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"He who knows God becomes God." "When He, the first and last, is discerned, one's own acts are annihilated." Meditation, without distinction of subject and object, is the highest form of thought. HE WHO KNOWS GOD BECOMES GOD WHEN HE THE FIRST AND LAST IS DISCERNED ONE'S OWN ACTS ARE ANNIHILATED MEDITATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SUBJECT AND OBJECT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF THOUGHT
ishads were the Veda, instead of treatises tacked on to it, the name would be correct; for the Vedanta, like the Upanishads, inculcates pantheism. The form which this philosophy ultimately assumed is well represented in the treatise called the Vedanta Sara, or essence of the Vedanta. A few extracts will suffice to exhibit its character. "The unity of the soul and God--this is the scope of all Vedanta treatises." We have frequent references made to the "great saying," _Tat twam_--that is, That art thou, or Thou art God; and _Aham Brahma_, that is, I am God. Again it is said, "The whole universe is God." God is "existence (or more exactly an existent thing[15]), knowledge, and joy." Knowledge, not a knower; joy, not one who rejoices. [Sidenote: It teaches absolute idealism.] Every thing else has only a seeming existence, which is in consequence of ignorance (or illusion). Ignorance makes the soul think itself different from God; and it also "projects" the appearance of an external world. F INDIA IS UNQUESTIONABLY THE BETHANTHA THE NAME MEANS THE ANT OR SCOPE OF THE WEATHER AND IF THE OPEN SHEDS WERE THE WEEDA INSTEAD OF CRITICIS TAGGED ON TO IT THE NAME WOULD BE CORRECT FOR THE WEEDANTA LIKE THE OPENISH IN CALCATE'S PANTHEISM THE FORM WHICH THIS PHILOSOPHY ULTIMATELY ASSUMED IS WELL REPRESENTED IN THE TREATISE CALLED THE WEEDANTA SARAH OR ESSENCE OF THE VADANTA A FEW EXTRACTS WILL SUFFICE TO EXHIBIT ITS CHARACTER THE UNITY OF THE SOUL AND GOD THIS IS THE SCOPE OF ALL WEEDANTA TREATISES WE HAVE FREQUENT REFERENCES MADE TO THE GREAT SAYING THETHM THAT IS THOU ART THO OR TOWARD GOD AND A HUMBRUMMA THAT IS I AM GOD AGAIN IT IS SAID THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS GOD GOD IS EXISTENCE OR MORE EXACTLY AN EXTENT THING KNOWLEDGE AND JOY KNOWLEDGE NOT AN OVER JOY NOT ONE WHO REJOICES EVERYTHING ELSE HAS ONLY A SEEMING EXISTENCE WHICH IS IN CONSEQUENCE OF IGNORANCE OR ILLUSION IGNORANCE MAKES THE SOUL THINK ITSELF DIFFERENT FROM GOD AND IT ALSO PROJECTS THE APPEARANCE OF AN EXTERNAL WORLD
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