Beschreibung
Es handelt sich bei diesem Titel um die Übersetzung der Yoga Vasistha vom Sanskrit ins Englische mit kurzen Ausführungen von Swami Venkatesananda.
Aus dem Inhalt:
- Acknowledgement, Foreword by Swami Ranganathananda, Blessings by Muktananda, Foreword by Prime Minister’s Office, Introduction, Scheme of transliteration, prayer
- I. Vairagya Prakaranam – Section dealing with dispassion
- II. Mumuksu Vyavahara Prakaranam – The behaviour of the seeker
- The story of the suka
- Self-effort
- III. Utpatti Prakaranam – Section dealing with creation
- The story of Akasaja
- The story of Lila
- The story of Karkati
- The story of the sons of Indu
- The story of Ahalya
- The story of the great forest
- The story of the three non-existent princes
- The story of Lavana
- IV. Sthiti Prakaranam – Section dealing with existence
- The story of Sukra
- The story of Dama, Vyala and Kata
- The story of Bhima, Bhasa and Drdha
- The story of Dasura
- Kaca’s Song
- V. Upasama Prakaranam – Section dealing with dissolution
- The story of King Janaka
- The story of Punya and Pavana
- The story of Bali
- The story of Prahlada
- The story of Gadhi
- The story of Uddalaka
- The story of Suraghu
- The story of Bhasa and Vilasa
- The story of Vitahavya
- VI. Nirvana Prakaranam – Section dealing with liberation
- Discourse on Brahman
- The story of Bhusunda
- Description of the Lord
- Deva Puja (Worship of god)
- The story of the wood-apple
- The story of the rock
- The story of Arjuna
- The story of the hundred Rudra
- The story of the vampire
- The story of Bhagiratha
- The story of Sikhidvaja and Cudala
- The story of the philosopher’s stone
- The story of Cintamani
- The story of the foolish elephant
- The story of Kaca
- The story of the deluded man
- The story of Vipascit
- The story of the hunter and the sage
- The story of Kalaratri
- The world within the rock
- The story of the sage from outer space
- The story of Bhrngisa
- The story of Iksvaku
- The story of the hunter and the deer
- The seven states of yoga
- Thus spake Vasistha
- Index