Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara

Advaita Vedanta philosopher.

An influential philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a non-dualistic school of thought within Hinduism. His commentaries on the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Brahma Sutras established the foundation for Advaita Vedanta, emphasizing the oneness of the individual self (Atman) and the ultimate reality (Brahman). His teachings have had a profound impact on the development of Hindu philosophy and spirituality.

Adi Shankara Quotes about Peace

AllKnowledge(12)Brahman(11)World(8)Nature(6)Body(6)Atman(6)Mind(5)Alone(4)Truth(4)Existence(4)Reality(4)Bliss(3)Ego(3)Consciousness(3)Dream(3)Death(3)Sorrow(3)Heart(3)Time(3)
  • Give up identification with this mass of flesh as well as with what thinks it a mass. Both are intellectual imaginations. Recognise your true self as undifferentiated awareness, unaffected by time, past, present or future, and enter Peace.
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  • The gods and seers of yore who knew It (Brahman) attained eternal peace—and not others.
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