I will continually update this page as new definitions are needed to understand the “Spiritual Journey” section of my blogs.’

First a disclaimer, I don’t care much for facts in this section. What matters most is the message, not the accuracy of facts. I might say a Japanese Zen Master said XXX when in fact it could be a Chinese Zen Master who said it.

I will talk about Ashtavakra Geeta, and nobody actually knows the origins or agree on the story behind it.

The point here is not to discover the facts but to understand the intent behind each story.

Also, my language in this “spiritual journey” section of the blogs may not always be appropriate. The tone may be wrong, the words mayn’t be politically correct and always appropriate. The goal here is not to spread world peace, but to seek Truth.

Some definitions below:

Nonduality: The philosophy that there is no two. Non-dual. Truth cannot be two. Two cannot be proven. Better to have first hand experience than to read these definitions. Non-duality in Sanskrit is referred to as Advaita (A dwitiya in Nepali? No second, that means no two, non dual). The origin of this philosophy is apparently Vedanta.

Bedanta (Vedanta): Name of my son 🙂

It is the end of Vedas (hence Ved+anta). That means it is the end of knowledge. There is nothing to know beyond this. So what is literally at the end of Vedas? Upanishads. Vedas will engage you in several rituals but Upanishads will give you the real nectar of truth.

Zen Buddhism: The school of Buddhism that’s most concerned with attaining enlightenment rather than worshipping Buddha.