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

THE ADVAITA WORLDVIEW......Page 2
Contents......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
1. The Human Problem......Page 22
THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE......Page 23
THE LIMITS OF WEALTH......Page 24
THE LIMITS OF PLEASURE......Page 26
THE REFLECTIVE LIFE......Page 28
THE NECESSITY OF VIRTUE......Page 32
VIVEKA......Page 34
VAIRAGYA......Page 35
SAMADIS ATKASAMPATTI......Page 36
MUMUKSUTVA......Page 38
SADHANA CATUSTAYA AND THE IMMEDIACY OF KNOWLEDGE......Page 39
ELIGIBILITY FOR DISCIPLESHIP AND THE CASTE SYSTEM......Page 40
OVERCOMING THE HUMAN PROBLEM......Page 44
WHO AM I?......Page 46
THE ATMAN AND THE BODY......Page 47
THE ATMAN AND THE MIND......Page 48
THE ATMAN AS AWARENESS......Page 49
THE ATMAN AS TIMELESS......Page 51
THE ATMAN AS ANANDA......Page 53
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A VALID MEANS OF KNOWLEDGE......Page 60
THE LIMITS OF PERCEPTION AND INFERENCE......Page 61
THE VEDAS AS THE MEANS OFKNOWLEDGE FOR BRAHMAN......Page 62
KNOWLEDGE AND THE ATTAINMENT OF BRAHMAN......Page 63
THE SELF-REVEALING NATURE OF BRAHMAN......Page 64
IGNORANCE AS INCOMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF BRAHMAN......Page 66
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE......Page 67
THE DILEMMA OF KNOWING THE KNOWER......Page 68
NON-DUAL EXPERIENCE AND NON-DUAL KNOWLEDGE......Page 74
THE TEACHER AND THE TEXT......Page 75
BRAHMAN AS ULTIMATE MYSTERY......Page 77
DENYING THE REALITY AND VALUE OF THE WORLD......Page 80
THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD FROM BRAHMAN......Page 82
BRAHMAN AS INTELLIGENT AND MATERIAL CAUSE......Page 83
THE UNIVERSE AS NON-DIFFERENT FROM BRAHMAN......Page 84
THE ATMAN AS NON-DUAL......Page 56
THE DOCTRINE OF MAYA......Page 85
ASYMMETRICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BRAHMAN AND WORLD......Page 87
IS THE WORLD AN ILLUSION?......Page 89
WORLD AS CELEBRATIVE EXPRESSION OF BRAHMAN......Page 91
SEEING THE ONE AND THE MANY......Page 93
6. Brahman as God......Page 96
BRAHMAN AS NIRGUNA AND SAGUNA......Page 97
ARE HIERARCHIES IN BRAHMAN NECESSARY?......Page 98
THE PROBLEM OF CHANGE AND ACTIVITY IN BRAHMAN......Page 99
THE PROBLEM OF SUBSTANCE AND ATTRIBUTES......Page 101
THE PROBLEM OF PURPOSE......Page 104
THE VALUE OF THE CREATION FOR BRAHMAN......Page 109
THE NATURE OF IGNORANCE......Page 112
LIBERATION AS I DENTICAL WITH THE NATURE OF BRAHMAN......Page 113
EMBODIED OR LIVING LIBERATION......Page 114
LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM DES IRE......Page 115
LIBERATION AS THE ATTAINMENT OF FULLNESS OF SELF......Page 116
LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM THE CYCLES OF REBIRTH......Page 117
LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM KARMA......Page 119
LIBERATION AS FREEDOM IN ACTION......Page 120
LIBERATION AS IDENTIFICATION WITH ALL BEINGS......Page 122
LIBERATION AS KNOWING BRAHMAN TO BE SELF AND GOD......Page 124
Notes......Page 130
Bibliography......Page 146
A......Page 152
E......Page 153
K......Page 154
P......Page 155
T......Page 156
W......Page 157
Y......Page 158