The Advaita Worldview: God, World, And Humanity (S U N Y Series in Religious Studies)

THE ADVAITA WORLDVIEW
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Introduction
1. The Human Problem
	THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE
	THE LIMITS OF WEALTH
	THE LIMITS OF PLEASURE
	THE REFLECTIVE LIFE
2. The Requirements of Discipleship
	THE NECESSITY OF VIRTUE
	VIVEKA
	VAIRAGYA
	SAMADIS ATKASAMPATTI
	MUMUKSUTVA
	SADHANA CATUSTAYA AND THE IMMEDIACY OF KNOWLEDGE
	ELIGIBILITY FOR DISCIPLESHIP AND THE CASTE SYSTEM
3. The Nature of the Atman
	OVERCOMING THE HUMAN PROBLEM
	WHO AM I?
	THE ATMAN AND THE BODY
	THE ATMAN AND THE MIND
	THE ATMAN AS AWARENESS
	THE ATMAN AS TIMELESS
	THE ATMAN AS ANANDA
4. The Source of Valid Knowledge
	THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A VALID MEANS OF KNOWLEDGE
	THE LIMITS OF PERCEPTION AND INFERENCE
	THE VEDAS AS THE MEANS OFKNOWLEDGE FOR BRAHMAN
	KNOWLEDGE AND THE ATTAINMENT OF BRAHMAN
	THE SELF-REVEALING NATURE OF BRAHMAN
	IGNORANCE AS INCOMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF BRAHMAN
	KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
	THE DILEMMA OF KNOWING THE KNOWER
	NON-DUAL EXPERIENCE AND NON-DUAL KNOWLEDGE
	THE TEACHER AND THE TEXT
	BRAHMAN AS ULTIMATE MYSTERY
5. Brahman as the World
	DENYING THE REALITY AND VALUE OF THE WORLD
	THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD FROM BRAHMAN
	BRAHMAN AS INTELLIGENT AND MATERIAL CAUSE
	THE UNIVERSE AS NON-DIFFERENT FROM BRAHMAN
	THE ATMAN AS NON-DUAL
	THE DOCTRINE OF MAYA
	ASYMMETRICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BRAHMAN AND WORLD
	IS THE WORLD AN ILLUSION?
	WORLD AS CELEBRATIVE EXPRESSION OF BRAHMAN
	SEEING THE ONE AND THE MANY
6. Brahman as God
	BRAHMAN AS NIRGUNA AND SAGUNA
	ARE HIERARCHIES IN BRAHMAN NECESSARY?
	THE PROBLEM OF CHANGE AND ACTIVITY IN BRAHMAN
	THE PROBLEM OF SUBSTANCE AND ATTRIBUTES
	THE PROBLEM OF PURPOSE
	THE VALUE OF THE CREATION FOR BRAHMAN
7. Liberation
	THE NATURE OF IGNORANCE
	LIBERATION AS I DENTICAL WITH THE NATURE OF BRAHMAN
	EMBODIED OR LIVING LIBERATION
	LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM DES IRE
	LIBERATION AS THE ATTAINMENT OF FULLNESS OF SELF
	LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM MORTALITY
	LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM THE CYCLES OF REBIRTH
	LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM KARMA
	LIBERATION AS FREEDOM IN ACTION
	LIBERATION AS IDENTIFICATION WITH ALL BEINGS
	LIBERATION AS KNOWING BRAHMAN TO BE SELF AND GOD
	Notes
	Bibliography
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