Adi Shankara
Adi Shankaracharya
c. 700-750 • Indian
Vedanta
8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated Advaita Vedanta — the doctrine of non-duality. His commentaries on the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Brahma Sutras remain the canonical exposition of 'Brahman alone is real.'
Key Works
- Vivekachudamani
- Atma Bodha
- Tattva Bodha
- Aparokshanubhuti
107
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Quotes by Adi Shankara
107 quotes“All paths converge in this realization.”
unityVivekachudamani
“In the silence of the realized Self, all questions dissolve.”
silenceVivekachudamani
“For the Self is the answer that knows itself.”
selfVivekachudamani
“Be still, and know — you are That.”
realizationAparokshanubhuti
“I am not this body, nor is the body mine. I am consciousness, eternal and unchanging.”
consciousnessVivekachudamani (Crest-Jewel of Discrimination)
“The self is not in the body; the body is in the self.”
consciousnessAtma Bodha
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