Sunday, 10 February 2013

Introduction to Vedanta by Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Book: Introduction to Vedanta
Author: Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Publisher :Vision Books & Shri Gangadhareshwar Trust (Phone :Rishikesh : 0135-430769)  ( www.sastraprakasika.org )
ISBN 81-7094-289-6

Swami Dayanand Saraswati is a living enlightened human being. He is well versed in the Vedas and Upaniishads and also has a grasp of the modern world, sciences and society. His discourses are structured to suit the modern life and individual and yet adhere to the immutable fundamentals of atma and moksha.

Vedanta is a Sanskrit word and means the Knowledge of the self, found in the Upanishads at the end of the Vedas. Hence the term Vedanta.

Man is continuously in pursuit of some mirage and chasing some unspecified ‘happpiness’ which always eludes him, even after attainment of object of lust …. Or the happiness is impermamnent. And yet there are moments and instances of happiness without bounds and limitation.

This limitlessness and completeness is called moksha or the realization of the atma. This is the basis of Sanatana Dharma ( a philosophy) which is loosely (and falsely) called as Hinduism.

All pursuits of security and pleasure by man are bound to fail as they are directed to the attainment of an object which in itself is ephemeral and temporary or flawed. Plus there is an inherent misunderstanding or ignorance of the fundamental problem or the ever existent solution. Therefore the result of an ignorant and misdirected effort is bound to meet with disappointments.

Vedanta introduces you to the vast subject of Veda and Sanatana Dharma. First you have to understand your malady to understand and accept the cure.

Swami Dayanand Saraswati is very lucid and precise with his words and thoughts and is able to convey the intricacies of our Upanishads in a very clear fashion and language.

A must read for any person wishing to understand the basis of Sanatana Dharma ……. Or Hinduism.

In fact I recommend each and every book of Shri Dayanand Saraswati for his clarity of thought and his precise knowledge about your quest towards finding Moksha or Atma.

With much humility and taking the excuse of my ignorance, I find some of his books and thoughts very repetitive. But the Truth is just one and hence is bound to be repetitive.   Please persevere in your quest for ultimate truth. 

The discourses of Swami Dayananda Saraswati are in English. Available on audio CDs.

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