SARASWATI GODDESS
OF WISDOM


Self-Knowledge is the
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In spiritual circles it has become an article of faith that a the quest for spiritual knowledge is an 'intellectual' and therefore misguided pursuit. But it should be noted that anyone seeking enlightenment through the 'heart' or other paths would necessarily be motivated by the intellectual belief that he or she was limited, inadequate and incomplete i.e. unelightened. To pursue experience is natural but to pursue it at the expense of understanding is foolish because it is only misunderstandings about our true nature that make us think we are unenlightened in the first place. The Self realized beings who went before left a vast body of information to help us purge erroneous concepts that stand in the way of appreciating who we really are.

Although written by me, the books and articles that follow are not my personal theories, ideas, opinions or beliefs. They are an attempt to render in clear modern English the Vedantic teachings that set me free.
To help the reader determine the content a small synopsis of each of the books and articles follows the list below.





BOOKS ESSAYS, ARTICLES
 
Meditation, Inquiry into the Self What is Advaita Vedanta?
The Mystery Beyond the Trinity The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi
Self Knowledge Symbols of the Self
The Gospel of Love Vedanta and the Kundalini
Knowledge of Truth What is Neo-Advaita?
Mystic by Default (Autobiography) The Horse's Mouth...

 

 
TRANSLATED TEXTS...
 
Aparokshanubhuti.
Katha Upanishad
Bhagavad Gita
Isavasya Upanishad

 
 



1. Meditation: An Inquiry into the Self n((download pdf)
 


Written in a down-to-earth style this book contains the teachings of the Vedanta, the 'science' of the Self, in clear non-Indian English.  It presents a comprehensive overview of the sometimes obscure and ancient practice of meditation, a means of experiential access to the Self.   It discusses the purpose of meditation...the quest for lasting happiness...and its techniques: issues of identity and transcendence, the role of wisdom and action, and the obstacles to a successful practice.  It reveals time-tested methods for purifying the mind.  Unless the mind is pure it will not gain a clear vision of the Self  and Self knowledge, the understanding that sets one free, will not happen.
The chapter on love presents a variety of techniques for transforming emotion into devotion.  The book also convincingly refutes the popular view that enlightenment is the attainment of a particular state of consciousness or the experience of a unique state or states, like the samadhis of Yoga.  It offers a simple and powerful technique for attaining transcendence and takes the reader from the beginning to the end of the spiritual path patiently unfolding the logic that constitutes the inquiry.
 
 


 
 
A Thinking Person's
Guide to Enlightenment
 
 

2. The Mystery Beyond the Trinityvv(download pdf)

 

On his wedding night an infatuated prince discovers that his young bride is a woman of extraordinary wisdom.  The relationship that develops serves as a model for those wishing to bring truth, clarity and spiritual intimacy to their relationships. 

The quest for happiness through self inquiry, the nature of the Self and the mind, the relationship of the Self to the word, issues of sex and love, faith and devotion, and the discriminitive wisdom reuired to conduct self inquiry are some of the topics presented in this timeless work.

An ancient Sanskrit text containing both yogic and Vedantic ideas rendered in clear modern English, The Mystery Beyond the Trinity provides inspiration and guidance to anyone wishing to understand the nature of reality and his or her place in it. 

 

 
   


 
 
 
 
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