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The unity of Man and God in the School of Rumi and Atman and Brahman in Vedanta

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Understanding man and his relationship with God are among the topics that are very important in Hindu mysticism, especially in the school of Vedanta and Islamic mysticism, especially in Rumi's poetry. In this article, by using Hindu sacred texts and commentaries on Rumi's Molavi, after examining the main elements of this connection, namely Atman and Brahman in the Vedanta school, and man and God in Molavi, the factors of attaining God and the obstacles facing him are presented. Superior knowledge, self-knowledge, and the use of old or guru's guidance are among the common ways between the two mystics to connect with the absolute truth. In addition, Rumi refers to another superior factor called love, which the Vedanta school, especially its main exponent, Shankara, has paid less attention to it. In addition, apparent knowledge, ignorance, Maya, or illusion are factors that cause man to fail in reaching God, and seekers can reach God by taking advantage of factors and bypassing obstacles. The present work is a comparative descriptive study and the data have been analyzed by using library method of content analysis..Keywords: Brahman, Atman, Self, Man, Soul, Knowledge, Love, God. RESUMENLa comprensión del hombre y su relación con Dios se encuentran entre los temas que son, los factores para alcanzar a Dios y los obstáculos que enfrenta. son presentados. El conocimiento superior, el autoconocimiento y el uso de la guía antigua o del gurú se encuentran entre las formas comunes entre los dos místicos para conectarse con la verdad absoluta. Además, Rumi se refiere a otro factor superior llamado amor, que la escuela Vedanta, especialmente su principal exponente, Shankara, le ha prestado menos atención. Además, el muy importantes en el misticismo hindú, especialmente en la escuela de Vedanta y el misticismo islámico, especialmente en la poesía de Rumi. En este artículo, al usar textos sagrados hindúes y comentarios sobre Molavi de Rumi, después de examinar los elementos principales de esta conexión, a saber, Atman y Brahman en la escuela Vedanta, y el hombre y Dios en Molaviconocimiento aparente, la ignorancia, los mayas o la ilusión son factores que hacen que el hombre no pueda alcanzar a Dios, y los buscadores pueden alcanzar a Dios aprovechando los factores y evitando los obstáculos. El presente estudio es un estudio descriptivo comparativo y los datos han sido analizados utilizando el método de biblioteca de análisis de contenido. Palabras clave: Brahman, Atman, Ser, Hombre, Alma, Conocimiento, Amor, Dios.

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