The Philosophical Verses of Yogavasishtaha (Sanskirt Text+English Translation)

Author: Swami Bhaskarananda
Translator(s)/ Edito: Swami Bhaskarananda
Publisher: Viveka Press
Year: 2010
Language: multilingual
Pages: 92
ISBN/UPC (if available): 1884852092

Description

Swami Bhaskarananda has provided an authentic and highly accessible translation of the core philosophical precepts in the widely-acclaimed Indian classic, the Yogavasishtha, believed to be composed by the great sage Valmiki. The topics addressed in this volume such as renunciation, cessation of desires, inner purification, and the realization of the Atman continue to have universal relevance and resonance.

This is an insightful and illuminating guide to the understanding of the meaning and profound implications of non-dualistic philosophy.

Contents

Pronunciation Guide

Introduction

Yogavasishtha-sara - English translation

1. Renunciation

2. Illusory Nature of the world

3. Supreme Knowledge

4. Annihilation of the mind

5. Cessation of desires

6. Contemplation of the inner Self

7. Inner Purification

8. Adoration of the Atman - the inner Self

9. Realization of the Atman

10. Existence and non-existence


Appendix:
Yogavasishtha-sara in Sanskrit script

Glossary