Significance of Totality

Totality in Indian history is a multifaceted concept that encompasses the ultimate goal of experiencing life comprehensively beyond its transitory nature. It signifies an all-encompassing reality that transcends dualities, such as Nara and Naari. Additionally, Totality describes the complete phase of an eclipse, marking its beginning and end, represented visually by a shaded circle. This term encapsulates both philosophical and astronomical significance, reflecting a deeper understanding of existence and cosmic phenomena.1
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Synonyms: Wholeness, Completeness, Entirety, Fullness, Sum, Aggregate, All, Whole

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Hindu concept of 'Totality'

Hinduism Books

In Hinduism, Totality signifies the completeness achieved through the fulfillment of specific conditions—place, time, and cause—alongside an undeniable reality, contrasting with the illusory nature of dreams.

Significance in Vedanta (school of philosophy):
Vedanta Books

From: Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya)

(1) The totality refers to the fulfillment of conditions of place, time, and cause, along with the circumstance of non-refutation, which are all present in real things but absent in dreams.[1]

Vedanta 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).

The concept of Totality in local and regional sources

History Books

Totality encompasses the idea of an all-inclusive existence that transcends dualities, represents the complete phase of an eclipse, and signifies the ultimate goal of achieving a profound understanding of life’s transience, as illustrated in Keats’ experience.

Significance in India history and geography:

From: Triveni Journal

(1) The ultimate goal of Keats' experience, aiming for a comprehensive understanding of life beyond its fleeting nature.[2] (2) The all-encompassing existence or reality that includes and transcends the dual concepts of Nara and Naari.[3]

From: History of Science in South Asia

(1) This term refers to the complete phase of an eclipse, specifically its beginning and end, and is depicted in a figure with a shaded circle.[4]

The concept of Totality in scientific sources

Science Books

Totality, in this context, signifies a concept dominating Western philosophy where war reveals a "visage of being." Individuals become mere instruments of unseen forces within this all-encompassing totality.

Significance in Religious Studies:
Religion Books

From: Religions Journal (MDPI)

(1) It requires each person to deliberately and responsibly incorporate all of one’s personal suffering of divine conflict into one’s unique individual experience.[5] (2) Totality is a multiplicity of different elements that nonetheless constitute a whole, representing difference as unity of the different, and philosophy is the tradition of totality, promoting the ancient privilege of unity, and it is the epistemic core of Philosophy.[6] (3) The visage of being that shows itself in war, fixed in the concept of totality, which dominates Western philosophy, where individuals are reduced to being bearers of forces that command them unbeknown to themselves.[7]