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Commentaries on the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita: The Three Branches of India’s Life-Tree

Posted in Bhagavad Gita, General Hinduism, Hinduism, Sacred Texts, Sutras, Upanishads, Upanishads, tagged , , , , , , on May 1, 2008 | No Comments »

This book brings toge ther in one volume Sri Chinmoy’s commentaries on the Vedas the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita three ancient Indian scriptures which are the foundations of Hindu spiritual tradition. His approach is clear and practical and at the same time profound and richly poetic. In a style unmistakably his own Sri Chinmoy [...]

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Om the Eternal Witness: Secrets of the Mandukya Upanishad

Posted in Hinduism, Upanishads, Upanishads, tagged , , on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »

The Upanishads are called shruti, revelations. Mandukya Upanishad, though the shortest of all Upanishads, is a revered, profound Upnaishad that teaches us about four states of consciousness: the waking, dreaming and sleeping states and Turiya, the fourth state, beyond the first three. In this Upanishad, there is a unique combination of psychology and profound philosophy, [...]

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