The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya
author: O.B.L Kapoor
edition: 2008, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 258
ISBN-10: 8121502756
ISBN-13: 9788121502757
Topic: Vaishnavism
Nature of the Absolute
This chapter describes Nature of the Absolute of the sixth chapter in the book The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya written by O.B.L Kapoor. This work is a comprehensive, critical and comparative study of all aspects of the philosophy and religion of Shri-Caitanya (Sri Chaitanya). Importance is given to the concept of Bhakti—the highest means of attaining God, Prema—divine love and Rasa—The doctrine of transcendental relish. The first three chapters deal with the history of the Vaishnava religion dating from the earliest Vedic period and Vaishnavism in ancient Bengal. The rest of the chapters discuss the philosophy and religion the Chaitanya movement.
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Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) [by Rama Prasada]
gunanam—of the qualities, pratiprasavah—becoming latent, kaivalyam—absolute freedom. svarupa-pratishtha—established in its own nature, va—or. citi-shaktih—the power of consciousness. iti—so, thus. 34. Absolute freedom comes when the qualities, becoming devoid of the object of the Purusha, become latent; or the power of consciousness becomes established in its own nature. —194....
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Mandukya Upanishad [by Kenneth Jaques]
All entities are by nature freed from old age and death. Wishing for old age and death, they deviate from their nature by the thought of them. The proof of the true nature of all beings being immortal has been established using various means in each of the first three chapters of this Karika. What has been shown is that the Absolute Self Alone exists as a Singularity. This singularity is unoriginated, unborn and therefore immortal. This singularity is knowledge and consciousness Absolute....
Read full contents: Verse 10
Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) [by Swami Nikhilananda]
Non-existence is predicated of Atman on account of everything ending in absolute negation or void....
Read full contents: Mandukya Karika, verse 4.83
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[The Philosophy and Religion of Sri Chaitanya: index]
[About The Author (O.b.l. Kapoor)]
[Preface]