Is Advaita Vedanta Truly Different from Western Philosophy?

In this enlightening talk, Swami Sarvapriyananda explores whether Advaita Vedanta, the non-dualistic philosophy of ancient India, differs significantly from Western philosophical traditions. Discover the core principles of Advaita, its unique approach to reality, and how it compares with Western ideas about the self, consciousness, and the nature of existence. This video delves into key questions: Is there a common ground between these two worldviews, or do they represent fundamentally different perspectives on life and spirituality?
Advaita Vedanta vs Western philosophy
Non-duality and consciousness
Swami Sarvapriyananda on Advaita
Eastern vs Western thought on self
Advaita and Western metaphysics
Indian philosophy and Western perspectives
Vedanta teachings explained
Philosophical differences: East and West

[@lanle5820]

Swami Sarvapriyananda is Gem 💎

[@sreedhark.r.1532]

With deep regret i beg to differ from revered swamiji. How can he say that non dualism insight is there in islam. Does any serious Muslim scholar agree with this view. Why this desperate need to please other religion when they look upon Hindus with contempt

[@AquarianMan]

there is nothing "desperate" about it.
Swamiji is is being very gracious and "steel-manning" the idea of non duality in other schools of thought. he did use the word "strand" indicating that non-duality is far from mainstream and in forgotten corners of other schools of thought. what good will com from denying that it is present in, let's say, 1% of some other philosophies - if he is aware of its existence?
take islam for example - and google the saint (Sufi Mansur Al-Hallaj), who was executed - by other muslims for saying " an al haq "
on the contrary - this spreads awareness and gives the opportunity to those from other schools of thought to explore the forgotton pockets of their poorly constructed philosphies / religions where the real advaitic truth remains in some form.
he is not "pleasing" other religions, and is well aware of their contempt - which is just as illusory a construct as any other in the face of the Non- Dual Reality.
how would they be pleased by this statement if they have contempt for Advaita and Sanatama Dharma
he has no use for politics
he is simply stating the truth - that there exist TINY STRANDS - of non dual thought in a lot of western philosophies - and this statement is backed up by textual evidence. Period.
this admission does not in anyway justify how short sighted and silly the rest of the philosphy (eg. Islam) might be.

[@oscarmartinez3732]

In my humble opinion, the closest Islamic claim to non-duality is that from Sufism when interpreting Fițrah.

[@harparkrat1]

@sreedhark.r.1532
You are right, in other religions there are seeds of non duality, but only in the esoteric perspective they are understood. San Dionigi, Dante in the Christianity and Sufism in Islam. The average devotees are very far from non duality as they are unable to overcome the duality between creator and creatures, God and the world.

[@harparkrat1]

@@oscarmartinez3732 I agree, even in the old esoteric perspective of christianity there was some hint of non duality.

[@Ishan5183]

A vast portion of Islamic philosophy is non-dual. In Quran it’s clearly written “Kulho Allaho Ahad” (Say, Allah is non-dual). Besides this many Islamic Philosophers from Golden Age of Islam, Ibn-e-Arabi, Al Ghazali talked about Absolute Monism. The whole Sufism is based on the non-duality of existence. If you want to learn, study Tawheed (Absolute Oneness), or Wahdat-al-wujud (Oneness of Existence).