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Arvind Sharma |
Ramana Maharshi: The Sage of Arunachala |
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| At the age of seventeen, sitting alone at his uncle’s house, the young Venkataraman, as Ramana Maharshi was known then, underwent a spontaneous ‘conversion experience’ that would change his life forever, beginning his spiritual quest. He left home soon after, not stopping until he had reached the shrine of Lord Arunacalesvara at Tiruvannamalai. He never left it.
Hailed as one of the most remarkable and unique practitioners of Advaita Vedanta, Ramana Maharshi saw no difference between his... |
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Arvind Sharma |
The Buddhism Omnibus Comprising Gautama Buddha, The Dhammapada, and The Philosophy of Religion |
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| The three works brought together in this collection explore Buddhism as a rich source of literary legend, an austere ethical guide, and a contemporary philosophy very relevant in the modern world in view of the resurgence of interest in the Buddha and his philosophy.
Matthew T. Kapstein in his introduction provides a concise historical overview of Buddhism in India and the renewal of interest in the Buddha s teachings and also situates the works in their proper contexts. Gautama Buddha by... |
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Arvind Sharma |
Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta |
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| The Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta provides a clear, concise and precise introduction to Advaita Vedanta, on the basis of something more powerful than argument, namely, experience.
About the Author:
A former member of the I.A.S., Arvind Sharma is currently Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is a leading historian of religion and one of the most significant Hindu thinkers since Radhakrishnan. Dr Sharma is a leading historian of religion and... |
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Susan J. Palmer |
The Rajneesh Papers |
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Arvind Sharma |
The World as Dream |
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| The entological status of the world has been a subject of much philosophical speculation despite the fact that the world is an existential given. According to some philosophersm, such existential givenness could turn out to be comparable to the earth's apparent flatness, with the actual truth turning out to be the very opposite of what it seems.
Philosophers often cite the experience of a dream to establish the plausibility of their position that the world might appear to be real... |
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Arvind Sharma |
The World as Image |
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| There is something profoundly counter-intuitive about Advaita Vedanta. Nothing is more obvious to both the philosophical as well as the non-philosophical observer than the fact that multiplicity constitutes the basic datum of our experience.
Variety is not only the spice of life-it is a cardinal fact of life. The doctrines of Advaita Vedanta shock us by flying in the face of this fact and by denying any ultimacy to that plurality and variety which we experience so intimately. This naturally... |
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Arvind Sharma |
Sea-shell as Silver: A Metaphorical Excursion into Advaita Vedanta |
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| The question of the relationship between the ultimate reality of the universe, and its proximate reality as experienced by us, is apt to boggle the mind, given the vastness of the dimensions involved. The distinction between it and us is like the difference between an avalanche and a snowflake. Nevertheless, the Hindu school of philosophy, known as Advaita Vedanta, tries to render it comprehensible at the level of the individual by pressing everyday analogies into service.
One such analogy is... |
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Arvind Sharma |
A Guide to Hindu Spirituality |
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| Spirituality is often viewed as something mysterious and esoteric-and Hindu spirituality even more so. Equally, it is often confused with religion and religious practices. But the central claim of spirituality is really quite simple: that our normal life does not exhaust the experience of reality. The word spirituality is simply a signpost pointing to this unexplored region; unexplored yet experienced by each one of us.
A Guide to Hindu Spirituality serves as a guide to help us explore... |
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Arvind Sharma |
The Rope and the Snake |
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Arvind Sharma |
Essays on the Mahabharata |
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| This book is a classic study of a monumental work, the Mahabharata, perhaps the largest epic in world literature. It is an epic study of the epic on account of the voluminous size it has itself attained, the kaleidoscopic variety of the themes it covers, the great diversity of approaches it canvesses, the wide array of contributions it includes and the high standard of scholarship it achieves.
