Finding Your Self (Liberation Through Advaita Vedanta)

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Back of the Book In these uncertain and stressful times, knowing who we are is the most valuable knowledge we can seek for ourselves. For many centuries, philosophers have pondered the very same question and answered it in a multitude of ways. In Finding your Self: Liberation through Advaita Vedanta, Mithun Baliga uses the ancient text, Tattvabodha (Knowledge of the Truth) as a guide to tackle life's greatest question, "Who am I?".

From understanding the Ego to the creation of the Universe, the author uses the ancient Indian philosophy of Advaita Vedanta or non-duality to provide answers to complex questions in simple, easy to understand language. Finding your Self: Liberation through Advaita Vedanta is a great introduction to non-duality for beginners as well as a fresh take on the Tattvabodha for experienced readers.

Preface The last few decades have seen a growing momentum in the search for something beyond the material. This renewed seeking has broken down conventional bound- aries, as we reach across religions and nationalities to find answers. It has led to an unprecedented revival of ancient spiritual philosophies and texts. And in them, we find that the questions and doubts that plague us today, had also plagued our forefathers. These texts reveal to us ideas and concepts that are as relevant today as they were many centuries ago.

Introduction Imost everyone has heard of Vedanta. Many of us A may even have a general understanding of what it is, or at least what we think it is. From my experience as a student I would like to share with you an outline of Vedanta. Our journey will be based on the framework provided by an ancient book called Tattvabodha. The word tattva means the truth, or 'the nature of' and bodha means knowledge. So, Tattvabodha means knowledge of the truth. We shall follow in the footsteps of Tattvabodha as we attempt to understand about our Self and seek the path to Liberation. Tattvabodha is a work written in prose form, that has been attributed to the famous 8th century philosopher and saint Shankaracharya. He was by far the most illustrious of all the proponents of Vedanta and his name lives on to this present day.

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