Publication
Albany : State University of New York Press, c1990. xx, 196 pages, 24 cm. Includes selected bibliography, bibliographical references, index and glossary.
Call number
Commentary / SenSh
ISBN
0791403483 / 9780791403488
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Sects/Lineages:: Trikya .
Keywords: Shaktipat , diksha , jivanmukti .
Description: After presenting a general survey of spiritual practice in the different schools of Indian philosophy, the author focuses on the Trika School, popularly called Kashmir Shaivism. He deals clearly and exhaustively with such topics as Shaktipat (the descent of Divine Grace), Diksha (initiation), and the role of the Guru. His treatment of the various paths (upayas) appropriate for the different types of practitioners is especially useful.
The book ends with a chapter on enlightenment (jivanmukti). This chapter not only presents the meaning of self-realization-in-this-lifetime, but offers material on this topic for the first time in English. -- from publisher
Table of Contents: Introduction
The Metaphysics of the Trika School
The Origin and Nature of Man
The Status of Man in Creation
The Way to Ultimate Self-Realization
The Ways of Spiritual Discipline
The Perfect Integral Self-Realization, Sivatva
Jivanmukti and Related Issues
Glossary
FY1992 /
Keywords: Shaktipat , diksha , jivanmukti .
Description: After presenting a general survey of spiritual practice in the different schools of Indian philosophy, the author focuses on the Trika School, popularly called Kashmir Shaivism. He deals clearly and exhaustively with such topics as Shaktipat (the descent of Divine Grace), Diksha (initiation), and the role of the Guru. His treatment of the various paths (upayas) appropriate for the different types of practitioners is especially useful.
The book ends with a chapter on enlightenment (jivanmukti). This chapter not only presents the meaning of self-realization-in-this-lifetime, but offers material on this topic for the first time in English. -- from publisher
Table of Contents: Introduction
The Metaphysics of the Trika School
The Origin and Nature of Man
The Status of Man in Creation
The Way to Ultimate Self-Realization
The Ways of Spiritual Discipline
The Perfect Integral Self-Realization, Sivatva
Jivanmukti and Related Issues
Glossary
FY1992 /
Physical description
xx, 196 p.; 23 cm
Description
After presenting a general survey of spiritual practice in the different schools of Indian philosophy, the author focuses on the Trika School, popularly called Kashmir Shaivism. He deals clearly and exhaustively with such topics as Shaktipat (the descent of Divine Grace), Diksha (initiation), and the role of the Guru. His treatment of the various paths (upayas) appropriate for the different types of practitioners is especially useful. The book ends with a chapter on enlightenment (jivanmukti). This chapter not only presents the meaning of self-realization-in-this-lifetime, but offers material on this topic for the first time in English.
Language
Original language
English