Vedanta
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Vedanta is one of the six schools of orthodox Hindu philosophy. Veda means "knowledge" and anta means "end." Vedanta is knowledge/thought aimed at achieving Connection and full Awareness (of Consciousness/Reality).
Vedanta may refer to any philosophy of school of thought that concerns itself with the interpretation of the the three basic texts of Hindu philosophy, namely the Upanishads, the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita
There are many schools of Vedanta the most prominent of which are Advaita Vedanta, Vishishtadvaita, Achintya-Bheda-Abheda, and Dvaita.
Vedantic schools all attempt to understand the relationship between Atman and Brahman, and the relationship between Brahman and the Physical Universe
