Vedanta provides an answer to many existential questions about our self, our world, and the Ultimate Reality behind both. This knowledge can guide and support our spiritual quest. Truth is not realized, however, by just acquiring knowledge. Knowledge can at best only undo our ignorance. …
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Proof That Time Ends Upon Realization
11.12 Proof That Time Comes to an End Upon Realization Excerpted from “Elegant Geometry of Our Inner Path…” Pages 158-159 The Rate of Progress Along the Spiral: Starting at time t=0 at ɸ=100, the jīva moves along the spiraling path gaining purity of mind slowly …
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The Limited Reach of Knowledge in Knowing Truth
The Ultimate Reality or Truth cannot be known. So what could be the purpose of any body of knowledge, including Vedanta? Truth cannot be known but it can be lived. In fact we are, and have always been, living that truth, says Vedanta. That is …
Read MoreWhy Ultimate Reality (UR) Cannot Be Known or Proved
The great Upanishads have clearly stated that the Ultimate Reality (UR), Brahman or “God”, is That which the eyes cannot see but because of which the eyes can see. It is That which no sense can perceive but because of which the senses can perceive. …
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