Morgan O. Smith

 “The one who believes in free will and the one who surrenders to destiny are both characters in the same play—each mistaking their perspective for reality, while the Ultimate Self remains untouched by either.”

Ken Wilber

 "In this regard, the pure Ego or pure Self is virtually identical with what the Hindus call Atman (or the pure Witness that itself is never witnessed—is never an object—but contains all objects in itself)."

 

Neel Burton

 

"The oldest Vedantic school, Advaita [‘Not two’], represents an extreme and purist position in arguing that Brahman alone is real. The self and the world are within Brahman, with any apparent difference arising from illusion [maya] and ignorance [avidya]. It is as with a rope, which seems to be a snake, or a seashell, which seems to be of silver. This world is like the foam on the sea, or a peacock’s egg, created simply for play [lila]. Since Brahman is all, Brahman is without attributes.  When the mind, which is given to maya, tries to conceive of Brahman, it sees Ishvara in one of his many forms. If certain Upanishadic statements appear to be theistic, it is because their author (nominally,Brahman) is catering to his audience. Only in deep sleep, when we are no longer dreaming, might we experience something of the formlessness of Brahman. We are then pure, disengaged consciousness, like the sun after it has set. This is the experience of disembodied Atma, of death, of home."

Anandmayi Ma

 

Wu Hsin

 So much time spent, Seeking what one is.

So much better is it to understand

What one is not.

Then what remains is pure and

What one is.

Fritjof Capra

 "The mystic and the physicist arrive at the same conclusion; one starting from the inner realm, the other from the outer world. The harmony between their views confirms the ancient Indian wisdom that Brahman, the ultimate reality without, is identical to Atman, the reality within."

Vivekananda

 "Hate not the most abject sinner, look not to his exterior. Turn thy gaze inward, where resides the Paramatman. Proclaim to the whole world thee, with trumpet voice, "There is no sin in thee, there is no misery in thee; thou art the reservoir of omnipotent power. Arise, awake, and manifest the Divinity within!"

.Philip Goldberg, American Veda

 Indophiles like to point out that the religions that evolved from the Veda—primarily Hinduism but also Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, and their myriad variations—never started a holy war against another religion, never conducted an Inquisition or a Crusade, never burned heretics or exiled apostates, and never launched a conversion campaign

Philip Goldberg, American Veda

 Vedanta philosophy offers a rational approach to understanding the divine, providing newcomers with clarity and coherence, a sense that everything is falling into place. It emphasizes personal experience over mere belief, thereby eliminating the need for faith in the miraculous. Unlike some doctrines, Vedanta does not threaten non-believers with damnation, making it both inclusive and accessible. This openness allows it to resonate with individuals from any faith background, as well as those without any religious belief.

C.G. Jung

 "The union of opposites on a higher level of consciousness is not a rational thing, nor is it a matter of will; it is a process of psychic development that expresses itself in symbols"