A Peep into Advaita
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Language: English
Author: Sri R.Krishnaswami Aiyar, M.A., B.L
Edition: I
Year of Publication: 2004
Published by: Sri Shankara Advaita Research Centre, Sringeri
Pages: 48 pp+xvi
Bind: Paperback
Availability: Not in Stock
Synopsis :
With the Begnign Blessoings of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, S.A.R.C. has brought this research edition to cater to the requirements of young seekers. This book capture sthe modern minds and young seekers to know the truth of Vedanta and understand the basics of Advaita.
Keeping with the object of making available publication on our traditional thoughts at a favourable rate, SARC is subsidising this book.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - An Axiom
- The State of Freedom
- Its Nature
- Some Questions
- The Basic Mistake
- The Bold Advaiti
Chapter 2 - The Great Being
- Nature of Being
- Time and Space
- The All
- Absolute Greatness
- The value of Revelation
Chapter 3 - The lure of the abnormal
- The Background
- The uninteresting Normal
- The Great Normal
- The Form side
- Ture Preception
Chapter 4 - The ladder of realisation
- The Descent
- The Ascent
- A Common Mistake
- Truth and Falsehood
- The Misequation
Chapter 5 - Proper Guidance
- Substance and Form
- Virtue and Vice
- Prosper Guides
- A futile Revolt
- The immutable Law
Chapter 6 - Desire and Action
- Twofold action
- Purification of the Mind
- Refining of Desire
- A parallel Process
Sample Chapter from the Book
As Sri Shankaracharya pertinently points out, a person who descends a flight of steps does not ascend the steps in the same order but only in the reverse order. He therefore says that the Dirt has to be first gradually and steadily minimised, distraction then slowly and surely got rid of, then non-perception overcome and then finally the great equation realised. The Dirt is reduced by the process known as Karma (Action), Distraction eliminated by the process called Bhakti (Devotion), Non-perception dissipated by Jnana (Knowledge); and the resultant realisation of the equation for ever more is given in the name of Moksha (Freedom). Such are the steps in the ladder of ascent towards God. There are some people who are of opinion that Right Action alone is sufficient to secure us salvation, some others that Devotion by itself will amply do, so others that knowledge without action or devotion is quite enough. But the Advaiti emphasises the equal necessity and importance of every one of these and points out that they are not distinct paths to salvation but they all together form a singele and the only path to it. Each is as important as the other….
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