There are two parties of philosophers, generally known as the
monists and the dualists. The monist believes in the oneness of
the Absolute Truth and the living entity, but the dualist believes in
the separate identity of the living being and the Absolute Truth.
Above these two classes of philosophers is the philosophy of
acintya bhedabheda tattva, or the truth of simultaneous oneness
and difference. This philosophy was propounded by Lord Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His explanation of the Vedanta-sutras.
The Vedanta is the medium of philosophical interpretations, and
thus the Vedanta cannot be the absolute property of any particular
class of philosopher. A sincere seeker of the Absolute Truth is
called a Vedantist. Veda means ‘‘knowledge.’’ Any department of
knowledge is called a part of the Vedic knowledge, and Vedanta
means the ultimate conclusion of all branches of knowledge. As
philosophy is called the science of all sciences, Vedanta is the
ultimate philosophy of all philosophical speculations. m=

The scorching heat of the sun evaporates water from the

seas, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, and there is little
water anywhere. The people become thirsty and always look
overhead for rain, but in despair. Yet just at the right moment,
torrents of rain begin to fall everywhere in the land, even on
the hard stones, and the land becomes overflooded.
