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246 pages. Interior clean, binding tight, owners sticker on inset page. moderate shelf/reader wear to the covers. Date is approximate as none given

246 pages, Unknown Binding

First published August 19, 2007

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Chinmayananda

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Chinmayananda Saraswati, also known as Swami Chinmayananda and born Balakrishnan Menon, was an Indian spiritual leader and teacher who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission in 1953 to spread the message of Vedanta. The organization, which was founded by his disciples and led by him, has over 300 centres in India and internationally.
He was a disciple of Sivananda Saraswati at Rishikesh, who founded the Divine Life Society. He was later advised by Sivananda to study under Tapovan Maharaj in Uttarkashi in the Himalayas.

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May 28, 2023
An illuminating and unparalleled exposition of our real self.

The Upaniṣads are the cream of human achievements in life. They are the various attempts made by different rishis to express the inexpressible. Kenopaniṣad is the second of the 10 major Upaniṣads. Its subject matter is an enquiry into the real self that is different from the known and beyond the unknown.

Kenopaniṣad consists of 35 verses, divided into four sections. The first section discusses who the real subject is, the real 'I' in a being. The second section deals with the paradox and value of knowledge of Brahman, the ultimate reality. The third section illustrates that all notions of being an agent or doer are false. The last section speaks about meditating on Brahman.

The book includes an extremely helpful introduction. It provides an outline of the basic presumptions and the equipment necessary for an experiment of truth.

Studying this book and reflecting on its contents will put an end to our false little 'I' ego, the root cause of most problems in our life.
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