1. Vedanta is the core philosophy of the various sects of Hinduism. 2. It is the highest teachings of the Vedas, it is the cutting edge of knowledge. 3. Vedanta is Upanishad pramanam. It is the texts called the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras and all the schools that follow from these. 4. Vedanta is not a journey in space or time or an object - it is a journey from ignorance to knowledge. 5. Vedanta is distinct from rituals, devotion and meditation - karma, or bhakti and dhyana. 6. Vedanta is Tat tvam asi ‘that thou art’, and all that follows from it. 7. Finally in its most
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