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In Hinduism
What does monism mean?
View of all the reality is one unified divine reality. All thereality can be reduced to one "thing" or "substance".
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In Hinduism
How does the Nasadiy Suka show monism?
i suppose you mean Nasadiya Sukta The hymn mentions quite clearly that that which "exists" before the beginning is neither Being nor non-Being. In later monistic philosophy…, that which is neither Being nor non-Being is referred to as Nirguna Brahman (in Vedanta) or Paramashiva (in Tantra), and the individual Atman is equated with that essential Ultimate Reality. Perhaps most importantly, the Nasadiya Sukta leaves us with something to think about: perhaps only He who surveys from the highest of heavens knows how creation has arisen, or perhaps He does not! (MORE)
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How is monism different from monotheism?
Monotheism is a metaphysical duality by definition - in that it isolates a single god and everything else in the universe: as disparate entities. Monoism (as indoctrinated …by Sri AdiSankara's Advaita (and Spinoza's Monism too)) - believes in the oneness of all that there is in the universe. Advaitic Monism is summed up by four of these aphorisms: * ahambrahmasmi - "I am brahman" (where brahma == the eternal supreme consciousness of the universe * ayamAtmabrahma - "The Atman is brahman" (Where the Atma is the self) * prajnAM brahma - "Consciousness is the brahman" * tattvamasi - "That Thou Art" Shankara also quotes, famously in the vivEkacUdAmaNi - "Brahma satyaM jagat mithyA jIvO brahmaiva nAparaH" - literally, "Ultimately, there is no difference between the self and the eternal - They are one and the same". This Advaitic consciousness however manifests to the unenlightened in deceptive facets of duality - which are labelled as 'prAtibhAshika' and 'vyAvahArika' respectively. The 'pArAmartha' level of realization is the truest and ultimate. You can read more about Advaita here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita_Vedanta And about Spinoza here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinoza (MORE)
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What is spiritual monism?
It is a monistic philosophy put forward by various philosophers. Two of them being Georg Hegel and Rudolf Steiner.
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What is the difference between dualism and monism?
Dualism is the theory that there are two opposite principles in everything, for example good and evil or the state of having two parts while Monism is the belief that there… is only one god. (MORE)
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In Christianity
Is Christianity a belief in monism?
No, it is not. We do not believe that we are made of the same essence as God or that created things are merely an extension of His being. We believe that we are all distinct i…ndividuals capable of direct relationship with God. The indwelling of God in a Christian is just that: God residing within a person. (MORE)
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In Christianity
Does Christianity believe in monism?
In the main Christianity is dualistic and in a few other instances pluralistic. The two mainstay areas where one can determine a degree of monism or dualism are: 1. Creator… and Creation distinction 2. The Soul/Body Dichotomy Orthodox Christianity and Fundamentalist Evangelicals etc. believe that the Creator (God) is separate from His Creation and that the Human Being has two natures - a mortal body and an immortal soul. There minority groups who adhere to an Anthropological Monistic interpretation of Scripture in which there is no distinction between the soul and body of the human being. The human being is interchangeably body and soul. Or, again, the soul is really the the mortal body. Therefore when a human being dies this is the same as the soul dies. So while there is a partial monism within certain Christian sects a more complete form of Christian Monism needs to feature both items 1 and 2 above. I personally can think of only one modern group that is biblically based and with a fervent emphasis in Christ. However they do not readily identify themselves as and therefore with Christianity as a whole. (MORE)
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In Islam
Why is monism controversial in Islam?
Monism is not controversial in Islam. All Muslims believe that Allah (God in English) is the Creator of all the universe including all what we know and what what we don't know… and they believe that every thing in this universe is under the control and will of Allah, the one and only one God. Answer Monism assumes the totality of a single reality, with all the diverse phenomena of the natural world merely different manifestations of the same reality. It holds that there is no real difference between the creator and the creature. Thus in monism, the concept of an individual, personal God does not exist. Mainstream Islam holds the opposite view, that there is indeed a personal God. If there is a controversy regarding monism in Islam, it is that Sufism has, to some extent, incorporated monistic concepts. Sufism is therefore held by the majority of Islamic scholars to be an incorrect interpretation, not truly representative of Islam. (MORE)
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What is the meaning of the word monism?
The view in metaphysics that reality is a unified whole and that all existing things can be ascribed to or described by a single concept or system. .
The doctrine that mind a…nd matter are formed from, or reducible to, the same ultimate substance or principle of being. (MORE)
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In Judaism
What is the difference between Judaism and Monism?
This is a difficult answer to give because there appears to be Monist tendencies in Hassidim Judaism with its related Qabbalism and yet Mammonaides and Ravi Gaon softened or r…ejected it. The key factor revolves around the the basis upon which God can be immanent (with or in His creation) without compromising his overall transcendence (His independence from it). There is a consensus that Judaism fits more within the mode of Monadism, as this keeps a balance between the Immanence and Transcendence of God. My understanding of this therefore renders Judaism a Monadistic Monism. (MORE)