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Sri Ramana Teachings

Bernardo Kastrup and Michael James - Analytic Idealism and Ramana Maharshi’s Advaita

Oct 27, 2023
Bernardo Kastrup, philosopher, and Michael James, expert on Ramana Maharshi's Advaita, discuss Analytic Idealism, quantum physics, the meaning of life, the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, ego, the nature of consciousness, and the reality of suffering.
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  • Under analytic idealism, reality is seen as a unified field of subjectivity with illusory appearances.
  • Ego is a projection in a dream, and the true self experiences the dream as the dreamer.

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Analytic Idealism: Unraveling the Nature of Reality

Under analytic idealism, reality is seen as a unified field of subjectivity. This mental field is the background that gives existence to the illusory appearances in the world. These appearances, whether physical or mental, are not fundamentally real, but rather behavior and activities of the unified field of subjectivity. The illusory individual self, or ego, perceives these appearances and experiences a seemingly separate external world. However, from the perspective of the true self, there is no external world, as it is one with the unified field of subjectivity. The illusory individual self, though not fundamentally real, exists as an appearance, a behavior of the unified field. The true self, on the other hand, is unchanging and constant, and everything else is expressions or behaviors of this true self.

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