Spiritual Attainment

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. The Guru--the God and the universe/Keshab Chandra Dash. 2. Methods of mind control/Bulbul Devi. 3. Peaceful co-existence : the goal of life/Nirmal Sundar Mishra. 4. Theory of Shunya (Tos)/Praveen Thakur. 5. Spiritual values in the Upanisads/Kalyani Goswami. 6. Yoga and stress/R.R. Panigrahi. 7. Spiritual science and mental health in Sanskrit tradition : a study/Khagendra Patra. 8. Language technology for peace/Suman Bhattacharya and Krushnapada Das Adhikary. 9. Dharmasastra : a source of spiritual science/Brajakishore Swain. 15. Fundamental points of spiritual science. (Five articles are in Hindi).

"This book is a brief outcome of International Conference on Spiritual Science" held at Shri Janannath Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Shri Vihar, Puri (Orissa) in 2004. This presents a comprehensive sketch of spiritual attainment, aspirations, method and model of life.

The ideas expressed in this book covers major original aspects of Indian spiritual tradition. The ideals of life developed so far beginning from the Vedas to modern period have been placed here for clear reference for those who really aspire spiritual prosperity." (jacket)