Romanticism Revisited
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What Is It About Advaita Vedanta?
In the 1790s, a young Englishman discovers India and its culture. He is drawn to Advaita Vedanta philosophy which says there's no such thing as 'the real world' Later in life he changes his view of Indian culture because it doesn't have dynamism like Europe enjoys. Andrew Keen: What appeals to him at the beginning is that vision of oneness.
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