{"product_id":"spiritual-perspective-essays-in-mysticism-and-metaphysics-nao538","title":"Spiritual Perspective - Essays in Mysticism and Metaphysics","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Specification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ctable\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eItem Code:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eNAO538\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/sa\/book-author\/t%20m%20p%20mahadevan\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"T.M.P Mahadevan\"\u003eT.M.P Mahadevan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/sa\/book-publisher\/bharatiya%20kala%20prakashan\" class=\"underlined\" title=\"Bharatiya Kala Prakashan\"\u003eBharatiya Kala Prakashan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e2018\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e9788180903137\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e303\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eOther Details\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-dimensions\"\u003e8.5 inch x 5.5 inch\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class=\"product-details-specifications-label has-text-grey-dark\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd rel=\"product-weight\"\u003e520 gm\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"title is-size-3-desktop is-size-5-touch has-text-centered product-details-description-title\"\u003eBook Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\" style=\"max-height: 63rem; overflow-y: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003ePreface \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e THIS VOLUME of essays, contributed by scholars, savants and artists from East and West, is a reverential dedication to His Holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati, Sankaracharya of Kanci Kamakoti-Pitha on the occasion of the seeing of one thousandth moon by His Holiness, an auspicious occasion which roughly coincides with the completion of eightyone years by His Holiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e His Holiness Sri Chandrasekarendra Sarasvati, the Sage of Kaki, is the sixty-eighth in the hallowed line of succession of preceptors of the Kamakoti-pitha. Adi satikara who established this Pitha himself assumed the headship of this sacred institution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e Part I of this Volume deals with the life and mission of His Holiness, the Sage of Kanci. The editor of this Volume has given an account of the life of the World-teacher (Jagadguru) which influences the entire world vitally and transforms it from within in order that it may move forward to the goal of perfection. The World-Teacher that He is, His Holiness is the spiritual guide to everyone. F. Schuon refers to His Holiness as 'one of the great lights of the world'. His Holiness, 'a living Sage of South India,' Paul Brunton observes, 'combines in himself an ecclesiastical administrator, a worshipping saint, a mystical seer, and a profound philosopher.' Veezhinathan gives an account of the Kamakoti-pitha and the spiritual influence of His Holiness on the world at large.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e Part II of the Volume consists of essays on comparative philosophy, religion, mysticism, spiritual practices, yoga, the pursuit of music as a path to the highest reality, the implications of nuclear physics and Vedantic ideas in West Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e The articles contributed by the Dalai Lama, the Rev. Camara and Naimy have bearing on the inter-subjective relation. While His Holiness the Dalai Lama stresses the need for 'compassion for living beings', the Rev. D.N. Camara speaks of 'the rights of man' which are still neglected in spite of much talk about progress, civilisation and the culture which we claim to have attained. Our life must be based on, and guided by, the principle of 'love', which, as Naimy states, does not admit of gradation. Devasenapathi's article shows how the love of God and His devotees actuated the lives of the gaiva Saints Harbans Singh's article deals with mystical experience with special reference to Bhai Singh's epic poem of Sikh Mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e In four successive essays the views of four Western philosophers have been taken up for comparison and evaluation with the stand-point of Advaita. Brunner's essay compares the philosophy of Proclus with that of Advaita. Herring discusses the problem of 'unity in plurality' with reference to Nicholas of Cusa and Advaita. 'Spinoza and Advaita' forms the theme of van Eyck's essay. Balasubramanian discusses Sartre's theory of consciousness from the standpoint of Advaita.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e There is doctrine as well as practice in every religion. The Rev. Enomya-Lassalle compares the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola and Zen Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e Queen Frederica of the Hellenes and Weizsacker refer to the implications of modern physics and their bearing on the truth of non-duality (advaita). The physisist', Queen Frederica says, `has proved duality to be untrue.' Weizsacker argues that `plurality is not basically true' and that 'the Self is beyond plurality'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e There are different paths in a graded way, to the highest end. It does not matter with which path one starts for the purpose of reaching the goal. The technique of yoga, which forms the central theme of B.K.S. Iyengar's article, is helpful to control the body and the mind. Concentration of mind is necessary for spiritual progress. Dedicated pursuit of any good work in which one is interested will be helpful to spiritual progress. Music, too, as a discipline, as stated by Princess Irene in her article, is a path to the highest. Speaking of music as universal vibration, Menuhin says in his essay, 'the Infinite Within', that an artist, e.g., a musician, has both 'a concentration and a zeal which is both inexhaustible and precise.' In an artist, according to him, there are both discipline and freedom, surrender and fulfilment. Like music, sports also has a lesson to teach us. Writing about the 'Olympic spirit', Prince William says that the spirit of games must help us to tackle the problems of life, and that the development of the spiritual side of one’s life through meditation is a necessary supplement to the development of the physical side of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/center\u003e \u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd width=\"05%\"\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"90%\"\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd width=\"05%\"\u003e vii\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Sage\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e xix\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 1\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Sage\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 14\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 2\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e A Living Sage of South India\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 71\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 3\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e The Kamakoti-Pitha and the Sage of Kanci\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 85\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 4\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e One of the Great Lights of the World\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 91\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 5\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Spiritual Quest. A challenge to the Physician\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 92\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e \u003cb\u003eConverging Insights\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 6\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Compasson for Livig Beings\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 96\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 7\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e A comparison between proclus Philosophy and advaita\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 99\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 8\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e Unity in Plurality\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e 112\u003c\/td\u003e 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