About this book Yogavaasishta is a treasure house of the ancient Indian philosophical wisdom. It offers logical and practical answers to questions like: What is Mind? What is world? What is the purpose of existence? What is Brahman? It is a poetic classic by the Sage Valmiki explaining the nature of The Supreme Self expounded in his own inimitable and graceful way as a Discourse between Maharshi Vasishta and Lord Sri Rama. The present volume, “Musings on Yogavaasishta” – Part I Detachment, is a presentation by Brahmasri Kuppa Venkata Krishna Murthy, the Vidyadhikari of Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore and Chairman, Institute of Scientific Research on Vedas (I-SERVE) and forms a part of his lectures on “Yogavaasishta” telecast by GEMINI T.V. in Telugu. This volume is a rendering of the same into English by Dr. Vemuri Ramesam. In it: The 1500 stanzas of the First chapter on Detachment (VairAgya prakarana) have been ably condensed and lucidly explained in simple words. After explaining the points - how the book is originated, what are its contents and who is eligible to read this book, the detachment of Rama is elaborately described in this chapter, to emphasize that Rama is the fittest student to receive the teaching of YogavAsishta. A Glossary of Vedantic Words is downloadable here. The Author's Submission is downloadable here. Kuppa Venkata Krishna Murthy Contents
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