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 The Vedanta Philosophy The Term Vedanta' means that comes at the end of the Vedas. The term 'Veda' means knowledge and it has two aspects.  (1) Mantras or hymns or samhitas like the four "Vedas-Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva (II) The Brahmanas or prose texts of prayers. The appendage to the 'Brahmanas is called the Aranyakas where a lot of philosophical speculation has its beginning. The concluding portions of the Aranyakas are called 'The Upanishads. The Upanishads are the crux of the Vedic philosophy. The Mantras and the Brahmanas are the Karma Kanda (action) and the Aranyakas and the Upanishads are the Gnanakanda (knowledge). The Upanishads are also known as The Vedanta' as it comes at end of the Vedas, In fact, the word 'Upanishads' means sitting down of the disciple near the teacher in a devoted manner to receive instruction about the Higher Reality, which dispels all doubts and destroys ignorance. The term means any secret teaching about Realit...