Guest guest Posted April 8, 2001 Report Share Posted April 8, 2001 I've re-organized the web pages entitled 'What Is Nonduality?'. Scores of definitions and explications are included. I started collecting these definitions after I was unable to find nonduality or nondualism defined in the English Oxford Dictionary. I was at the library and looked through numerous dictionaries and found definitions of nonduality or nondualism in only one or two, and they were very brief and general definitions. Please take a look at the link below when you have time. Thank you, and thanks to all contributors over the years. By the way, I'm always collecting contributions from all perspectives, the most recent one from James Traverse posted a couple of days ago. Jerry Katz What is Nonduality - Nondualism - Advaita? <http://www.nonduality.com/whatis.htm> Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2001 Report Share Posted April 9, 2001 Dear Jerry, We have all experienced how difficult it is to explain Advaita/Nonduality to people who've never heard of the term before. In my experience I find it's easier to confuse the questioner than to give an easy to understand definition. The most effective definition I have ever heard came from a friend who's been into Advaita for many years. She simply explains it as, "Eastern mystical bs," and everyone gets it Thank you for this new addition to the NDS webpage. To borrow from the restaurant review lingo, NDS website is a feast in nonduality. The only criticism I would express for the new addition is that although the content is intensely flavorful and satisfying for a seasoned nondual (non)seeker, it is perhaps too rich for a beginner who's simply looking for a simple introduction, an easy to digest appetizer perhaps. Did you ever check the definition of "Advaita" on www.britannica.com ? Here is a short excerpt from there: "Fundamental for Sankara is the tenet that the Brahman is real and the world is unreal. Any change, duality, or plurality is an illusion. The self is nothing but Brahman. Insight into this identity results in spiritual release." Best regards, Hur , umbada@n... wrote: > I've re-organized the web pages entitled 'What Is Nonduality?'. Scores > of definitions and explications are included. I started collecting these > definitions after I was unable to find nonduality or nondualism defined > in the English Oxford Dictionary. I was at the library and looked > through numerous dictionaries and found definitions of nonduality or > nondualism in only one or two, and they were very brief and general > definitions. Please take a look at the link below when you have time. > Thank you, and thanks to all contributors over the years. > > By the way, I'm always collecting contributions from all perspectives, > the most recent one from James Traverse posted a couple of days ago. > > Jerry Katz > What is Nonduality - Nondualism - Advaita? > <http://www.nonduality.com/whatis.htm> > > > > > Your use of is subject to > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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