Viveka
विवेक
viveka
Vedanta describes it as the ability to discriminate between the Sat (real) and Asat (unreal), the Self(Atma) and the non-self(Anathma). This is one of the four Sadhana Chatushtaya the Advaita school of thought promote. Viveka is sometimes likened to a sword that separates Truth from illusion, the Permanent from the transient. Adi Shankara, the foremost teacher of Advaita Vedanta, the philosophy of Non-Dualism, described viveka as the firm conviction that Brahman (the Absolute Reality) is real and the world is unreal.
| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivekachudamani | विवेकचूडामणि | vivekacūḍāmaṇi | A principle text for Advaita Vedantha and an inspirational argument for the need of monastic... | Read More | ||
| Vivekachudamani | विवेकचूडामणि | vivekacūḍāmaṇi | A principle text for Advaita Vedantha and an inspirational argument for the need of monastic... | Read More |