CONTENTS:-
Part I: THE TWO APPROACHES:
I. THE TWO APPROACHES:
1. Metaphysics as the Doctrine of Salvation:
The Ego-conflict, the Search, Transvaluation of Values, Introversion, Freedom through Knowledge, Transcendental Consciousness, Nirvana, Kaivalya and Purnatva Approaches, Advaita as the Final aim
2. The Two Approaches:
Purnatva and Kaivalya approaches in the Saiva and Vedantic traditions, The two paths and their Differences, Vedas and Agamas
II. ADVAITISM IN THE VEDANTA:
1. Advaitism in Indian Philosophy
2. Advaitism in the Upanisads:
Upanisads as Vedanta, Emphasis on Knowledge, Identity between Atman and Brahman, Cosmic and Acosmic Views, Maya
3. The Samkhya Dualism:
Systematization, from Monism to Dualism, Inconsistencies in Dualism, Samkhya Impact
4. Anatmavada Advaitism:
Rejection of Substance-view, Doctrine of Momentariness, Buddhist Advaitism, Madhyamika and Yogacara.
5. Advaita in Buddhism and Vedanta:
Buddhist and Vedanta Advaitism, their Similarities, Impact of Buddhist Advaitism
6. The Advaita Vedanta:
Vedantism and Samkhya, Gaudpada, Samkara as a Vedantin.
III. EMERGENCE OF SAIVA ABSOLUTISM:
1. Atmavada and Anatmavada Controversy and the emergence of Saiva Absolutism:
The Impact of Vedanta Advaitism, growth of Isvaradvayavada in Kashmir, Two-fold Absolutistic Awareness, Integral Logic
2. Kashmir Saivism and other Systems:
Recognition of Purna Advaitism, Kashmir Saivism Samkhya and Samkara
3. Kashmir Saivism:
Monistic Saiva Agamas, Schools of Kashimir Saivism - The Krama, as the Path of Knowledge, Saktopaya, Kaulism, Synthesis of Bhoga and Moksa Kulacara, the path of will, Sambhavopaya, Pratyabhijna, path of Recognition of Anupaya
Part II: TRANSCENDENTAL RECOGNITION:
IV. Transcendental Recognition
1. Transcendental Recognition:
Nature of Recognition, Cognition as Recognition, Knowledge as self-knowledge, recognition of self.
2. Error:
Theories of Error-asatkhyati, Atmakhyati, Anyathakhyati, Akhyati, Anirvacaniya Khyati, Apurna Khyati
V. NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE:
1. Nature of Knowledge:
Transcendental Unity of Consciousness, Luminosity as 'I' or the Lord, knowledge as the power of the subject.
2. Determinate and Indeterminate Knowledge
3. Pramana:
Pramana, the Great Light, Samvid or Citi alone as Pramana, Perception, Inference, Agama
4. Triad of Powers:
Pramana, Sakti, Smrti Sakti, Apohana Sakti, Memory, Refutation of Buddhist Theory, Memory in Saivism: Memory, Error and Imagination
5. Abhasavada:
Knowledge as I-consciousness, Object as Abhasa, Vastu, Tattva, Prameya Identical
6. Some Objections against Abhasavada
7. Relations:
Relation as Real, its Nature, Unity and Multiplicity, Relations etc. in Vedanta
Part III: THE ABSOLUTY REALITY:
VI. THE Conception OF ABSOLUTE:
1. Absolutism: A Problem:
Comparative Studies in absolutism, the absolute in-itself and the absolute-for-us, Positive and negative approaches, absolute-in-itself in the two approaches
2. Absolute and Reason:
Reason and the Knowledge of Absolute, Intuition, Logic of the Absolute, Faith and Reason, Role of Scriptures
3. The Two Negations:
Samkhya Dualism and its Impact, Criticism of the Negations of the Anatmavadin and Atmavadin.
4. The Conception of Absolute:
Absolute as free being, Prakasa Vimarsa, Saccidananda (Tatastha and Svarupa Laksana). Puna Aham, Absolute Subject, Absoluteness of self-consciousness, Vedantic absolute as Pure Wintness Consciousness
5. The Absolute and Godhead:
Siva as both Personal and Impersonal, Brahman as Indeterminate
VII. THE ABSOLUTE AND MANIFESTATION:
1. The Absolute and Causality:
Siva as the True cause, Matter or Pure-consciousness cannot be the cause, Creation as Externalization of Consciousness, Manifestation of ideas, Vivartavada in Vedanta
2. The How and the Why of Creation:
Manifestation due to Freedom, Free will, Higher and Lower Creation, Creation through Limitation, Thirty-six Tattvas, Creation as Sport, Spontaneous overflow of Ananda
3. The Problem of Evil:
The Existence of Evil, Evil as a Result of Karmas, Everything Identical with Siva.
4. The Eternal Perfection of the absolute and Finite Process:
Reality of the Finite, Change as Ideal, Inexhaustible Nature of Infinity, Realism and illusionism, Vedanta illusionism
5. The Absolute and the Individual:
Individual as a Manifestation of the absolute, both Identical, Difference due to Ignorance
6. The Indeterminate and the Determinate
7. Unity and Multiplicity
8. Absolute and Negation
VIII. Sakti:
1. Universality of Saktis, Saktineither absolute Norillusory, Relationship between Siva and Sakti, Samarasya, Tadatmya, Evolution of Sajtum Sakti as Maya
Part IV: THE Spiritual DISCIPLINE:
IX. The Nature of self
1. Knowledge of the self
2. Discrimination between Self and Non-self:
Saiva Integral Method, Different Views as the Roles of self, Discriminative Method in Vedanta
3. The True Nature of Self:
Puma Aham and Atman, Free Consciousness, Criticism of Atmavada and Anatmvada, self as Prakasa-Vimarsa
4. Atman and Jiva:
Jivatva as a Manifestation of Free will, Seven Experiencers, analysis of the Four States
X. BONDAGE AND LIBERATION:
1. Bondage:
Difficulties in Svatantryavada Three Gunas, Deliberate fall, Theory of Mala, Mayavada
2. Liberation:
Are Bondage and Release Automatic? Moksa as Purnatva or Purna Ahmta, Vedanta emphasis on Purity
3. Divine Grace and Individual efforts
4. Means of Attaining Release:
Diksa, Two Kind of Ignorance and their Removal, Synthesis of Knowledge and Action, the Four Upayas
5. The Liberated Soul:
Gradual Liberation, Jivanmukti, Purnatva, Integration and Harmony Synthesis of Knowledge and Devotion, Moksa as Kaivalya
