73: Shankaracharya and the Chandala - The Morning the Greatest Philosopher Bowed to the Lowest Caste

from The Long Thread - Ancient Stories For The Present Moment. · host Ashvee Kanwar

Adi Shankaracharya had debated the greatest minds of his age and never lost.His teaching — Advaita Vedanta — said all of existence is one.That separation is illusion.One morning in Varanasi a low-caste man blocked his path and asked him two questions in perfect Sanskrit.Shankaracharya had no answer.He fell at the man's feet.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.

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