Metaphysics
Indian philosophy did not separate metaphysics from practice. The question of what is ultimately real — whether matter or consciousness is primary, whether the world is one or many, whether liberation is possible and by what means — was inseparable from questions of ethics, aesthetics, political theory, and daily conduct. The major schools of Hindu philosophy (Advaita, Viśiṣṭādvaita, Dvaita, Sāṃkhya, Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā) represent not competing religions but competing metaphysical positions within a shared inquiry, each producing different practical and ethical implications. Bodha’s work engages Hindu metaphysics both intrinsically — as a body of sophisticated philosophy worth studying on its own terms — and comparatively, tracing the structural differences between Vedantic non-dualism and Western materialism and asking what these differences mean for how a civilization organizes itself.
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- [[sanatana-dharma-and-metaphysics]] — Sanatana Dharma and Metaphysics
- [[big-questions]] — Big Questions
- [[thinkers]] — Thinkers
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Associated Books
- Gaudapada Karika (Gaudapada)
gaudapada-karika— Classical Advaita work on non-duality, consciousness, and the Mandukya Upanishad. - Siddhantabindu (Srimat Madhusudana Sarasvati, translated by Achalananda)
siddhantabindu— Vedantic sub-commentarial text presenting core Advaita positions in a compact form. - The Advaita Vedanta of Brahmasiddhi (Allen Wright Thrasher)
the-advaita-vedanta-of-brahmasiddhi— Study of the Brahmasiddhi tradition and major issues in Advaita metaphysics and epistemology. - Outline of Hindu Philosophy (M. Hiriyanna)
outline-of-hindu-philosophy— Broad survey of major schools and recurrent philosophical themes in Hindu thought. - The Paramarthasara of Adisesa (Adi Sesa)
the-paramarthasara-of-adisesa— Philosophical text associated with non-dual Shaiva traditions and the path to liberation. - Quintessence of Brahmasutra (Mahamahopadhyaya Iranganti Rangacharya)
quintessence-of-brahmasutra— Introductory digest of Vedanta centered on the Brahmasutra tradition and its key metaphysical claims. - Brhadaranyak Upanishad ()
brhadaranyak-upanishad— English edition or translation of the Brhadaranyak Upanishad, highlighting selfhood, negation, sacrifice, and the search for brahman. - Mandukya Upanishad ()
mandukya-upanishad— English edition or translation of the Mandukya Upanishad, highlighting Om, waking-dream-sleep states, and the non-dual fourth state.
Related Concepts
- Consciousness — Consciousness is the primary category of Indian metaphysics
- Karma — Karma is the metaphysical mechanism through which consciousness moves through time and consequence
- Sanatana Dharma — Sanatana Dharma provides the metaphysical framework within which all other Bodha concepts operate