Monday, January 04, 2010

Advaita in Sikhism


“There is one awareness among all created beings.”

- Shri Guru Nanaka, Siree Raag 24

5 comments:

Mala said...

The purpose of life is to find that awareness within and stick to it.

wayfarer said...

Interestingly, Thomas Aquinas wrote a polemic called 'on there being only one intellect'.

Another instance of the philosophia perennis, no doubt.

I like your blog, and where you're coming from.

jeronimus said...

Thanks for the tip about Aquinas and the unity of intellect. He was an enlightened philosopher. I'll have a look at his writing again. All the best.

jeronimus said...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_philosophy

Discipulus said...

Interestingly, Thomas Aquinas wrote a polemic called 'on there being only one intellect'.

Another instance of the philosophia perennis, no doubt.

---Actually, Aquinas wrote a polemic AGAINST this position, which was advanced by Averroes. Aquinas wanted to defend the Church's teaching that there are a variety of rewards and punishments for each soul, which depends on the individual distinctiveness of minds.