Sri Aurobindo outlined a level-by-level hierarchy of reality culminating in non-dual Essence

Indirectly influential in the creation of this system has been the Indian philosopher, Sri Aurobindo, who outlined a level-by-level hierarchy of reality culminating in non-dual Essence. However, as Mundschenk (1995 p272) points out, ‘there is a very imprecise separation in Aurobindo’s thought between descriptions of the levels of reality on the one hand and the levels of human consciousness of that reality on the other. It is easy to reify Aurobindo’s concepts into a concrete hierarchy describing Reality itself, but that is a trap to be avoided. In the final analysis, his descriptions are attempts to articulate his own experiences.’. This is another way of saying that they are Real/Not-Real... Posted by Pilgrim Simon at 15:13