Unraveling the Hidden Mysteries of the Vedas Part 2 : Amazing Upanishads

Vedas are the most ancient scriptures known to us today. They are not just religious texts but are storehouses of vast knowledge, both worldly as well as spiritual. However, these voluminous texts are shrouded in mystery that seem to be unresolvable.

This book tries to unravel some of these mysteries and throws lot of light on often misunderstood aspects of these scriptures.

This is the second part of the series "Unsolved mysteries".

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. One God or many Gods?

The word God is a misnomer!

Do you know God?

Chapter 2. Upanishadic version of ultimate reality

Samkhya's interpretation of Upanishadic genesis story

Buddha's views on Upanishadic narratives

Gaudapada's interpretation of Upanishadic reality

Shankara's views on Upanishadic reality

Chapter 3. Do Upanishads view the world as illusion?

Strange story of 'one' becoming 'many'

Saying it all in just twelve sentences!

Is this life like a movie show?!

Don't entangle yourself in a web of contradictions

Chapter 4. Advaita sans Maya

The drama of life!

Isn't it cruel to say that this life is just a drama?

Does Advaita sans Maya clarify the paradoxes?

Chapter 5. What is the message of the Upanishads?

Don't be on a wild goose chase!

No amount of wealth can make you happy forever!

Just bottle up the unruly genie!

Surrender to the boss!

Epilogue

Dettagli