THE ADVAITA WORLDVIEW -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Human Problem -- THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE -- THE LIMITS OF WEALTH -- THE LIMITS OF PLEASURE -- THE REFLECTIVE LIFE -- 2. The Requirements of Discipleship -- THE NECESSITY OF VIRTUE -- VIVEKA -- VAIRĀGYA -- ŚAMĀDIS ³ATKASAMPATTI -- MUMUKS³UTVA -- SĀDHANA C ATUS³T³A YA AND THE IMMEDIACY OF KNOWLEDGE -- ELIGI BILITY FOR DISCIPLESHIP AND THE CASTE SYSTEM -- 3. The Nature of the Atman -- OVERCOMING THE HUMAN PROBLEM -- WHO AM I ? -- THE ĀTMAN AND THE BODY -- THE ĀTMAN AND THE MIND -- THE ĀTMAN AS AWARENESS -- THE ĀTMAN AS TIMELESS -- THE ĀTMAN AS ĀNANDA -- THE ĀTMAN AS NON DUAL -- 4. The Source of Valid Knowledge -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A VALID MEANS OF KNOWLEDGE -- THE LIMITS OF PERCEPTION AND INFERENCE -- THE VEDAS AS THE MEANS OFKNOWLEDGE FOR BRAHMAN -- KNOWLEDGE AND THE ATTAINMENT OF BRAHMAN -- THE SELF-REVEALING NATURE OF BRAHMAN -- IGNORANCE AS INCOMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF BRAHMAN -- KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE -- THE DILEMMA OF KNOWING THE KNOWER -- NON-DUAL EXPERIENCE AND NON-DUAL KNOWLEDGE -- THE TEACHER AND THE TEXT -- BRAHMAN AS ULTIMATE MYSTERY -- 5. Brahman as the World -- DENYING THE REALITY AND VALUE OF THE WORLD -- THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD FROM BRAHMAN -- BRAHMAN AS INTELLIGENT AND MATERIAL CAUSE -- THE UNIVERSE AS NON DIFFERENT FROM BRAHMAN -- THE DOCTRINE OF MĀYĀ -- ASYMMETRICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BRAHMAN AND WORLD -- I S THE WORLD AN ILLUSION? -- WORLD AS CELEBRATIVE EXPRESSION OF BRAHMAN -- SEEING THE ONE AND THE MANY -- 6. Brahman as God -- BRAHMAN AS NIRGUN³ A AND SAGUN³ A -- ARE HIERARCHIES IN BRAHMAN NECESSARY? -- THE PROBLEM OF CHANGE AND ACTIVITY IN BRAHMAN -- THE PROBLEM OF SUBSTANCE AND ATTRIBUTES -- THE PROBLEM OF PURPOSE -- THE VALUE OF THE CREATION FOR BRAHMAN -- 7. Liberation -- THE NATURE OF IGNORANCE.

LIBERATION AS I DENTICAL WITH THE NATURE OF BRAHMAN -- EMBODIED OR LIVING LIBERATION -- LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM DES IRE -- LIBERATION AS THE ATTAINMENT OF FULLNESS OF SELF -- LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM MORTALITY -- LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM THE CYCLES OF REBIRTH -- LIBERATION AS FREEDOM FROM KARMA -- LIBERATION AS FREEDOM IN ACTION -- LIBERATION AS IDENTIFICATION WITH ALL BEINGS -- LIBERATION AS KNOWING BRAHMAN TO BE SELF AND GOD -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.