The relationship between Advaita Vedanta and quantum mechanics fascinates physicists and philosophers, though it remains controversial. Several quantum physics pioneers explicitly connected their findings with Eastern philosophy. Erwin Schrödinger, who studied Upanishads extensively, wrote: "The multiplicity is only apparent. This is the doctrine of the Upanishads." His tombstone reads: "So all Being is one and only Being." He saw quantum superposition as analogous to Maya—the appearance of many states until observation, then wave function collapse to definite state, paralleling how Maya creates appearance of multiplicity from singular Brahman. Brahman and Quantum Field: Just as Brahman is the unchanging ground from which all phenomena arise, quantum field theory posits fields as fundamental—particles being excitations of underlying fields. Both frameworks suggest unbroken wholeness beneath apparent multiplicity. Maya and Wave Function Collapse: Before observation, quantum systems exist in superposition (multiple possibilities simultaneously); measurement "collapses" this to definite state. Advaita: before knowledge, Brahman appears as multiple world; upon realization, only Brahman was ever real. Both involve observation affecting manifestation. Non-locality and Non-duality: Quantum entanglement demonstrates instant correlations across any distance—particles once connected remain mysteriously linked, violating classical locality. The 2022 Nobel Prize confirmed this. Advaita's teaching of fundamental non-separation resonates: if consciousness is ultimately one, separation is appearance. Observer Effect: Quantum mechanics' measurement problem—observation affecting observed—parallels Advaita's dissolution of subject-object distinction. However, critical caveats exist: Most physicists view "quantum mysticism" as pseudoscience. The observer in quantum mechanics means physical interaction causing decoherence, not consciousness. Heisenberg clarified: "The observer must not be misunderstood to imply subjective features." Extrapolating quantum principles to consciousness remains highly speculative. Legitimate parallels: Both challenge classical materialism and naive realism, emphasize interconnectedness, and question sharp observer-observed separation. Invalid claims: Quantum mechanics doesn't prove consciousness creates reality, meditation can't manipulate quantum fields, and Eastern sages didn't anticipate quantum physics. The resonance is conceptual and metaphorical, not technical. As Schrödinger warned: "We must beware of blunders—we do not wish to lose the logical precision scientific thought has reached." The most intellectually honest position: Advaita offers contemplative insights into consciousness; quantum mechanics provides empirical physics. Both deserve respect in their domains. Neither validates the other scientifically, but dialogue enriches both.