JANAKA AND ASHTAVAKRA
JANAKA AND ASHTAVAKRA

Author: Ashraf Karayath

Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Limited

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9789389967050

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The story of a sage Ashtavakra and his disciple king Janaka is one of the most gripping yet unknown episodes from the Ramayana. A young boy Ashtavakra goes to king janaka's Court to debate the kingdom most learned sages but is ridiculed by the courtiers for his deformed body. After the boy triumphs in the debate, Janaka realizes that the boy has an extraordinary intellect and becomes his disciple. While Janaka is obsessed with his quest for spiritual liberation, a treacherous plan unfolds inside the secretive world of the royal palace. Very soon war clouds gather on the horizon of Mithila, but all Janaka does is devote more and more time to the young sage. Even though the whole world believes a calamity is imminent, Janaka stays on the path to spiritual enlightenment. Ultimately, with ashtavakra's guidance, the king enters the realm of a new world which alters the reality for him and his kingdom. This novel is rooted in ancient Indian spiritual wisdom and philosophy, but with new interpretations of the concepts of liberation, enlightenment, consciousness and the realities of life. Among others, It seeks to answer the question: is everything we see indeed an illusion? This compelling story sheds light on the modern readers' existential questions, leading them to relate to the king and his struggles.

Janaka and Ashtavakra
Janaka and Ashtavakra

Author: Ashraf Karayath

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-13

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9789948347965

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The story of a sage Ashtavakra and his disciple King Janaka is one of the most gripping yet unknown episodes from the Ramayana. A young boy Ashtavakra goes to King Janaka's court to debate the kingdom's most learned sages but is ridiculed by the courtiers for his deformed body. After the boy triumphs in the debate, King Janaka realizes the boy is extraordinary and becomes his disciple. While Janaka becomes obsessed in his quest for spiritual liberation, inside the secretive world of the palace, a treacherous plan unfolds. Very soon war clouds gather on the horizons of Mithila, but Janaka devotes more and more time with the young sage. Even though the whole world believes a calamity is imminent, Janaka stays on the spiritual path. With Rishi Ashtavakra's guidance, the king enters the realms of a new world that alters the reality for him and his kingdom. This novel is rooted in ancient Indian spiritual wisdom and philosophy, but with new interpretations of the concepts of liberation, enlightenment, consciousness and the absolute realities of life. It invokes the question of whether what we see is indeed an illusion. This compelling story sheds light on the modern reader's own existential questions, leading oneself to relate to the king and his struggles.

The Ashtavakra Gita
The Ashtavakra Gita

Author: Baij Nath

Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC

Published: 2014-08-07

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9781498159876

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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.

Ashtavakra Gita
Ashtavakra Gita

Author: Swami Chinmayananda

Publisher: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust

Published: 2018-03-21

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 8175977027

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Authored by Maharishi Vyasa, this lucid dialogue between Rajarshi Janak and Astavakra systematically deals with mystical experiences of the spiritual reality. To all advanced students of meditation, Ashtavakra Geeta directly points out the way and the goal.

Ashtavakra Gita
Ashtavakra Gita

Author: Raj Doctor

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-05-20

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781533335203

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Ashtavakra Gita is written as a dialogue between sage Ashtavakra and Janaka, king of the kingdom Mithila. Ashtavakra Gita, is advaitic masterpiece stating the whole truth without duality un-like Bhagawat Gita that was recited much later by Lord Krishna to his charioteer warrior Arjun and which serves varying interpretation for everyone who reads it. Nothing is known about the first author of Ashtavakra Gita, but there are various Sanskrit versions and English translation available with commentary. Human mind - much evolved; yet cannot stop itself from adding new interpretations to existing completeness of things around it. Asthavakra Gita is such a case in text; interpreted from its basic Sanskrit form by scholars and gurus - each one adding one's own pretension as their scholarly interpretation. The truth to be understood is: the more commentary and explanation one tries to give to the text of Ashtavakra Gita, the more it takes the readers away from the essence of Ashtavakra Gita

