Author: Swami Satprakashanda
Publisher: Ramakrishna Math
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 277
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8171209343
Description
This book is not only Vedanta for all, but also All about Vedanta. A diligent study of this book is bound to provide satisfying solutions to all the problems of the reader, material, moral and spiritual.
Today Vedanta has become a magic word. People speak of Vedanta casually, even as they speak of the weather, however little they know about it. Many claim that what they say or do is in accordance with Vedanta, which has become almost a status symbol. To profess ignorance of Vedanta is considered akin to admitting ignorance about the computer.
This volume is a collection of author's talks on different aspects of Vedanta. In an almost conversational tone he discusses the why and wherefore of morality, the role of spiritual teacher, the aura of meditation, the dichotomy of good and evil and the reconciliation between Divine Grace and the Law of Karma. He explores also the enigma of Maya, the inter-relation between reason, volition and emotion, the use of symbols, the significance of spiritual visions, the power of mantras, and the million dollar question of what happens after death.
Contents
Publisher's Note
The Author
CHAPTER 1
The Way of Vedanta
CHAPTER 2
The Moral and Spiritual Foundations of Human Life
CHAPTER 3
The Spiritual Teacher
CHAPTER 4
The Purpose and Practice of Meditation
CHAPTER 5
Good and Evil
CHAPTER 6
Divine Law and Divine Grace
CHAPTER 7
The Mystery of Maya
CHAPTER 8
Reason, Volition, and Emotion
CHAPTER 9
Reincarnation and Heredity
CHAPTER 10
The Doctrine of Karma
CHAPTER 11
Approach to God through Symbol
CHAPTER 12
The Power of the Word
CHAPTER 13
The Ego and the Self
CHAPTER 14
Death and After
CHAPTER 15
Spiritual Visions and Ecstasies