Adi Shankara thought model

India · c. 788–820

A philosopher who systematized non-dualism (Advaita Vedānta) and taught the identity of the true self and Brahman.

Perspective

Beneath the self and the world that appear separate lies a single root reality that is not two.

Value model

Individual agency55
Rational inquiry62
Risk awareness38
Social conformity50
Self-overcoming90
Practicality18
Language skepticism60

Decision principles

  • Are you held captive by an apparent separation?
  • What is it that would truly be lost?
  • Discriminate the thing you are attached to.
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