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Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Advaita Vedanta)Amanastā (अमनस्ता) refers to the “state of no mind”, according to the Māṇḍūkyopaniṣatkārikā 3.31-32.—Accordingly, while discussing duality and mental activity: “All this duality which is [comprising of] whatever is moving and motionless is [just] a visible object of the mind. For when [the state of] no-mind of mind [arises], duality is not perceived. [Why is this?] When the mind does not conceptualize because [one has] realized the truth of the self, then, it goes to the state of no mind (amanastā). Therefore, in the absence of perceivable objects, there is no perception [of duality]”.
Synonyms of Amanastā: Amanībhāva.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
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Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Nikhilananda)
Mandukya Karika, verse 3.32 < [Chapter III - Advaita Prakarana (Non-duality)]
Concept of Mind in the Major Upanishads (by Gisha K. Narayanan)
7(a). The Concept of Mind in the Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad < [Chapter 4 - The concept of Mind in the Major Upaniṣads]
Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
Manas in waking, dream and deep sleep and the realization of No-Mind < [Chapter 5: A Study of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā: Advaita Prakaraṇa]