1st Edition

Vedānta and Bhagavadgītā The Unpublished Writings of K. Satchidananda Murty

Edited By Ashok Vohra, Kotta Ramesh Copyright 2024
122 Pages
by Routledge India

122 Pages
by Routledge India

122 Pages
by Routledge India

Kotta Satchidananda Murty (1924–2011), also known as Satchidananda, KSM, Murty, was a vociferous writer and an iconoclast. This volume is a collection of his unpublished writings. It includes Murty’s views on the Veda, its meaning, relevance and study, and shows the significance of the Vedāntic vision to the modern world. Murty elucidates the basic tenets of Advaita Vedānta and expounds the... Read more

Editors’ Note Introduction 1 Some Thoughts on the Veda and Its Study 2 The Vedāntic Vision 3 Reason in Vedānta 4 The Advaitic Vision: Awareness of Self-established Consciousness 5 Śaṅkara’s Conception of God: Effects of Superimposition 6 Śi Śṅarāāya: Some Observations 7 Śṅara’s Views on Religious Life 8 Gītā Bhāṣyatraya Vivecana: Reflections on the Three Bhāṣyas of the Gītā 9 “Here” (Iha) and “There” (Amutra): “The Excellent” (Śreya) and “The Pleasant” (Preya)

Biography

Ashok Vohra is Former Professor of Philosophy at Delhi University, India.

Kotta Ramesh is Former Professor of Human Resource Management at Andhra University, India.