Ome, Akhandam, Satjidhanandam, Avang Manasagoccharam,

Atmanam, Akhela Dharam, Ashraya, Bhishda Siddhya. I take refuge in the self,

the indivisible, the existence, consciousness,

bliss absolute, beyond the reach of words and thought

and the substratum of all for the attainment of my cherished desire.

So in Vedantasaram, of all for the attainment of my cherished desire.

So in Vedan Tasarra, we were on text number 131.

This is the school of the Shunyawadins, the Madhyamaka school of Buddhists.

Remember the context where the question was, who am I? And using that question,

using the sort of the pretext, using it as a pretext, we are taking a quick survey of different

schools of Indian philosophy. What are their views on the self? And remember, each one of them is

presenting an argument for their view.

What is the view of the self? What is the self? An argument for their view.

An experience which shows that we experience the self in the way they are seeing it.

And finally, some relevant support from the Upanishans.

So this we have seen for all the different schools. And finally, before we come to the

Adwaita Vedanata, the hero of the whole drama, we have got the last one is the

Shunya Vardins, the emptiness people, the Buddhist school of Madhya Makashunya Wada.

And as I had said, just like I did for the mind-only school, I'll stop here and take a little detour and go into some depth and explore the school a little bit because it's very fascinating.

And in some ways it's like a mirror image, like a twin of Advaidavidant in some ways.

So it's good to take a look. And I also have a personal fascination for it.

But by the way, you don't need to do this. Actually, when you teach this text, one does not go into such depth.

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