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Avadhuta Gita is a text of Advaita Vedanta. It goes into no philosophical argument to prove the oneness of Reality, but is content to make the most startling statements, leaving the seeker of truth to imbibe them and be lifted from illusion.
The eight lectures that constitute this book were delivered in America by Swami Ashokananda. They give a comprehensive view of the history, theory, and practice of Vedanta. Speaking to the minds as well as to the hearts of his listeners, the Swami dwells in each lecture upon one aspect of Vedanta. The book as a whole, therefore, not only will provide the student with an intellectual grasp of the background and present-day significance of the Vedanta philosophy ...
In this series of eight lectures, Swami Ashokananda traces the "descent" of the individual from his true divine status to his present condition and describes his "ascent" back to God the swami explains how the various aspects of man’s relative existence an be instrumental in the realization of his perfect being, which, in fact, he has never lost. One finds in these lectures the Vedantic answers to many of the Big Questions that we have asked ...