{"product_id":"aparoksanubhuti-self-realization-paperback","title":"Aparoksanubhuti: Self-Realization - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eŚaṅkara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003e(Āśram Vidyā Ord Raphael\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAparoksanubhuti\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to the series of works by Sankara known as \u003cem\u003eprakaraṇagrantha\u003c\/em\u003e, i.e., \"specific treaties\" in verse and prose concerning basic points of \u003cem\u003eVedanta\u003c\/em\u003e teaching that examine the \"great sentences\" (\u003cem\u003emahavakyas\u003c\/em\u003e) contained in the \u003cem\u003eUpanisads\u003c\/em\u003e. In this series of treaties by Sankara, other works fundamental for the understanding of the \u003cem\u003eAdvaitavada\u003c\/em\u003e or \"path of Non-duality\" include \u003cem\u003eVivekacudamani\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eĀtmabodha\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUpadesasahasri\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLaghuvakyavrtti\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eAparoksanubhuti\u003c\/em\u003e means \"direct perception or knowledge of the Self\" and by extension the action or practice actualized to realize oneself as ātman-Self, and therefore \"Self-realization.\"\u003cbr\u003e To achieve this Comprehension-realization, \u003cem\u003eAparoksanubhuti\u003c\/em\u003e presents fifteen steps or means (some of which are also found in the \u003cem\u003eYogadarsana\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eRajayoga\u003c\/em\u003e of Pata jali) focusing especially on \u003cem\u003evicara\u003c\/em\u003e-discrimination or discernment. \u003cem\u003eVicara\u003c\/em\u003e is a method of philosophical inquiry, a process of pure searching for the universals, but, unlike what one may think, it is an \"experimental\" method. It is not a mental process for constructing a theory of knowledge or of reality; rather, it leads to the direct experience of Reality.\u003cbr\u003e Because \u003cem\u003eAparoksanubhuti\u003c\/em\u003e is based on \u003cem\u003ejnana\u003c\/em\u003e Realization (Knowledge), a text that appears as Sankara's Preface to the \u003cem\u003eSvetasvatara\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eUpanisad\u003c\/em\u003e has been included in the Appendix because it promotes the right consciential position for one who wants to walk the \"Path of Knowledge.\"\u003cbr\u003e The translation and commentary by Raphael adhere to the \u003cem\u003eAdvaita\u003c\/em\u003e Tradition and offer a conceptual methodology appropriate to the Western mind; moreover, they adequately and properly stimulate the reader's consciousness to living a real metaphysical life.\u003cbr\u003e As for Sankara (788-820), it can be said that his philosophical and spiritual greatness is recognized by all scholars of Eastern and Western philosophy. According to some, he is \"the architect of one of the highest realizations of the human Spirit.\"\u003cbr\u003e The book includes a transliterated Sanskrit text and a Glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52720256844083,"sku":"9781931406239","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZEg3MS9Xa2drVVBnVTJwWjB4UUxvUT09.webp?v=1763618011","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/aparoksanubhuti-self-realization-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}