By K.R. Paramahamsa
The ontological enquiry of the ‘Beingness’ is the center of the Vedantic procedure of concept. The Vedantic approach contains the Upanisads, the Brahma-sutras (Vedanta aphorisms) and the Bhagavad-Gita. The Vedanta Aphorisms are back in line with the basic content material of the Upanisads. The Bhagavad-Gita additionally comprises the essence of the philosophical teachings of the Upanisads. hence the Upanisads represent the elemental constitution on which the ontological enquiry of the Being and the truth is predicated. the entire Vedantins preserve that there's a vital solidarity threading the Upanisads jointly.
The Upanisads generally goal at explaining the character of the Atman. this is why the Upanisadic philosophy is expounded to be ‘Atman’ situated. Their educating is in keeping with the a lot later educating of Socrates, ‘Know thyself’.
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