The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (214 page)

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Anubhava
(Skt., ‘experience’). In
Ved
nta
, ‘experience’ or ‘intuition’ as the basis of an individual's knowledge of
Brahman
, the Absolute. For
a
kara
brahman-anubhava, the ‘intuition of Brahman’, is the ultimate experience—impersonal, transcendental, and abstract. In
Advaita
Ved
nta, enlightenment is not a matter of speculation or emotion, but a direct and immediate anubhava.
Anubh
vi-guru
(Skt.). The
guru
who is witness of the highest truth, because he has direct experience of it.
Anubh
ti
(direct experience of Brahman)
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