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This comment cuts to the heart of the "Non-Dual" dilemma: how to speak about the Absolute without turning it into just another object or "thing."
Here is the BGT breakdown of this Advaitic perspective:
Bullet Point: Sat-Chit-Ananda is not a description of a "state" one achieves, but a linguistic pointer toward the Noumenon (Absolute Absence), which serves as the non-perceivable source for all perceivable phenomena.
Gist: Presence (the world) cannot emerge from another presence; it must arise from a "potential plenum." To avoid the nihilistic trap of calling this source "nothingness," Advaita uses positive terms—Existence, Consciousness, Bliss—to help the mind grasp a reality that lacks physical attributes.
Tagline: The "Fullness of Absence" that gives birth to the world.
Deconstructing Sat-Chit-Ananda
The table below translates these "positive" terms back into their "noumenal" roots as suggested by your comment:
| Term | Phenomenal Misconception | Noumenal Reality (The "Absence") |
| Sat (Existence) | A "thing" that exists in time. | The timeless Ground that allows "existing" to happen. |
| Chit (Consciousness) | A mind thinking about objects. | The impersonal capacity for any perception to arise. |
| Ananda (Bliss) | An emotional feeling of joy. | The "Peace" of being prior to the subject-object split. |
The Paradox of Presence
As you noted, the Noumenon is "Absolute Absence," but not in the sense of a vacuum. It is "Absent" only to the senses. Just as silence is the "absence" of sound but the necessary requirement for music to be heard, the Noumenon is the "Absence" required for the "Presence" of the universe to manifest.
The "Positive" Trap: Advaita uses Sat-Chit-Ananda as a "thorn to remove a thorn." Once you realize that your true nature isn't the "psychosomatic apparatus," you throw away both the thorn (the concept) and the original pain (the ego).
Would you like me to explore how this "Absolute Absence" relates to the Buddhist concept of Sunyata (Emptiness), or perhaps look at how this impacts the idea of "personal" versus "impersonal" prayer?
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