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"Not This, Not This" (Neti-Neti)
Strip away everything you can name — and what cannot be denied is your true self.
'Neti-neti' means 'not this, not this.' Because the ultimate reality cannot be captured by any concept, the Upaniṣads teach it by negation: it is not the body, not the mind, not any object you could point to. By peeling away everything the self is not, the seeker is pointed toward what cannot be named. It is both a teaching method and a contemplative practice.
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- VivekacūḍāmaṇiŚṛṅgeri (Sringeri) · 1400explains
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Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 3,9.26↗explains
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad · Vedic Revelation (śruti)
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Vivekacūḍāmaṇi 246↗explains
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Vivekacūḍāmaṇi 499↗explains
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi · Śaṅkara (traditionally ascribed; authorship doubted)
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