Ashtavakra Gita
Ashtavakra Gita

Author: Harsha Yardi

Publisher:

Published: 2017-01-26

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781520467931

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Do you know who you are? Really? Perhaps not.Are you on this planet because of Karma Or because of something else?Was it your choice to be in your current form Or have you been forced to be like this? Free will or Destiny?Explore the depths and grandeur of your real self with this unique book.Highly enlightening commentary on Ashtavakra Gita.A must for everybody to find the way to liberation and peace.Poetic yet precise translation of original Sanskrit verses into English.Commentary in 'Doubt/Answer' format.Feel the peace coming from the existence while reading this book.For more , Please Visit : ajatsrishti.com

Ashtavakra Gita
Ashtavakra Gita

Author: Acharya Prashant

Publisher: PrashantAdvait Foundation

Published: 2021-07-22

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 168509211X

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Ashtavakra Gita is regarded as one of the highest scriptures of Advaita Vedanta. It is a legendary discourse between the sage Ashtavakra and King Janaka, where the teacher expounds the highest spiritual knowledge to a deserving disciple. This book is a compilation of talks with Acharya Prashant on the Ashtavakra Gita. Seekers have come to clarify their doubts and find practical applications to daily living. Acharya Prashant brings the heights of the scripture to a level where the listeners can benefit from the verses, understand them, and ultimately rise to their heights. It doesn’t matter whether you are a veteran or a beginner in the spiritual field; this book is a must if you wish to get familiar with the timeless wisdom of Advaita Vedanta in a contemporary setting and language.

Inner Management (eBook)
Inner Management (eBook)

Author: Sadhguru

Publisher: Isha Foundation

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13:

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In modern societies, enhancing the quality of our life has become one of our main objectives. In this pursuit, we tend to emphasize on enhancing external situations, our job, business, family and the abounding accumulation of material things; in spite of all the efforts, our personal and professional lives are too often painfully lacking happiness and fulfillment. In this volume, Sadhguru shifts our focus to the inside, pointing out a way to establish a true sense of inner peace and wellbeing by applying "Inner Management."

Ashtavakra Gita - The Heart of Awareness
Ashtavakra Gita - The Heart of Awareness

Author: Ashtavakra

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12-06

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781782012610

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The Ashtavakra Gita, or the Ashtavakra Samhita as it is sometimes called, is a very ancient Sanskrit text. Nothing seems to be known about the author, though tradition ascribes it to the sage Ashtavakra; hence the name. There is little doubt though that it is very old, probably dating back to the days of the classic Vedanta period. The Sanskrit style and the doctrine expressed would seem to warrant this assessment. The work was known, appreciated and quoted by Ramakrishna and his disciple Vivekananda, as well as by Ramana Maharshi, while Radha­krishnan always refers to it with great respect. Apart from that the work speaks for itself. It presents the traditional teachings of Advaita Vedanta with a clarity and power very rarely matched. The Reverend John Henry Richards, MA, BD, was an Anglican priest born in 1934 who was ordained a deacon in Llandaff in 1977 and a priest there in 1978. He served in Maesteg, Cardiff, Penmark, and Stackpile Elidor until his retirement in 1999, and died in 2017. He is known for his English translations of the Ashtavakra Gita, the Dhammapada, and the Vivekachudamani, which he put in the public domain and distributed on the Internet in 1994. The text used here is the one revised in 1996.

Bitten by the Black Snake
Bitten by the Black Snake

Author: Manuel Schoch

Publisher: Sentient Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1591810604

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In interpreting the timeless wisdom of the ancient Ashtavakra Gita for modern sensibilities, Manuel Schoch shows us very practically, step by step, how one can simply observe, instead of constantly reacting, projecting, desiring, and struggling in life. Instead of identifying with forms (the body, thoughts, feelings, habits, and experience) one can be connected to the everlasting consciousness that manifests forms. Out of this stillness emerge the qualities of life, love, peace, compassion, bliss, and enlightenment.