The Essential Gaudapada
Title | The Essential Gaudapada PDF eBook |
Author | Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswati |
Publisher | Srikanth s |
Total Pages | 633 |
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Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
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Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswati's Magnum Opus on understanding Gaudapada and his teachings.
The Essential Gauḍapāda
Title | The Essential Gauḍapāda PDF eBook |
Author | Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswati |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 617 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Advaita |
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On the philosophy of Gauḍapādakārikā, commentary on Māṇḍukyopaniṣad.
The Science of Being
Title | The Science of Being PDF eBook |
Author | Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswati |
Publisher | Srikanth s |
Total Pages | 110 |
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Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
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Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswati's classic explaining the science of Being.
From Early Vedanta to Kashmir Shaivism
Title | From Early Vedanta to Kashmir Shaivism PDF eBook |
Author | N. V. Isaeva |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Total Pages | 216 |
Release | 1995-01-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780791424490 |
This book clarifies the relationship between God and the creation for Gaudapada, Bhartrhari, and Shankara, and by doing so, demonstrates a major continuity of thought from Gaudapada through Bhartrhari to Abhinavagupta and Kashmir Shaivism.
A-U-M
Title | A-U-M PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Waite |
Publisher | John Hunt Publishing |
Total Pages | 279 |
Release | 2015-09-25 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1782799974 |
Gaudapada was one of the world’s greatest philosophers in seventh-century India. He invokes the mystical symbol ‘AUM’ (pronounced as ‘ohm’) pointing to the three states of consciousness (waking, dreaming and deep sleep) and the nature of reality itself. In the text on which this book is based, he writes that the waker, dreamer and deep-sleeper are like the roles that an actor plays at various times. All three states are the result of ignorance and error. Who we really are is the fourth aspect – the actor himself. If you see or feel a ‘thing’, then that ‘thing’ is not ‘real.’ So the waking world is no more real than the dream. ‘You’ have never been born. Nothing has ever been created. Causality is a myth. Discover your true nature to be Existence-Consciousness, without limitations, undivided and infinite, prior to time and space. Incredible? Read...and be convinced by the irrefutable logic of Gaudapada.
Shankara and Indian Philosophy
Title | Shankara and Indian Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | N. V. Isaeva |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Total Pages | 298 |
Release | 1993-01-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780791412817 |
According to Advaita-Vedanta, God or Brahman is identical with the inner self (the Atman) of each person, while the rest of the world is nothing but objective illusion (maya). Shankara maintains that there are two primary levels of existence and knowledge: the higher knowledge that is Brahman itself, and the relative, limited knowledge, regarded as the very texture of the universe. Consequently, the task of a human being is to reach the absolute unity and the reality of Brahman--in other words, to reach the innermost self within his or her own being, discarding on the way all temporary characteristics and attributes.
The Essentials of Hinduism
Title | The Essentials of Hinduism PDF eBook |
Author | Trilochan Sastry |
Publisher | Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
Total Pages | 211 |
Release | 2022-10-17 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9354927904 |
Hinduism is an ancient religion, philosophy and way of life. Unlike other great religions that are based on a small set of books, there are hundreds of texts in Hinduism, most of which are very voluminous. They span not merely centuries, but millennia. And most importantly, these ancient scriptures are all in Sanskrit which many do not know. Therefore for a beginner with an interest in Hinduism it is a daunting task as you don't know where to start such a study. In The Essentials of Hinduism, Trilochan Sastry unpacks all the ancient texts from the Vedas to the epics covering the entire range of scriptures and everything you need to know about them in an easy-to-read and accessible way making it of special interest to Hindus and those from other religions and nations, and even those who are agnostic or atheistic.