Question

Which of the following best reflects the central teaching of Advaita Vedanta?

• A. Brahman and Atman are eternally distinct, and liberation comes through devotion.
• B. Brahman is a personal god with attributes, and the self merges into it upon death.
• C. Brahman and Atman are ultimately one; realizing this non-duality leads to liberation.
• D. The world is real and eternal, and Atman must control it to attain moksha.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Brahman and Atman are ultimately one; realizing this non-duality leads to liberation.

Advaita Vedanta Advaita Vedanta, meaning "non-dualism," teaches that Brahman (the Ultimate Reality) and Atman (the individual self) are not separate entities—they are one and the same. Brahman is infinite, formless, and beyond all descriptions—it transcends names and concepts. It is characterized as Sat-Chit-Ananda (existence, consciousness, and bliss). According to this view, the realization of this fundamental unity leads to liberation (moksha), as the illusion of separation dissolves.