VIVEKACUDAMANI of Sri Sankaracarya (Shankaracharya) (Sanskrit Text with Transliteration, Translation and Index)
VIVEKACUDAMANI of Sri Sankaracarya (Shankaracharya) (Sanskrit Text with Transliteration, Translation and Index)
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by Trans. By. Swami Turiyananda
Paperback (Edition: 2003)

Sri Ramakrishna Math
ISBN 81-7120-405-8

Size: 7.1" X 4.8"
Pages: 286

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CONTENTS

PUBLISHER'S NOTEiii
EDITOR'S PREFACEv
KEY TO TRANSLITERATIONviii
PUBLISHER'S NOTEiii

VIVEKACUDAMANI

1.Invocation1
2.Greatness of Abiding in Brahman1
3.Mean of Knowledge4
4.Who is competent?7
5.The Four-fold Sadhana8
6.Hallmarks of the Guru13
7.Method of Instruction18
8.Disciple's Question21
9.Congratulating the Disciple22
10.Importance of Self-effort22
11.Greatness of Self-knowledge24
12.Need for Self-experience26
13.Attachment to Body denounced35
14.Gross Body37
15.The Ten Indriyas39
16.The Five Pranas40
17.Subtle Body41
18.The Ego44
19.Nature of Love45
20.Maya46
21.Rajo Guna47
22.Tamo Guna48
23.Sattva Guna51
24.Causal Body52
25.The Non-Self53
26.The Self54
27.Super-imposition59
28.The Tree of Samsara63
29.Nature of Bondage64
30.Discrimination between Self and non-self65
31.The Material Sheath68
32.The Vital Sheath73
33.The Mental Sheath74
34.The Knowledge Sheath83
35.The Non-attachment of the self86
36.The Path to Liberation87
37.The Blissful Sheath93
38.Nature of the Self96
39.Everything is Brahman102
40.Nature of Brahman107
41.The Mahavakya109
42.Meditation on Brahman113
43.Removal of Impressions122
44.Removal of Super-imposition127
45.Meaning of "I"133
46.Denunciation of Egoism135
47.Denunciation of Inadvertence145
48.Removal of Reflection148
49.Method of Abiding in Brahman153
50.Nature of Substratum158
51.Samadhi160
52.Dispassion170
53.Method of Meditation173
54.Perceiving175
55.No Diversity182
56.Mode of Contemplating the Self186
57.Ignoring the seen189
58.Fruit of Self-knowledge191
59.Hallmark of Jivan-mukta194
60.Nature of Prarabdha201
61.Denial of Multiplicity209
62.Experience of the Self211
63.Attaining Self-awakening215
64.Benediction233
65.The Four-fold Criteria257
66.In Praise of the Text258
Index261

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