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ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯔꯕ ꯸ ꯁꯨꯕ ꯆꯥꯍꯤ ꯆꯥꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯗꯤꯛ ꯑꯈꯪ ꯑꯍꯩ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯣꯖꯥ (ꯑꯥꯆꯔꯌꯥ) ꯑꯗꯤ ꯁꯡꯀꯔꯥꯅ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯥꯃꯥꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯂꯩꯕꯅꯤꯅ, ꯕ꯭ꯔꯥꯃꯥꯟꯒꯤ-ꯂꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯈꯨꯗꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ "ꯊꯧ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯤ ꯀꯟꯅ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯑꯗꯕꯥꯏꯇ ꯆꯠꯅꯕꯤꯅꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯆꯥꯎ-ꯁꯥꯡꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯕꯥꯀ꯭ꯌꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯈꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯌꯣꯒꯤꯛ ꯁꯃꯥꯙꯤ ꯌꯥꯕ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯞ ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯣꯜꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯠꯅꯕꯤꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯁꯛꯈꯪꯂꯕ ꯆꯨꯅꯗ꯭ꯔꯕ ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯜꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯪꯕ ꯌꯥꯎꯅ ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛ ꯁꯦꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯋꯣꯡ ꯇꯥꯛꯄꯤ꯫
While the prominent 8th-century Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya) Adi Shankara emphasized that, since Brahman is ever-present, Brahman-knowledge is immediate and requires no 'action', that is, striving and effort, the Advaita tradition also prescribes elaborate preparatory practice, including contemplation of the mahavakyas and accepting yogic samadhi as a means to knowledge, posing a paradox which is also recognized in other spiritual disciplines and traditions.