Author: Swami Sunirmalananda
Translator(s): Swami Sunirmalananda
Publisher: Sri Ramakrishna Math
Year: 2005
Language: multilingual
Pages: 367
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8178232294
Description
We place before you insights into Vedanta, an English translation of Tattvabodha with a running commentary, based on Sri Ramakrishna and Swami v-Vivekananda’s teachings. Sri Sankaracharya is the putative author of this work. This book has not been translated for a long time into English. Now our publication fulfils that need.
Tattvabodha is apparently simple text, and the purpose of the author is to acquaint the lay reader with Advaita. But the text is profound. Though the book appears to merely mention the different aspects of Advaita Vedanta, it anticipates discussion and deep thought.
By the grace of the Divine Mother, we present a translation, with commentary, of Tattvabodha. The reader will be acquainted with the numerous aspects of Advaita through this book.
REVIEW
We have a place for struggle in the Vedanta, but not for fear. All fears will vanish when you begin to assert your own nature.
-Swami Vivekananda
Contents
KEY TO TRANSLITERATION
TRANSLATOR’S NOTE
INTRODUCTORY
The Inspiration
Advaita: An Introduction
The Author and the book
Adoration of the Teacher
Teacher as Supreme Brahman
About the Work
Four-fold qualification
Discrimination
Dispassion
The Six Sadhanas
Mastering Oneself
Self-Knowledge
The atman
The Body
The Subtle Body
The Organs of Knowledge
The Organs of Action
The Causal Body
The Three States
The Waking State
The Dream State
The Deep Sleep State
The Five Sheaths
The Food Sheath
The Life-force Sheath
The Mental Sheath
The Blissful Sheath
I ness and My ness
The Atman
Being (Sat)
Consciousness (Cit)
Bliss (Ananda)
Twenty-four Cosmic Principles
Maya, or the Statement of fact
Creation of Individual Subtle body
The mind, Intellect, Etc
The Organs of Action
The Life Force (Prana)
Pancikarana
The Jiva
Isvara
You are That
The Meaning of you
The Meaning of that
The Liberated in Life
Who is a Jivanmukta
Removal of Ignorance
Karma
Karma Yet to be Done
Karma That is Stored
Karma That is Taking Effect
How is Karma Destroyed
Distribution of Karma
The Liberated