Upanishadic Philosophy

• The Philosophy of Hinduism in India

• Brahman: The perceived entity

  • Object of perception

• Atman: The perceiving entity

  • The one who perceives

• Unity of Brahman and Atman

  • Brahman is immortal
    • Even if things other than oneself are damaged, it is not a problem because they are not oneself
  • By practicing, one can reach a state where one realizes that one’s entire self is essentially Brahman
  • If one can think that even if one’s body is damaged, it is the same as Brahman, then it is not suffering, right?
  • It’s like completely losing the sense of body ownership
  • I kind of understand (blu3mo)
    • I’ve thought about how if I can view the difficulty of running a marathon objectively, it wouldn’t be so painful, like a theoretical discussion
      • I’ve thought that if I practice, I might be able to do it
      • There seems to be a philosophy that aims for unity of Brahman and Atman along these lines

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