnation
- self-realizationAchieving personal potential
- liberationRelease from constraint
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
freedom · release · transcendence · nirvana · self-knowledge · dissolution · merging
Focused attention practice
- self-inquiryExamining one's own mind
- mananaTomorrow in Spanish
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
renunciation · study · reflection · inquiry
Advaita
Hindu philosophy denying separation
- BrahmanSupreme cosmic reality
- AtmanHindu eternal essence
- UpanishadsVedic philosophical scriptures
Maya · nonduality · monism · dualism · neti neti · superimposition
Upanishads
Vedic philosophical scriptures
- VedasHindu canonical texts
- Bhagavad GitaHindu philosophical dialogue
- commentariesExplanatory notes on texts
Moksha
Freedom from reincarnation
- self-realizationAchieving personal potential
- liberationRelease from constraint
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
awakening · freedom · release · transcendence · nirvana · self-knowledge · dissolution · merging
meditation
Focused attention practice
- self-inquiryExamining one's own mind
- mananaTomorrow in Spanish
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
discrimination · renunciation · study · reflection · inquiry
Brahman
Supreme cosmic reality
guru
Revered authority figure
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- Hindu conceptsmoksha, karma, atman, dharma, karma yoga
- Ashramswami, devotee, disciple, guru, darshan
- Dharmadharma, sacred duty, religious duty, righteousness, moral law
- Hindu PhilosophyYoga, Advaita, Brahman, atman, moksha
- Yoga Spiritualityashram, hatha yoga, karma yoga, pranayama, samadhi
- yogaasana, asanas, pranayama, yoga class, yoga pose
vedantamaterialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
physicalism · empiricism · positivism · naturalism · skepticism
vedantamaterialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
physicalism · atheism · nihilism · naturalism · dualism