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The Heart of Awareness

Name: The Heart of Awareness
ISBN: 9781570628979

A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita

Thomas Byrom, Ashṭāvakra, J.L. Brockington

Shambhala · Print & ebook · November 13, 2001

Reading lane: Hindu Sacred Writings

The Ashtavakra Gita conveys with beauty and simplicity the essential teachings of Advaita Vedanta, the most influential of the Hindu philosophical systems.

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A contemplative, practical rendering for study, reflection, and the occasional bracing edge.

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Authors: Thomas Byrom, Ashṭāvakra, J.L. Brockington
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: November 13, 2001
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Hindu Sacred Writings · Hindu Theology
Reading lane: Hindu Sacred Writings

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Hinduism - General
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Hindu Theology

About This Book

The Ashtavakra Gita conveys with beauty and simplicity the essential teachings of Advaita Vedanta, the most influential of the Hindu philosophical systems. Composed by an anonymous master of the school of the great sage Shankara, it is a book of practical advice for seekers of wisdom as well as an ecstatic expression of the experience of enlightenment. In this simple, aphoristic version, the translator conveys the clarity and lyricism of the Sanskrit original with fluency an...

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