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Appearance and Reality

  1. Introduction: The Problem of Illusion and Manifestation

Every philosophy of the Absolute eventually encounters the same paradox: If ultimate reality is perfect, self-sufficient, unborn, or absolute being, then how do appearances arise? Why is there a world at all, if the true nature of things is emptiness or Brahman? This question presses equally on Unborn Mind Zen and Advaita Vedānta, albeit in distinct registers. read more

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