Monism
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Monism attributes oneness or singleness to a concept, such as existence. Primarily used in philosophy, the term sometimes overlaps with nondualism. Various kinds of monism can be distinguished:
Adi Shankara with Disciples, by Raja Ravi Varma (1904)
Advaita Vedanta
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Advaita Vedanta is a Hindu tradition of Vedanta, a Brahmanical tradition of textual exegesis and philosophy; and a monastic institutional tradition nominally related to the Daśanāmi Sampradaya and pro
Monism
…in the mind–body problem, it has also been used to typify religious traditions. In modern Hinduism, the term "absolute monism" has been applied to Advaita Vedanta, though Philip Renard points out that this may be a Western interpretation, bypassing the intuitive understanding of a nondual reality. It is more…
Ramana Maharshi, the Indian sage who is widely regarded as a Jivanmukta
The swan is an important motif in Advaita. The white colour of swan symbolises Sattva guṇa and the ability to discern Satya (Real, Eternal) from Mithya (Unreal, Changing), just as the mythical swan Paramahamsa discerns milk from water.
The ripple, Jivatman, is non-different from the water, Brahman.