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 creation? What is thepurpose 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 Maharishi Vasishta and Lord Sri Rama.
The present volume, “Musings on Yogavaasishta” – Part V The Calm Down", is a presentation by Brahmasri Kuppa Venkata Krishna Murthy, the Vidyadhikari of Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore 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 5000 stanzas of the fifth chapter on The Calm Down (Upasama) have been ably condensed and lucidly explained in simple words. Possible methods of alleviation from the state of Bondage and annulment of mind are described through the stories of Janaka, Bali, Prahlada, Uddalaka, Gadhi, Sraghu, Parigha and others.
A Glossary of Vedantic Words is downloadable here.
The Author's Submission is downloadable here.
Kuppa Venkata Krishna Murthy
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Contents
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PAGE NO |
1 |
Background |
1 |
2 |
Valmiki’s Narrative Skills |
2 |
3 |
What Originates and Grows is merely the Mind |
4 |
4 |
Know that You are not the ‘Doer’ |
6 |
5 |
The Song of Saints (Siddha Gita) |
7 |
6 |
Janaka’s Contemplation |
13 |
7 |
Giving up Desires - Contemplation-based and Wisdom-based Approaches |
16 |
8 |
The Story of Punya and Paavana (A Discussion on Relationships) |
19 |
9 |
The Story of Emperor Bali |
22 |
10 |
Discussion on Consciousness |
26 |
11 |
The Story of Prahlada |
31 |
12 |
The Course of Liberation and Need for Demons |
34 |
13 |
Residual Impressions of Jivanmuktas |
38 |
14 |
The Story of Sage Gadhi |
41 |
15 |
A Disrupted Dream |
43 |
16 |
Dream Proved to be True |
45 |
17 |
Which part was Reality and Which Part was Fancy? |
47 |
18 |
Was not my Dream Exclusively Mine? |
51 |
19 |
Was it a Dream or Magic? |
54 |
20 |
Gadhi’s Story Revisited |
57 |
21 |
Control of Mind is True Meditation |
63 |
22 |
Story of Uddalaka |
65 |
23 |
The Yoga of Aum |
66 |
24 |
The State of “Common Beingness” |
69 |
25 |
Meditation-centered and Transaction-centered Knowledge |
72 |
26 |
Black Pepper Seed |
74 |
27 |
Story of Suraghu |
76 |
28 |
Could Knowledge be Permanent? |
78 |
29 |
Story of Bhaasa and Vilaasa |
80 |
30 |
Attachment Within |
80 |
31 |
Various Names of Mind |
82 |
32 |
Ending Mind through Yoga |
85 |
33 |
Ending Mind through Knowledge |
87 |
34 |
Similarity of Time and Space |
88 |
35 |
A Dream within a Dream – Fancy within a Fancy |
92 |
36 |
Ending Mind with and without Retention of Form |
94 |
37 |
Seeds of the Tree of Phantasmagoria |
95 |
38 |
Getting Rid of the Seed of Phantasmagoria |
99 |
39 |
Review of the Chapter: The Calm Down (Upasama) of Yogavaasishta |
102 |
40 |
Word glossary |
107 |
The PDF document may be downloaded here.
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