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Title: Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination by Swami Prabhavananda , Christopher Isherwood, Swami Prabhavananda ISBN: 0-87481-038-8 Publisher: Vedanta Press & Bookshop Pub. Date: June, 1970 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: little book, big wisdom
Comment: Shankara was a 7th century hindu mystic/saint. he founded a number of monastic orders in his short life,[32 yrs], and showed remarkable spiritual talents and insights from a very early age. this book is a true classic in the field of the jnani yoga tradition. his directives are clear, succint, and leave no doubt in the readers mind he knew where of he spoke. i wouldn't say this should be your entry level book into the advaita philosophy but if the idea of your oneness with brahman, the impersonal ground of being, appeals to you and you're ready for the genuine article, then this little book is for you and will reward your careful study. i'll be quiet now and let the master have the last word with a few quotes from the book: "when the vision of Reality comes, the veil of ignorance is completely removed. when our false perception is corrected, misery ends." and "the self controlled man is illumined when he enjoys eternal bliss. he is entirely merged in Brahman. he knows himself to be the unchangeable reality". and, "teachers and scriptures can stimulate spiritual awareness. but the wise disciple overcomes ignorance by direct illumination, through the grace of God". and, "the treasure i have found cannot be described in words, i am one with Brahman".
Rating: 5
Summary: Pinnacle of Indian Philosophy
Comment: Traditional Hindu philsophy asserts that the true nature of ourselves, other people, and everything around us is Brahman. But that truth is often covered in superficial illusion, or maya (in pop culture terms, 'the Matrix'). Shankara expounds upon the traditional Hindu philosophy and posits that the key to enlightenment is the ability to discriminate between what is True (i.e. Brahman) and what is merely illusion (maya), to look past the appearance of things and seek the Truth that lies beneath the surface. We do not have to go far to apply this centuries old insight to our own lives. With the light of Shankara's simple philosophy to cut through the swirling mists of illusion that surround us, it is soon apparent that very few of the things we have taken seriously matter at all. They are mostly superficial maya and we must not allow ourselves to lose sight of the core Truths that they would obscure. It may sound abstract, but once you start recognizing that very few of the things people say, do, or believe have any foundation in Truth (in the Brahman sense), you will adjust your perspective accordingly and will be surprised to find how unperturbed you are by the concerns that stir others into an emotional frenzy. If you understand what does and doesn't matter, you can devote your energies to the former and shield yourself from concern for the latter.
For an explanation of these principles in prose by my favorite author, I strongly recommend "Maya", a short story that appears in the back of Hermann Hesse's Nobel prize winning novel, "The Glass Bead Game."
Rating: 4
Summary: Translation of the Vivekachudamani
Comment: Prabhavananda used to be an indian monk of the Ramakrishna order directing the hollywood branch of that organisation in the first half of the last century. Isherwood was a famous writer who worked together with Prabhavananda. They translated indian scriptures and wrote several books, either together or independently. This particular book is a translation of the Vivekachudamani, a compact presentation of advaita vedanta, attributed to Shankara. It's pleasant to read and contains deep wisdom. The Ramakrishna Vivekananda Organisation has also another version of the Vivekachudamani on sale, which contains the Sanskrit text as well.
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Title: Advaita Vedanta : A Philosophical Reconstruction by Eliot Deutsch ISBN: 0824802713 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press Pub. Date: December, 1980 List Price(USD): $9.00 |
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Title: Ask the Awakened: the Negative Way by Wei Wu Wei ISBN: 0971078645 Publisher: Sentient Publications Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali by Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher Isherwood, Patanjali ISBN: 0874810418 Publisher: Vedanta Press & Bookshop Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Upadesa Sahasri: A Thousand Teachings by Shankara, Swami Jagadananda ISBN: 8171200591 Publisher: Vedanta Press & Bookshop Pub. Date: June, 1987 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious by Douglas E. Harding, Huston Smith, Gene R. Thursby ISBN: 1878019198 Publisher: Inner Directions Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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