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 Sankara. Another point of view is that of Ramanuja, who has put forward the doctrine of qualified non-dualism. Narendra (to the Bhagavan): Sir, may I ask what is meant by Visishtadvaitavada (qualified non-dualism) ? Ramakrishna: There is a doctrine called Visishtadvaitavada, the view of Ramanuja;

that is, the Absolute (Brahman) must not be considered apart from the world and the soul. The three form one: three in one and one in three. Let us take a Bel-fruit. Let the shell, the seeds and the ker- nel be kept separate. Now suppose some one wished to know the weight of the fruit. Surely