He rejects all subjectively motivated continuity, any line of action related to the concept of cause and effect.

A related concept in descriptive ethics is psychological egoism, the thesis that humans always act in their own self-interest and that true altruism is impossible.

The notion of abstract data types is related to the concept of data abstraction, important in object-oriented programming and design by contract methodologies for software development.

" An abstraction " is the product of this process – a concept that acts as a super-categorical noun for all subordinate concepts, and connects any related concepts as a group, field, or category.

A related concept is that of a perfect number, which is a number which equals the sum of its own proper divisors, in other words a number which forms an aliquot sequence of period 1.

The concept of a secular day of rest, not directly related to a religious day of rest, has been cited as justification for retention of restrictions on commercial activity on Sunday.

A related concept is the spectral linewidth of the radiation emitted by excited atoms.

Breatharianism is a related concept, in which believers claim food and possibly water are not necessary, and that humans can be sustained solely by prana ( the vital life force in Hinduism ), or, according to some, by the energy in sunlight ( according to Ayurveda, sunlight is one of the main sources of prana ).

The concept of chemical element is related to that of chemical substance.

* Cumulative average return, a financial concept related to the time value of money

In Confucianism, the concept of li is closely related to yì (), which is based upon the idea of reciprocity.

Citizenship granted in this fashion is referred to by the Latin phrase jus sanguinis meaning " right of blood " and means that citizenship is granted based on ancestry or ethnicity, and is related to the concept of a nation state common in Europe.

Citizenship as a concept is generally hard to isolate intellectually and compare with related political notions, since it relates to many other aspects of society such as the family, military service, the individual, freedom, religion, ideas of right and wrong, ethnicity, and patterns for how a person should behave in society.

Michel Foucault's concept of discourse is closely related to social rules as it offers a possible explanation how these rules are shaped and change.

The complementary dualistic concept in Taoism represents the reciprocal interaction throughout nature, related to a feedback loop, where opposing forces do not exchange in opposition but instead exchange reciprocally to promote stabilization similar to homeostasis.

The related concept of " standard " numbers, which can only be defined within a finite time and space, is used to motivate axiomatic internal set theory, and provide a workable formulation for illimited and infinitesimal number.

Notable are the Relational and the Entity-relationship models, the atomic transaction concept and related Concurrency control techniques, Query languages and Query optimization methods, RAID, and more.

A related concept to the " Director's Cut " is that of an extended or special edition.

The concept of duality here is closely related to the duality in projective geometry, where lines and edges are interchanged ; in fact it is often mistakenly taken to be a particular version of the same.

A related concept is the perfect fluid equation of state used in cosmology.

A related concept, the " Finagle factor ", is an ad hoc multiplicative or additive term in an equation which can only be justified by the fact that it gives more correct results.

" ISBN 1-904555-05-5 ( The book comes with a related DVD of the Arthur C. Clarke documentary introduction to the fractal concept and the Mandelbrot set.

A related concept is the strength of memory that refers to the durability that memory traces in the brain.

It is closely related to the concept of remorse.

The concept of generalization has broad application in many related disciplines, sometimes having a specialized context-meaning.

While the general concept of a " Spirit " that permeates the cosmos is a general feature of most religions ( e. g. Brahman in Hinduism and Tao in Taoism and Great Spirit among Indigenous peoples of the Americas ), the term Holy Spirit specifically refers to the beliefs held in the Abrahamic religions.

The concept of Brahman implies a transcendent and immanent reality, which different schools of thought variously interpret as personal, impersonal or transpersonal.

This concept of Brahman explains the prevalence of Monism in Hinduism, because Brahman is considered to be all that exists and thus everything in the universe including the universe itself is considered a manifestation of Brahman.

According to the Hindu philosophy the essence of God or Brahman can never be understood or known since Brahman is beyond both existence and non-existence, transcending and including time, causation and space, and thus can never be known in the same material sense as one traditionally ' understands ' a given concept or object.

Buddhists do not worship Brahma ( a Hindu deity ) or " Deva " ( an ancient South Asian term for a deity, today meaning either a Hindi translation of the English " God "/ Latin " Deus " concept Christian Indians tend to use the term " Parameshvara " or " Supreme Creator God " for the Christian God the Father or a synonym for the ancient South Asian concept of Brahman ).

Srimad Bhagwat Purana and Shiva Purana associate shakti as " ChinMai " and there is concept of only Shakti ( energy to destroy and preserve ) but Srimad Devi Bhagwat purana is talking about energy beyond universes, hence associating herself as Param Brahman or ultimate GOD.

Each contain their own view on the concept of moksa, or liberation, that is consistent with their philosophies ; however, all three schools remain loyal to the overall understanding and worship of Brahman, and claim to hold the truths in reference to the Upanishads.

Advaita Vedanta ( IAST ; Sanskrit: ) is a philosophical concept where followers seek liberation / release by recognizing identity of the Self ( Atman ) and the Whole ( Brahman ) through long preparation and training, usually under the guidance of a guru, that involves efforts such as knowledge of scriptures, renunciation of worldy activities, and inducement of direct identity experiences.

" leading closer " to the Brahma ) is a version of the sacred thread ceremony where the concept of Brahman is introduced to a young boy.

And in the highest revered prayer for Ganapati, the Ganapati Atharvashirsha, it is mentioned that ' one who worships Lord Ganapati would easily grasp the concept and realize Brahman '.

Hinduism is based on the concept of one all-embracing supreme spirit known as Nirguna Brahman, that is, Brahman without form.

Advaitin philosophy introduces the concept of saguna Brahman or Ishvara as a way of talking about Brahman to people.

" The Absolute with qualities ") came from the Sanskrit () " with qualities " and Brahman () " The Absolute ", close to the concept of immanence, the manifested divine presence.

This study questioned the mainstream view that Indian philosophy's sole concern was the concept of Brahman.

* Brahman, Hindu concept of The Supreme Reality

In spirituality, it refers to a concept of monism akin to that of Brahman in Advaita philosophy and Smarta theology.

Ayyavazhi like the Advaita tradition within Hinduism accepts the Ultimate Oneness, which is akin to the concept of Brahman.