The essays of this book are on survey and discussion of manuscripts used in the... |
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Arvind Sharma |
A Jaina Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion |
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| The philosophical significance of Jainism extends far beyond its statistical presence in India and the world, for it lies in the unique quality of its thought. This book is an attempt to take its insights into account for the light they shed on issues customarily debated in the Philosophy of Religion as it has evolved in the West. ARVIND SHARMA, formerly of the Indian Administrative Service, is presently Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill... |
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Arvind Sharma |
Advaita Vedanta |
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| The novelty of this book consists of the fact that it introduces the
reader to the basic tenets of Advaita Vedanta in three independent but
complemenary ways scripurally, ratinally and experientially. All the three
elements are usually found interwined in accounts of Advaita Vedanta. They are
presented distinctly here in the that each persppective will enrich ones
understanding of Advaita Vedanta as a whole and also allow the reader to form
his or her own option about the relative... |
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Arvind Sharma |
A New Curve In The Ganges Mahatma Gandhi`s Interpretation of Hinduism |
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| This book would be a worthy addition to any collection and is highly recommended for the scholars of Indology and Religious Studies.The book also contains various extracts from Gandhi`s autobiography that not only make this study realistic but also acquaint us with many hardships suffered by him.It analyses Gandhi`s relationship to the various sources of Dharma and the primacy that he accord to conscience; his reversal of the caste hiererchy by upholding the rights of the sudras his emphasis on... |
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Editors Ashok Vohra, Arvind Sharma & Mrinal Miri |
Dharma |
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| The articles in the book present an in-depth study of the concept of dharma and its relation to the other purusarthas-artha,kama and moksa, as well as with society, science,religion Ayurveda and secularism. Relying mainly on the vedas, epics, Manusmrti and the writings of Plato, Vivekananda, Gandhi et al.,These papers explore some contemporary issues relationg to Women (stri-dharma) and the dilemmas faced by the Indian diaspora, especially in the UK and the US.
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Arvind Sharma |
Advaita Vedanta |
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| The novelty of this book consists of the fact that it introduces the
reader to the basic tenets of Advaita Vedanta in three independent but
complemenary ways scripurally, ratinally and experientially. All the three
elements are usually found interwined in accounts of Advaita Vedanta. They are
presented distinctly here in the that each persppective will enrich ones
understanding of Advaita Vedanta as a whole and also allow the reader to form
his or her own option about the relative... |
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Arvind Sharma |
Sati |
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| The phenomenon of Sati, on account of its dramatic and tragic element, has always commanded considerable attention. This has not always been complemented by adequate analysis. Even when the treatment of the subject has transcended sensationalism, it has not always been sufficiently nuanced. This book hopes to remedy this situation by bringing to bear on the topic (whose relevance the recent recurrences of the phenomena have highlighted) a measure of methodological sophistication which was not... |
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Arvind Sharma |
New Focus on Hindu Studies |
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| This work surveys the state of Hindus studies over the ages by studyingthe history of Hinduism in four periods: Vedic Hinduism, Medieval Hinduism, Classical Hinduism, Modern Hinduism. Commencing the study with some general observations on the study of Hinduism such as confinement of the study by and large to India and lack of a political history of Hinduism, it examins features of Hinduism that established themselves during the different periods.The book will be useful for students scholars of... |
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Arvind Sharma |
Classical Hindu Thought |
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| In this concise and lucid book, the author introduces contemporary readers to the texts and ideas crystallized during the fourth century BC to the tenth century and explains their contemporary relevance. The book offers readers an excellent grounding in the rich and diverse traditions of Hindu thought and is an excellent introduction to the topic for anyone interested in Hinduism, yoga, Indian philosophy and religion.About the Author:
ARVIND SHARMA is Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at... |
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Arvind Sharma |
Religion and Women |
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Arvind Sharma |
Today's Women in World Religions |
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Arvind Sharma |
The Philosophy of Religion and Advaita Vedanta |
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Arvind Sharma (Ed.) |
Perspective on History and Culture |
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Arvind Sharma |
Women in World Religion |
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Anna McDowall (Ed.) |
Vignettes of Vrindavan |
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Arvind Sharma |
Textual Studies in Hinduism |
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