Indian Philosophy
Adi Shankaracharya: Advaita: 3 key ideas
The core ideas of Adi Shankaracharya: Advaita, each in under a minute, written in our own words. Want the full depth? Get the book.
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- IDEA 1 OF 3
Non-duality
Shankara taught that the individual self and ultimate reality are one, and separation is an illusion of ignorance.
Seeing oneness can ground compassion for others.
- IDEA 2 OF 3
Knowledge liberates
Liberation comes through discrimination between the lasting and the passing, and through self-inquiry.
Understanding, not ritual alone, frees the mind.
- IDEA 3 OF 3
Unity across a subcontinent
He travelled widely and set up monasteries in four corners of India.
Ideas and institutions can knit a diverse land together.
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