Author: TRIPURARI, B. V. SWAMI
Title: Jiva Goswami's Tattva-Sandarbha : Sacred India's philosophy of ecstasy
Description: Eugene. Oregon : Clarion Call Pub. 1995. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 201 pages; Description: xxi. 201 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-190) and indexes. Subjects: Jiva Gosvami. Tattvasandrabhava. Chaitanya (Sect) --Vaishnavism --Doctrines. Summary: Tattva-sandarbha is a classic mediaeval work of Eastern philosphy written in Sanskrit prose more than four hundred years ago. It is an introduction to a larger work. Jiva Goswami's Sat-sandarbha. The original manuscript seeks to explain the esoteric significance of the Bhagavat Purana. arguably the most important volume of India's sacred literature. This Purana. along with the Bhagavad-gita. is one of the most widely read sacred books int he Indian subcontinent today. At the same time. it is becoming a relevant voice in discussions on quantuum mechanics inthe West. The Bhagavat Purana has been explained over the centuries in numerous ways. Jiva Goswami. the author of Tattva-sandarbha. has suggested a uniquue approach to understanding this Purana. In so doing. he reveals the Bhagavata Purana's unique concept of nondual consciousness. In this rendering. Swami B. V. Tripurari enables the reader to access the mind of Jiva Goswami and thus enter into the spirit of a book that would otherwise be difficult for those without sufficient background to understand. This book is deeply philosophical. It also contains many Sanskrit terms that are difficult to render into English. Yet the patient reader will reap the results of a newfound metaphysic that offers a unique solution to the perennial debate as to our oneness with or difference from the absolute. nondualism versus dualism. From this metaphysic. realization of the ultimate pursuit of all living beings naturally arises. In our times in which consciousness has become a subject of considerable conjecture. the value of an authentic manuscript from a sacred literary tradition that describes the nature of consciousness is immense. Its value is underscored when. as is the case with Tattva-sandarbha . it is written by an accepted spiritual visionary. The thoughts of those who have pondered deeply and actually pursued the nature of consciousness in the past should prove useful to those of us today who are just getting around to thinking about that which we are. by Bhavanuvada by Swami B. V. Tripurari.ISBN: 1886069123. Weight in Kg appr.:

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