Vedanta
(Sk.). A mystic system of philosophy which has developed from the efforts of generations of sages to interpret the secret meaning of the Upanishads. (TG)
Vedanta correctly states that the spirit remains inviolate. The fiery seed of the spirit remains in its primary consistency, because the essence of the elements is immutable. But the emanation of the seed changes, depending on the growth of consciousness. Thus one may understand that the seed of the spirit is a fragment of the elementary fire. And the energy accumulated around it is consciousness. This means that Vedanta was concerned with the seed, and Buddhism spoke of the perfectment of the bodies. Thus the movable and the immovable are completely correlated.
It is quite understandable that Buddha, who directed humanity toward evolution, pointed out the nature of mobility, whereas the Vedanta expounded the foundation. You may add any chemical ingredient to a flame and thereby change its color and size, but the primary nature of fire will remain unchanged. I do not see any basic contradiction between Vedanta and Buddhism. (AY, 275)
The entire life must be readjusted for the new direction in evolution. It is inaccessible to him who is unwilling to bring this gift to Earth in spirit; yet this gift has importance in the termination of the earthly path. From the most ancient precepts of Vedanta We know of this principle of liberation. But before the renascence of evolution it is Our mission to repeat again and again about this propelling force. (AY, 153)
Sri Shankaracharya, the founder of the Vedanta philosophy, was an incarnation of the ray of one of the Great Teachers of the White Brotherhood. (LHR I, p 443)
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