Course
Introduction to Advaita
A journey through non-duality: what it means, how it is lived in perception and in action, and how it has been thought through by Madhyamaka Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta and the Tantric Shaivism of Kashmir.
A note on language
These class texts are written in Spanish, and I have kept them in the language in which I wrote them. You are very welcome to read them if you understand Spanish — and if you would like to know more about any of this in English, do write to me.
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I
16 min
Introducción. Tipos de no-dualidad
Why we speak of duality and non-duality, the types David Loy distinguishes, and the role of perception and memory.
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II
19 min
La acción no-dual
Intention as the touchstone of action, non-dual thought after John Levy, and the seven hermetic principles.
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III
12 min
Nagarjuna
The Buddhist schools, the Middle Way and emptiness, with a commentary on some aphorisms of the Mulamadhyamakakarika.
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V
17 min
Advaita-Vedanta II: Nisargadatta Maharaj
Brahman, Atman and the great sayings; time, causality and memory; and the direct teaching of Nisargadatta.
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VII
15 min
El shivaísmo tántrico de Cachemira
The Trika and the Tantras, Paramashiva and his Sakti, the tantric body, grace and creative imagination according to Abhinavagupta.
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6 min
Glosarios y cuestiones transversales
The key concepts of Vedanta and of Tantrism, and the eighteen questions that run through the whole course.