The Holy Vedantic Life

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. In search of reality. 3. The great paradox. 4. Control of mind. 5. Vedanta vocabulary, part I—the twentythree fold question. 6. Vedanta vocabulary, part 2—the fortyone-fold question. 7. Glimpses of Vedanta. 8. Many faces of Vedanta. 9. Why Vedanta? Part 1—the path of action. 10. Why Vedanta? Part 2—the path of knowledge. Epilogue. Bibliography. Appendix.

The book is primarily directed towards the present generation which is not adequately equipped to derive benefits from the available text books of Vedanta, the most important Hindu philosophy. Vedanta, the end of Vedas, embodies the distilled knowledge of the Vedas that form the foundation of Hinduism. The book explains the basic vocabulary of Vedanta, the relevance of Vedanta in everyday life without getting into conflicts with other faiths, and form means of achieving enlightenment-the primary goal of human existence. It also embodies the contributions of a few well known sages, and control of mind for achieving fulfillment and tranquility.

The Rig Veda the most ancient scriptures of the world comprising of 10, 552 verses and a storehouse of knowledge which discusses the religion of humanity, ends with the following verse.