Tag Archives: meaning

If metaphysical entities cannot be verified to exist, how can we say anything meaningful about them?

Posted on 5 November, 2018 by amartingarcia

My position is that everything is metaphysical – cf. Is everything metaphysical? Quora /www.quora.com/search?q=everything+is+metaphysical (Originally answered in Quora) So, everything that exists is metaphysical, including language and thought: sticks and stones, trees, all bodies, etc.; IOW there is nothing that … Continue reading →

Posted in Advaita, Consciousness, metaphysics, mind, non-duality | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Empirical science vs metaphysics or spirituality

Posted on 14 April, 2017 by amartingarcia

  Positivism vs. Spirituality What are some really ‘deep’ thoughts? http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-really-deep-thoughts . The truth is the whole (Hegel) .Consciousness is the whole of reality (advaita). . Causation, space, and time are unreal (advaita). . The microcosm is a reflection of … Continue reading →

Posted in science, spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Enlightenment will only come to a very mature person.

Posted on 24 February, 2016 by amartingarcia

  ‘… enlightenment will only come to a very mature person, regardless of his age. Usually, the self appears first as an object and then, keeping the mind on the self and repeatedly inquiring into it, the bedrock understanding eventually … Continue reading →

Posted in spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The power of language (Shankara and Heidegger)

Posted on 12 April, 2014 by amartingarcia

Natalia Isayeva, in her book – ‘Shankara and Indian Philosophy’ – finds a parallel between Shankara and Heidegger with respect to language and meaning, in particular the later Heidegger, with his interest in, and focus on, the etymological and hermeneutical … Continue reading →

Posted in Advaita, Mysticism, philosophy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments