Vasiṣṭha's yoga

by Swami Venkatesananda

Paperback, 1993

Publication

Imprint: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1993. Responsibility: translated from the Sanskrit by Swami Venkatesananda. OCLC Number: 25413074. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xii, 768 pages ; 24 cm. Features: Includes index.

Call number

GT-H-G / Vasistha / Kenka

Barcode

BK-03566

ISBN

9780791413647

CSS Library Notes

Alternate Title: Yogavāsiṣṭha

Description: This is Swami Venkatesananda's longer Yoga Vasistha. His two volume book is here offered between two covers. It is a clear summary of the third longest book in the world. Its purpose is to provide a means to eliminate psychological conditioning and to attain liberation. To borrow a phrase from Shri Ramakrishna, is is fried in the butter of knowledge and steeped in the honey of love. -- from back cover

Table of Contents: On dispassion --
On the behavior of the seeker --
On creation --
On existence --
On dissolution --
On liberation.

Location: COLLECTION: Teachings & Practices -- AREA: Great Traditions -- SECTION: Hinduism - General & Anthology / Filing name:

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Physical description

xii, 768 p.; 24 cm

Description

This is Swami Venkatesananda's longer Yoga Vasistha. His two volume book is here offered between two covers. Its purpose is to provide a means to eliminate psychological conditioning and to attain liberation. Containing the instructions of the sage Vasistha to Lord Rama, this scripture is full of intricately woven tales, the kind a great teacher might tell to hold the interest of a student.

Language

Original language

Sanskrit

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