1. practical metaphysics
At heart, Advaita is practical metaphysics. And not outlandish new age ritual nor unproven scientific theory.
As the world of thought appears in consciousness and not the other way around, that begins there.
As truth is beauty and beauty is truth, consciousness is existence and existence is consciousness. That is all.
2. caveat emptor
As that consciousness-existence (Brahman) is foundational, Brahman is eternal, immutable, and nondual.
Since the world is full of birth and death, transformation, and multiplicity, the world cannot be Brahman.
Since nondual Brahman is everything, the world is an obvious illusion. Like a dream called Maya.
3. naming names
In Advaita, Brahman is the nondual nameless formless absolute. That Nirguna Brahman is Brahman without attributes.
Saguna Brahman is Brahman with attributes, named Isvara. Maya is the sword of Isvara called duality.
Some worship particlar attributes and give them names. Some worship attributes but do not know it. These get adjectives.
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