Mundaka Upanisad-Swami Muni Narayana Prasad-DKPD-9788124601051
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| India has
millennia-long tradition of spirituality and metaphysical thought. In its
worldview, the Absolute/Supreme Reality defies all verbal descriptions —
though it is visualizable in countless ways. The Upanishads, accordingly, are
diverse expressions of the one vision of this very Reality. The Mundaka,
however, holds a special place in the writings of the genre: not because of
its emphasis on shraddha (belief) — often in one’s guru, but primarily for
its vehement denunciation of the Vedic ritualism. Which perhaps explains why
sannyasins (the renunciate monks) treat this Upanishad as a spiritual
authority for the way of life they have chosen to live. Here is a brilliant,
critical interpretation — in contemporary idiom — of the Mundaka Upanishad,
showing how a seeker can cogitate/meditate upon the Supreme Reality — or, in
other words, how one can have the transcendental experience of cosmic
Consciousness. The book looks afresh at some of the perpetually puzzling
questions that Mundaka addresses — questions, like for instance: What is the
nature of Brahman, the one Casual Reality? How can a seeker know it? Who can
be eligible for its knowledge? Offering an indepth, analytical commentary on
this time-honoured text, Swami Muni Narayana Prasad presents at once
appropriate metaphors, analogies and, these besides, backgrounds to the
varying contexts that not only elucidate various philosophical terms and
concepts in all their underlying shades of meanings, but also provides rich
insights into this Upanishad. Complete with the original Sanskrit text and
its Roman transliteration, this work is a must for all keen on discovering
the essential meaning of the Upanishadic thought and meditating upon
‘‘wisdom’s ineffable core”. |
| Book |
| ISBN |
9788124601051
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| PUBLISHER |
DKPD |
| Binding |
PAPERBACK |
| Edition |
2006 |
| Language |
ENGLISH |
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