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This blog is an attempt to discuss the essential philosophy of Advaita Vedanta in a scientific, philosophical and A lot of philosophical discussions, especially older philosophies, tend to revolve around religion and religious beliefs. Due to the recent (last 100 years, perhaps) backlash against religion in general, a lot of these philosophical ideas get ignored or rejected just because they are explained in terms of the religious beliefs. In my mind a religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of your existence that helps you define your way of life. We all have our beliefs and we make that a part of the life we lead. As the beliefs get shared and adopted by more and more people, then that religion starts becoming popular and slowly gets formalized into rituals and commandments. However, unless it appeals perceives. This separation of the perceived from the perceiver is Dvaita.  perceives. The Brahman encompas*es the perceiver in the body, mind and intellect. all the same and unreal and a result of the projection of the one reality of Brahman, a projection caused due to the perception itself. THE TEACHER STARTS: You experience the world the way you do because that is how it is perceived through your senses. STUDENT INQUIRES: Then how is it that everyone describes it the same way? THE TEACHER QUESTIONINGLY ASKS: Which everyone? (implying of course that everyone else, including the teacher explaining this, is also become the sensed. What remains is just the pure consciousness and that is the ultimate truth. Advaita says that going beyond Maya will bring you to the state of permanent bliss where you realize that all that you see in Maya is “un-real”. You can reach this state of “super-consciousness” or Nirvana by several means of merging the “I” with the then you truly understand the world of Maya and its triviality. But here’s an obvious question: Why should I put in the effort to go beyond Maya? Why should I chase that state of personal bliss? Is it