The Self & the Absolute · Anchored at BG 12.5, BG 12.2.
A God With Form, or the Formless Absolute?
Do you worship a personal Lord with qualities, or realize a reality beyond all attributes — and is one higher than the other?
Concepts and schools in this debate
Questions to explore
- Make the strongest case that the formless nirguna Brahman is higher, then the case that the personal God is.
- Is form a concession to the weak, or the fullest truth about the Absolute?