- Question: Non-dualists assert that one consciousness is all that really exists. Everything is an illusion except for you (your awareness). Therefore, how does one avoid slipping into the trap of solipsism?
Sri Prabhuji:
Solipsism is based on the idea that an individual mind is the only reality.
Advaita goes beyond the individual mind. Basis of the individual mind is consciousness. Consciousness is transcendent.
By analyzing three states of waking dream and deep sleep, Advaita points out reality of consciousness transcending the mind.