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Category Archives: philosophy
Vision and conceptualization
“Anon.”: ‘The ideas or concepts of Advaita or any other school of thought/belief, etc., introduce duality into the mind…“It’s only the conceptualization of thought that prevents direct experience of what is.”’ M. That is, in my opinion, like putting the … Continue reading
Conceptual vs. experiential
“Self or consciousness does not make the passage to the other shore or cross over. Rather, the crossing is the body and senses acclimating to life without any experience of self or consciousness and all that it implies.” Bernadette Roberts … Continue reading
Posted in Advaita, philosophy, spirituality
Tagged 'conceptual', advaita, awakening, direct experience, experience, feeling, life, living truth, Love, mind, New age, non-duality, Truth, understanding
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LOVE
To what extent do you agree with the quote “True love is admiration” by Plato? Yes, to the greatest extent. What greater admiration can there be than that of Beauty itself? Love, for Plato, is the attraction all creatures have … Continue reading
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Tagged Aesthetics, Beauty, existence, higher eros, life, nature, Plato, Shankara
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Plato’s Cave
From Quora Question: ‘Can we step out of Plato’s Cave?’ X As I remember, Plato spoke of the few that escaped into the bright light of day, becoming (at least temporarily?) blinded. That, by itself, has to have some … Continue reading
Posted in mind, non-duality, philosophy, science
Tagged blindness, Diotima, Plato, reality, secret transmission, Socrates, Truth, unity
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Appearance and reality
Can appearance itself be doubted? (Discussion in QUORA) The question is not about the relation between appearance (things) and noumenon (thing in itself). It concerns only the appearance ITSELF. That means, I’m not asking about whether appearance is capable to … Continue reading
Consciousness and reality
Q/A in Quora /www.quora.com/What-is-reality-in-the-absence-of-consciousness?__snids__=1702272616 What is reality in the absence of consciousness? I’m beginning to be convinced that in the absence of consciousness there is nothing. Can anyone shed some light on this? Answer: (M) That is an impossible, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, communication, Consciousness, Creation, Dante, experience, God, Intelligence, language, life, Love, non-duality, reality, realization, spirituality, understanding, Universe
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The proof of Advaita philosophy
Q&A in Advaita Vision – reproduced here. Q. 388 – Proof of Methodology
Posted in non-duality, philosophy, vedanta
Tagged advaita, doubt, ego, experience, knowledge, proof, reality, realization, self, tradition, trust
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Consciousness and neuro-science
https://www.quora.com/What-makes-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-so-unexpectedly-hard (Different from above) Prof. Donald Hoffman – The Case Against Reality . A professor of cognitive science argues that the world is nothing like the one we experience through our senses. Evolution has shaped us with perceptions that … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, Consciousness, cosmos, evolution, experience, illusion, knowledge, life, mathematics, mind, non-duality, Quantum physics, reality, reality and illusion
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Unanimous Tradition / Tradición Unánime 