# Vedanta

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Updated: 2026-09-08

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Advaita Vedanta holds that the self and the absolute are not two things. These are not scholarly pieces - they are attempts to work out what a non-dual reading of the world asks of an ordinary life, written by someone still working it out.

## Articles

- [Nothing lasts forever, and that is fine](/articles/nothing-lasts-forever) - Everything is temporary and we live as though nothing is. On impermanence, and why accepting it turns out to be a relief rather than a loss.
- [Caring beyond compassion](/articles/caring-beyond-compassion) - Real care sometimes asks for strength rather than softness. What Advaita Vedanta and the Gita say about acting for someone against their own comfort.