नेति नेतिj Neti- Neti. 原则
In Hinduism (especially in Jnana Yoga and Advaita Vedanta), neti-neti is the mantra, meaning "not this, not this." This expression can be found in the Upanishads. One of the first Advaita philosophers to propose the neti-neti approach was Adi Shankara. This apophatic practice (see apophatic theology) is an expression of the fact that the Absolute is not something that can be described - it is beyond discursive thinking.
Neti-neti is also an analytical process — understanding something through a clear definition of what it is not. One of the key elements of Jnana Yoga is the “net-net research” - an approach to understanding the nature of Brahman without using asserting (and, therefore, inadequate) its definitions or descriptions: more precisely, we are talking about consistent “discarding” attempts to define the Absolute in a discursive way.
The goal of this exercise is to remove conceptual schemes and other obstacles to meditation. Similarly, a sage can express the nature of the divine, simply pointing out its incompatibility with anything else.
Similar directions in other (and Indian) theological systems trying to uncover the Absolute, noting what it is not (neti - not that), are called apophatic theology.
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नेति नेतिj Neti- Neti. 原则
In Hinduism (especially in Jnana Yoga and Advaita Vedanta), neti-neti is the mantra, meaning "not this, not this." This expression can be found in the Upanishads. One of the first Advaita philosophers to propose the neti-neti approach was Adi Shankara. This apophatic practice (see apophatic theology) is an expression of the fact that the Absolute is not something that can be described - it is beyond discursive thinking.
Neti-neti is also an analytical process — understanding something through a clear definition of what it is not. One of the key elements of Jnana Yoga is the “net-net research” - an approach to understanding the nature of Brahman without using asserting (and, therefore, inadequate) its definitions or descriptions: more precisely, we are talking about consistent “discarding” attempts to define the Absolute in a discursive way.
The goal of this exercise is to remove conceptual schemes and other obstacles to meditation. Similarly, a sage can express the nature of the divine, simply pointing out its incompatibility with anything else.
Similar directions in other (and Indian) theological systems trying to uncover the Absolute, noting what it is not (neti - not that), are called apophatic theology.
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