Brahma Sutra: The Philosophy of Spritual Life

Bādarāyaṇa

Allen& Unwin

Vedanta Sutras: v. 2

Religion & Spirituality

Dover Publications. Inc.

The BRAHMASUTRA of BADARAYANA (proposed in this edition with the Parallel Sanskrit Text) represents the fundamental text of exegesis of Vedanta. The intent of Badarayana - the sage that for authority and realization of consciousness has been identified with Vyasa, the Rsi who ordered the texts of the Vedas - is that of providing the right perspective in the interpretation of the most profound and meaningful contents of the Upanisads. This had proven necessary in order to rectify some unilateral aspects propounded by several schools of thought, both orthodox and non-orthodox. The Brahmasutra presents, in their simplicity and incisiveness, the assertions of the Sruti and of the Smrti, showing their concordance in the recognition of the Nirguna Brahman as the ultimate Realty. The Brahmasutra contains 555 sutras, arranged in four Books, each of which is divided into four Chapters. In Book One, Harmony , the vision of the Brahman, as the Foundation of all that exists, is expounded; the purpose being that of reconciling different Vedic statements on the subject. In Book Two, Absence of Contradiction , the objections raised against this vision are examined and refuted. Moreover, there are some notes regarding the nature of the jiva, its attributes, and its relationship with the Brahman, the body and its actions. In Book Three, Spiritual Discipline , the ways and the means (sadhana) necessary to realize the brahmavidya, the knowledge of the supreme Brahman are expounded. The state of consciousness of the jiva is also dealt with in this Book. In Book Four, The Fruit , the fruits (phala) of the brahmavidya are reviewed. There is also the description of the departure of the jiva after the death of the physical body, along the two paths, that of the gods and that of the ancestors (devayana e pitryana ways), and of the nature of the final liberation. In his notes, RAPHAEL underlines the fact that Badarayana does not oppose the various philosophical schools, but the Rsi allows us to comprehend that their postulates cannot represent the ultimate Truth as expounded in the Vedas and in the Upanisads. Moreover, at times Raphael focuses on certain aspects of the Advaita Doctrine with references to the Western Tradition, and - making the relevant parallels to the philosophy of Parmenides, Plato, Plotinus, and so on - highlights the unity of the sole universal Tradition at the metaphysical level. Lastly, an aspect, which is of special importance in the Advaita realm, is clarified: that is, between the perspectives of Gaudapada and Shankara there is neither opposition nor contradiction. They are just two modes of approach which, all the same, reach the supreme nirguna Truth. Gaudapada puts himself from an exclusively paramarthika perspective (ultimate and supreme Truth), while Shankara begins with the vyavaharika knowledge (empirical, phenomenal and relative reality) to then lead the seeker to the dimension of the pure paramarthika knowledge.

Brahmasutra (Aurea Vidya Collection)

Politics & Social Sciences

Raphael (Asram Vidya Order)

Philosophy

Aurea Vidya

Vedanta Sutras with the Commentary of Sankaracarya, Part 1

Banarsidass, Motilal

Hinduism

Motilal Banarsidass

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ... kind of absolutely perfect excellence. The First Adhyaya is therefore mainly occupied with interpreting typical words and propounding general rules for the purpose. II. Next it is indispensable to consider the objections which may interfere with our concept of Brahman and to show 'they are not real and they can imply no defect in Him. To this purpose the Second Adhyaya is devoted. III. When the mind of the inquirer is thus reassured as to the accuracy of the concept and the reality of the object implied in the mental act, there arises the natural desire for its realisation. The means to this end are discussed in the Third Adhyaya. To withdraw the heart completely from, all worldly objects, the pains of recurring birth and death are treated of in the first pada. To engender devotion to the Imperishable Lord, His greatness is pointed out in the second pada. The third pada discusses the rules of meditation which enables the contemplatist to see the Lord directly. The fourth pada tells us of the power of the knowledge which results from directly seeing Him. IV. The Fourth Adhyaya describes how the bondage of Karma is dissolved, how the gods occupying certain celestial ranks obtain Moksha, while others in the human body depart from it, what path they travel and what they reach, and what eternal blessings the released souls enjoy in the kingdom of heaven and how long they enjoy them. This is a bare sketch of the subject matter of the four Adhyayas and this, it is hoped, will facilitate the grasping of the summary that follows and of the general sense of the text as well. Badarayana's sutras are divided into four Adhyayas or Chapters, each Adhyaya being subdivided into four Padas or parts. The sutras in each Pada fall into certain groups called Adhikaranas, and e...

Vedanta Sutras (S.B.E. Vol. 48)

Major philosophical text, important on Vedas and Upanishads. Gobinda Bhasya is a commentary of Baladeva, a disciple of Sri Caitanya, the famous Vaisnavite saint of Bengal. includes the original text, trans. and notes. rep. of a classic first pub. in 1912 and long out of print.

The Vedantasutras of Badarayana with the Commentary of Baladeva

Munshirm Manoharlal

A clear and easy exposition by Swami Sivananda.Swamiji in his own inimatable way,explains the Brahma Sutras to all aspirants of Truth dispelling all ignorance and doubts.In addition,he has given useful information which will not be found elsewhere.An elaborate introduction precedes the work,along with a short introduction and summary of the different Adhi-karanas preceding each Pada.Each Sutra contasins a word-by-word and a running translation.The text of the Brahma Sutras is included herein to enable the readers to do Swadhyayana and get them by heart for purposes of meditation.

Brahma Sutras: Text, Word-to-Word Meaning, Translation, and Commentary

Swami Sivananda

The Divine Life Society

Aphoristic work on Vedanta philosophy.

The Brahmasūtra: The philosophy of god-realisation ; text with word-to-word translation, full purport and exhaustive notes

Vijaykumar Govindram Hasanand

Brahmasutra

Asram Vidya

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