What Is, Is; What Ain't, Ain't—Existence and Nonexistence

What Is, Is; What Ain't, Ain't—Existence and Nonexistence in Advaita Vedānta

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A deep analysis by Śrīpad Śaṅkarācārya of Bhagavad-gītā 2.16. We study the verse in the traditional Upāniṣadik style with call-and-response chanting. nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ubhayor-api dṛṣṭo’ntas-tvanayos-tattva-darśibhiḥ "“There is no endurance of the nonexistent; there is no change in the eternal. Seers of the truth concluded this by studying the natures of both.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shivadyuti/message

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