Samkhya is one of the earliest schools of Indian philosophy and most systems;including yoga;have been drawn from or influenced by it.Samkhya is a dualisitic philosphy and postulates two eternal realities:Purusha;the witnessing consciousness;and Prakriti;the root cause of creation;composed of three gunas. This text highlights the unique contribution of Samkhya philospohy in man's quest to understand his true nature.It discusses the pratical theories of causation;manifestation;bondage and liberation.For the spiritual aspirant;Samkhya is the metaphysics of self-realization and yoga is the sadhana or means to achieve it. Samkhya Darshan contains the full Sanskrit text of Ishvara Krishna's Samkhya Karika as well as tranasliteration and translation.
#743341 in Books Vedanta Press Bookshop 1987-03-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.00 x 4.75 x .50l; .22 #File Name: 8171202446181 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Katrina MallouhiIts a nice pocket size book; English and Hindi. I keep in my bag for daily reading :)3 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Best TranslationBy SavitriThis translation of Saundarya Lahari is the most comprehensive one ; simple yet full of essence ! Its one of the most famed Poems on Divine Mother
