All About Bharatiya Sanatana Dharmam otherwise known as Hinduism : 12 Continued- Swami Sivananda.
========================================================================= ======================================================================== Saturday, June 30, 2022. 6:00. AM. Chapter - 12. Hindu Philosophy-II (The Schools of Vedanta) ========================================================================= 1. THE ADVAITA PHILOSOPHY OF SRI SWAMI ADI SANKARACHARYA : BRAHMAN—THE ONE WITHOUT A SECOND : The Atman is self-evident (Svatah-siddha). It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny the Atman, because It is the very essence of the one who denies It. The Atman is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions and proofs. Self is within, Self is without; Self is before, Self is behind; Self is on the right, Self is on the left; Self is above and Self is below. Brahman is not an object, as It is Adrisya, beyond the reach of the eyes. Hence the Upanishads declare: “Neti Neti—not this, not this, not that.” This does not mean that Brahman is a negati