Nisargadatta Maharaj & Vedanta

Please go through the video playlist embedded below.

In the videos above, there is mention of Parabrahman and Brahman both apparently meaning different from each other. This may sound like duality, something like Parmatma and Atma. But, Nisargadatta Maharaj considers himself and others as Parabrahman, so it means it is not duality but is non-duality  that these videos are about and it is just a question of terminology. This post is an attempt to clarify the terminology used in these videos from Vedanta perspective. Since, I do not know Marathi, there may be scope of improvisation as there may be errors in the translations which I might have considered as correct. It appears that the word consciousness that is being referred to in the videos is actually reflected consciousness (chidabhasa) as per Vedanta. What Nisargadatta Maharaj refers to as Parabrahman is actually consciousness/awareness of Vedanta.

Parabrahman/Maharaj Principle/Absolute/Ultimate (As per the videos) —-> Consciousness/Awareness (Vedanta terminology)

IAmness/Beingness/Consciousness/Brahman (As per the videos) —-> Reflected Consciousness/Reflected Awareness (Vedanta terminology)

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