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*What if the very idea of “nothing” is logically impossible?*
Michael James argues that pure being or pure awareness is not merely a brute fact, but a necessary reality — because “nothing” is not a thing that could ever exist. To speak of absolute nothingness, he says, is already to fall into contradiction.
0:08 Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
2:04 Why “Nothing” Is Self-Contradictory
3:31 Why Being Is Both Necessary and a Brute Fact
*Michael James* has spent nearly 50 years studying, practicing, and translating the works of Sri Ramana Maharshi. He studied under Sri Sadhu Om, a direct disciple of Ramana, and is the author of _Atma-Vidya: The Science of Knowing Oneself._ He is regarded as a leading authority on Ramana's primary sources and experiential practice.
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* Closer To Truth: The Podcast: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pLLkP0kHQKL9nZh35UkgkR_
* Eastern Traditions and the Big Questions: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pLXc7CpscBz_GMRg-pv2KSY
* Sri Ramana’s Self as Pure Consciousness: loc.closertotruth.com/theory/sri-ramana-s-self-as-pure-consciousness
* Closer To Truth contributor page: closertotruth.com/contributor/michael-james
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*What if the very idea of “nothing” is logically impossible?*
Michael James argues that pure being or pure awareness is not merely a brute fact, but a necessary reality — because “nothing” is not a thing that could ever exist. To speak of absolute nothingness, he says, is already to fall into contradiction.
0:08 Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
2:04 Why “Nothing” Is Self-Contradictory
3:31 Why Being Is Both Necessary and a Brute Fact
*Michael James* has spent nearly 50 years studying, practicing, and translating the works of Sri Ramana Maharshi. He studied under Sri Sadhu Om, a direct disciple of Ramana, and is the author of _Atma-Vidya: The Science of Knowing Oneself._ He is regarded as a leading authority on Ramana's primary sources and experiential practice.
*More from Michael James on Closer To Truth:*
* Closer To Truth: The Podcast: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pLLkP0kHQKL9nZh35UkgkR_
* Eastern Traditions and the Big Questions: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pLXc7CpscBz_GMRg-pv2KSY
* Sri Ramana’s Self as Pure Consciousness: loc.closertotruth.com/theory/sri-ramana-s-self-as-pure-consciousness
* Closer To Truth contributor page: closertotruth.com/contributor/michael-james
*Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV
*Join the Community:*
* Membership (5,000+ videos): closertotruth.com/register
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* X: https://x.com/CloserToTruth
Closer To Truth, created and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, presents the world's greatest thinkers exploring humanity's deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence and sentience. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.
#CloserToTruth #Meaning #MichaelJames #AdvaitaVedanta #Metaphysics
