Brahman, the One Infinite Reality of the Vedanta, is the highest generalization to which we can come about God. It has no attributes, but is Existence, Knowledge, and Bliss Absolute. Existence is the very ultimate idea that the human mind can come to. True knowledge does not mean the knowledge of things, but of that One Principle which is expressing itself through all things. What is meant by Knowledge is the realization of the essential Unity of things.

The essence of matter and thought is Spirit; this is the Unity from which all have come. This grand preaching, the Oneness of all things, making us one with everything that exists, is the great lesson to learn. It is the grand teaching of the Advaita Vedanta. The One Infinite Spirit is the essence of this universe, the essence of all souls. Happiness belongs to him who knows this Oneness, who knows he is one with this universe.

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