Integral Advaita

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Integral Advaita is Sri Aurobindo’s non-dual philosophical system that integrates spiritual realization with dynamic evolution and transformation of life and matter.

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Integral Advaita canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf modern Indian philosophy
non-dual philosophy
philosophical system
school of Vedanta
affirms oneness of individual soul and the Divine
possibility of supramental consciousness
reality of the world as manifestation of the Divine
teleological evolution of the universe
associatedWith Sri Aurobindo Ashram
The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)
coreConcept divinization of life and matter
dynamic, progressive realization of the Absolute
integral transformation of human nature
integration of transcendence and immanence
non-duality of Brahman and world
spiritual evolution of consciousness
unity of Being, Consciousness and Ananda
describedIn Essays on the Gita
Letters on Yoga
The Life Divine
developedBy Sri Aurobindo
differsFrom Advaita Vedanta
surface form: classical Advaita Vedanta

world-negating non-dualism
emphasizes collective as well as individual transformation
integration of knowledge, devotion and works
spiritual realization in life rather than withdrawal from life
geographicalContext Puducherry
surface form: Pondicherry, India
goal manifestation of a divine life on earth
realization of the Divine in all planes of existence
transformation of human consciousness into supramental consciousness
historicalPeriod 20th century
influencedBy Advaita Vedanta
Bhagavad Gita
Integral Yoga
Tantric thought
Upanishads
Vedantic monism
languageOfKeyTexts English
Sanskrit (sources and references)
relatedConcept Integral Yoga
Psychic transformation
Spiritual evolution
Supramental transformation
viewOnIgnorance ignorance as partial and evolving knowledge
viewOnIndividual individual as a center for divine manifestation
viewOnMatter matter as involved consciousness
viewOnMoksha liberation as basis for further transformation of nature
viewOnWorld world as real, dynamic manifestation of Sachchidananda

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