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Revised Edition A problematisation of the Hindu philosophical culture comprised in the Advaita V... more Revised Edition
A problematisation of the Hindu philosophical culture comprised in the Advaita Vedanta through the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, centred in the role and meaning of consciousness to such body of knowledge.
A problematisation of the Hindu philosophical culture comprised in the Advaita Vedanta through th... more A problematisation of the Hindu philosophical culture comprised in the Advaita Vedanta through the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, centred in the role and meaning of consciousness to such body of knowledge. We build this endeavour via metaphysics, to try and understand how such culture deals with the classical problems of being, mind, and consciousness; and how these relate with the world. To such end, we expose and hopefully clarify, the three cosmogonical theories of ajata vada, drishti-shristi vada and shristi-drishti vada, present in the Advaita Vedanta. Through them, we posit the conceptual cascade of i) the world does not exist, ii) the world’s illusive existence arises from the mind, iii) the mind does not exist, iv) the mind’s illusive existence arises from the ‘I-thought’, v) this ‘I’ does not exist, vi) only pure consciousness exists, and as such vii) 1 the reality of the ‘I’ and the world only exist in consciousness as consciousness. To help us in such 2 effort, we make...
Revised Edition A problematisation of the Hindu philosophical culture comprised in the Advaita V... more Revised Edition
A problematisation of the Hindu philosophical culture comprised in the Advaita Vedanta through the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, centred in the role and meaning of consciousness to such body of knowledge.
A problematisation of the Hindu philosophical culture comprised in the Advaita Vedanta through th... more A problematisation of the Hindu philosophical culture comprised in the Advaita Vedanta through the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, centred in the role and meaning of consciousness to such body of knowledge. We build this endeavour via metaphysics, to try and understand how such culture deals with the classical problems of being, mind, and consciousness; and how these relate with the world. To such end, we expose and hopefully clarify, the three cosmogonical theories of ajata vada, drishti-shristi vada and shristi-drishti vada, present in the Advaita Vedanta. Through them, we posit the conceptual cascade of i) the world does not exist, ii) the world’s illusive existence arises from the mind, iii) the mind does not exist, iv) the mind’s illusive existence arises from the ‘I-thought’, v) this ‘I’ does not exist, vi) only pure consciousness exists, and as such vii) 1 the reality of the ‘I’ and the world only exist in consciousness as consciousness. To help us in such 2 effort, we make...