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“It admits two ultimate realities, namely, puruṣa and prakṛti, which are independent of each other in respect of their existence.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction To Indian Philosophy

“this conception is panentheism—(pan—all, en—in, theos—God), not pantheism; all is not equal to God, but all is in God, who is greater than all.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

“The puruṣa is an intelligent principle, of which consciousness (caitanya) is not an attribute, but the very essence. It is the self which is quite distinct from the body, the senses and the mind (manas).”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction To Indian Philosophy

“A deeper significance is attached to sacrifice, when the worshipping self and the gods worshipped are realised to be the same.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

“Indian monotheism in its living forms, from the Vedic age till now, has believed 'rather in the unity of the gods in God, than the denial of gods for”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

“Brahman (or Ātman) is also described in many passages not as Creator, but as a Reality”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

“the self of man is identical with the Self of all beings (sarva-bhutātmā) and therefore, with God or Brahman.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

“Brahman cannot be an object of worship even.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

“And no view of the world and life can supply a better foundation for such superior qualities than the one which inspres man with the belief in the unity of all men, all creation and all existence. Such is the view, we have found, of Śaṅkara.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

“Every soul, even when supposed to be finite, is really nothing other than Brahman.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy