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The Heart of Awareness

A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita

Author: Thomas Byrom   Series: Shambhala Dragon Editions

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A translation of the "Ashtavakra Gita", this book contains the lyrical teachings of an essential Hindu scripture. The books aims to convey with simplicity, practical advice for seekers of wisdom.

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A translation of the "Ashtavakra Gita", this book contains the lyrical teachings of an essential Hindu scripture. The books aims to convey with simplicity, practical advice for seekers of wisdom.

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The Ashtavakra Gita conveys with beauty and simplicity the essential teachings of Advaita Vedanta, the most influential of the Hindu philosophical systems. Composed by an anonymous master of the school of the great sage Shankara, it is a book of practical advice for seekers of wisdom as well as an ecstatic expression of the experience of enlightenment. In this simple, aphoristic version, the translator conveys the clarity and lyricism of the Sanskrit original with fluency and precision.

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“"This is an extraordinarily fine rendering of theAshtavakra Gita, a book of unadorned compassion. As water wears away stone, so these profoundly simple truths wear away illusion."-Ram Dass "Byrom's exquisitely clean and untroubled rendering of this spiritual classic irresistibly invites us to listen for what cannot be heard and to search for what cannot be seen."-Jacob Needleman, author ofThe Heart of PhilosophyandLost Christianity"There have been English translations of theAshtavakra Gitabefore, this is not only new and elegant but also the first to capture the spirit of the original in its freshness and directness. I warmly recommend it."-J. L. Brockington, Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit, Edinburgh University”

"This is an extraordinarily fine rendering of the Ashtavakra Gita , a book of unadorned compassion. As water wears away stone, so these profoundly simple truths wear away illusion."—Ram Dass



"Byrom's exquisitely clean and untroubled rendering of this spiritual classic irresistibly invites us to listen for what cannot be heard and to search for what cannot be seen."—Jacob Needleman, author of The Heart of Philosophy and Lost Christianity



"There have been English translations of the Ashtavakra Gita before, this is not only new and elegant but also the first to capture the spirit of the original in its freshness and directness. I warmly recommend it."—J. L. Brockington, Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit, Edinburgh University

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About the Author

Thomas Byrom, Ph.D., was educated at Oxford and Harvard universities and taught literature at St. Catherine's College and Exeter College.

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Product Details

Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc
Published
13th November 2001
Pages
128
ISBN
9781570628979

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