Hinduism Quote by Matthew Fox
““Bede states that “the essential truth of Hinduism is the doctrine of the Brahman. The Brahman is the Mystery of Being, the ultimate Truth, the one Reality. Yet it also can only be described by negatives.…It is unseen, unrelated, inconceivable, uninferable, unimaginable, indescribable.” Yet it can be experienced “in the depth of the soul as the very ground of its being. It is the Atman, the Self, the real being of man as of the universe. ‘I am Brahman,’ ‘Thou are that,’ ‘All this [world] is Brahman.’ These are the mahavakyas, the ‘great sayings,’ of the Upanishads, in which the Mystery of being is revealed.” How similar these great sayings are to Meister Eckhart — who says we too learn, in the experience of “breakthrough,” that “God and I are one,” that “every creature is a word of God and a book about God,” that “God’s ground and my ground are one ground,” and that the Godhead “has no name and will never be given a name.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Upanishads, ancient Hindu scriptures
The ultimate reality is an indescribable, negative truth that can only be known through deep inner experience, not rational description.
In simple terms: Reality is beyond words, known by feeling.
Key Takeaway
Seek inner experience beyond concepts.
Themes
spirituality
philosophy
mysticism
Mood
reverent
contemplative
Type
mystical
philosophical
When to use this quote
- Meditation
- prayer
- contemplative study
- seeking unity
Key Concepts
Non-duality
negative theology
mahavakya
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you experience the divine beyond language?
- What practices help you feel unity with all?
A Different Perspective
Words cannot capture the ineffable; intellectual analysis may miss the point.
