and when it comes to spiritual metaphysics , the almost uniform view that only one spiritual being , if being is even the right word , ultimately exists , is likely the most important consideration that indian thought upholds , though with several variations : buddhist philosophy promotes the interdependence of everything ; theistic vedanta finds no gap between the world and godthe world , in other words , is god 's body ; and advaita vedanta holds that everyone 's true self is nothing other than brahman , the absolute .