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Originally Posted by JustASimpleGuy
I think there's a fine line between the direct path and Neo-Advaita. In essence both strive to arrive directly at the ultimate truth sans all the practices of traditional Advaita. Same end goal as traditional Advaita but pathless vs. path.
https://liveanddare.com/neo-advaita/5/
The supreme Truth has been expressed in these terms (Mandukya Karika): “There is no creation, no destruction, no bondage, no longing to be freed from bondage, no striving to be free [from bondage], nor anyone who has attained [freedom from bondage]. Know that this is the ultimate truth.“
Neo-Advaita insists on looking only at this absolute point of view, overlooking the relative truth of things, when convenient. In Buddhism, this is called “attachment to emptiness”, and it’s very hard to get rid of.
Another similarity between Buddhism and (Neo-) Advaita Vedanta.
There is no path, but only a fool doesn't follow it. https://youtu.be/Ku8cCrdh4Ic |
Advaita for atheists then
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Mandukya Upanishad has a definite reference to Ishvara as the atma within, the Source (yoni) of the world of name and forms, the Lord of the Universe. Brhman to the Cosmos, is the same as Ishvara to the World.
Verse 6
eṣa sarveśvaraḥ eṣa sarvajñaḥ, eṣo'ntāryami,
eṣa yoniḥ sarvasya prabhavāpyayau hi bhūtānām.
6. This is the Lord of All; the Omniscient; the Indwelling Controller; the Source of All. This is the beginning and end of all beings.
https://www.swami-krishnananda.org/mand/mand_invoc.html
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