Adi Shankara: Quotes about the truth

Adi Shankara was Hindu philosopher monk of 8th century. Explore interesting quotes on truth.

Adi Shankara: 38 quotes 5 likes

“I find that Shankara had grasped much of Vedantic truth, but that much was dark to him. I am bound to admit what he realised; I am not bound to exclude what he failed to realise.”

Adi Shankara

Sri Aurobindo,1910-1914, quoted from Sri Aurobindo, ., Nahar, S., Aurobindo, ., & Institut de recherches évolutives (Paris). India's rebirth: A selection from Sri Aurobindo's writing, talks and speeches. Paris: Institut de Recherches Evolutives. 3rd Edition (2000). https://web.archive.org/web/20170826004028/http://bharatvani.org/books/ir/IR_frontpage.htm

Truth

“When the force of desire for the Truth blossoms, selfish desires wither away, just like darkness vanishes before the radiance of the light of dawn.”

Adi Shankara

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Atma Bodha (1987)

Light , Truth , Selfishness

“Brahman (the existential substratum) is the only truth, the world is illusion, and there is ultimately no difference between Brahman and individual self.”

Adi Shankara

Original: (hi) Brahma satyam jagat mithyam, jivo brahmaiva naparah

World , Truth , Self-confidence