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Vedānta and Bhagavadgītā The Unpublished Writings of K. Satchidananda Murty
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 This volume is a collection of his unpublished writings.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 Advaitic doctrine of the relationships between Brahman and God, Brahman and the individual self, as well as God and the world. In his writings, Murty contrasts empirical knowledge with transcendental wisdom and surveys the history of Indian science and scientific views in ancient times. The book also includes Murty’s musings on the scholar Śaṅkarācārya’s philosophy, authorship and religious life.
An important contribution to Indian philosophy, the volume will be of great interest to scholars, teachers and students of Hindu philosophy, Bhagavadgītā, Vedāntic philosophy, Advaita Vedānta, comparative philosophy, religious studies, and South Asian studies.
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.
