A Short Introduction to Vedanta

Contents: 1. Vedanta: an introduction. 2. Introduction to Vedanta philosophy/A.B. Keith. 3. Vedanta basics/T.M.P. Mahadevan. 4. Aim of the Vedanta/Paul Deusson. 5. Survey of the Vedanta system/Paul Deusson. 6. The cultural value of Vedanta: a retrospect/Saroj K. Das. 7. Vedanta and Indian philosophy/K.K. Aiyer. 8. Dvaitism or dualism/K.K. Aiyer. 9. Advaita Vedantism or Indian monism/Michael Comans. 10. Visishtadwaitism or qualified Dwaitism or Monism/K.K. Aiyer. 11. Exponents of major schools of the Vedanta/S. Parabhananda.

“The fundamental ideas of the Vedanta have pervaded the whole of the Indian literature, have leavened the whole of their language, and form to the present day the common property of the people at large. In fact Vedanta has, through the ages, gone on embodying the inmost stirrings of the soul of the India.

For anyone who may have become curious about Vedanta, and who is looking for a good introduction to what is one of the greatest philosophical achievements of either the east or west, there could be no better guide than this book.

This short book, skillfully introduces us to the basic ideas of this complex system (Brahman, levels of being, Brahman and the world, self, karma, ethics, Moksa and Jnana), while taking care to avoid overwhelming the reader with too much detail.” (jacket)