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Who among the following thinkers believed in the Vedanta philosophy?
Swami Vivekananda drew heavily from the philosophy of Vedanta. Vivekananda on the one hand stressed the study of Vedanta Upanishadas, Puranas, Religion and philosophy for spirit…
What is the goal of life as per Vedanta?
Moksha is considered in Hinduism as the parama-puruṣārtha or ultimate goal of human life.
What is self in Vedanta?
In Vedanta, Atman or Self is beyond body and mind, ego, intellect, and all physical appearances. It transcends everything. The Self is Self-existent, pure and immortal. In the West, each soul is created by God individually.
What is the main approach to vedantaism?
Vedanta’s main approach is threefold: hearing the teaching with a receptive mind (shravana), deep thinking about it (manana), and meditating on it consistently (nididhyasana) until full realization dawns, which is a state of samadhi or transcendent awareness.
What is the meaning of Vedanta?
Vedanta is the most characteristic philosophy of India and pervades most of the teachings of the land. Even modern movements like Sikh Dharma reflect the Vedantic idea that the individual soul is one with God. Vedanta literally means “the end of the Vedas” but more appropriately it refers to the essence of the Vedas.
Why do Vedantists reject the Sankhya ideas of the soul?
The Vedantists reject the Sankhya ideas of the soul and nature. They claim that between them there is a huge gulf to be bridged over. On the one hand the Sankhya system comes to nature, and then at once it has to jump over to the other side and come to the soul, which is entirely separate from nature.
Is Vedanta a closed or open system?
Many systems of Vedanta exist as well, with various philosophical differences among them covering all major views of God and consciousness. Vedanta, therefore, is not a closed but an open system that honors the Self in all beings and does not reduce it to any particular formula, personality or dogma.