The Other Side of Death: Upanisadic Eschatology

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In his original study on the Other Side of Death: Upanisadic Eschatology, Dr. Borman brings the standards of science and philosophy to the interpretation of these often romanticized texts. He argues that while other classical thanatological texts do map a wide range of after-death courses, only the Upanisads give a systematic interpretation of the principle after-death paths as so many natural routes to the realization of our own native immortality. In support of this contention, Dr. Borman presents an entirely new analysis of the "anatomy" of the jiva and its evolutionary relationship to Brahman (God), and provides fresh interpretations of the pedagogy and metaphorical language of the Upanishads. Further, he clearly demonstrates their symbolical construction and meditative intent of these texts. Finally, Dr. Borman explores h is analyses in light of the Evolutionary Spiritualism of Swami Ramananda and the near-death investigationso f Dr. Raymond Moody, and in conclusion, shows how these might aid in contemporising Upanisadic studies, placing them on a surer philosophical and scientific footing.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR William A. Borman

William A. Borman was born in 1948, in New York city, received his B.A. in Philosophy in 1973, from State University of New Yorkat Purchase, and his M.A. (1976), and Ph.D. in Philosophy, from City University of New York in 1982. Dr. Borman's critical study on Gandhi's concept and methods of non-violence, Gandhi and Non-Violence, was published by State University of new York Press, in 1986. this study drew heavily upon his studies in Indic philosophy and Sanskrit undertaken in undergraduate and graduate schools, and further, under the guidance of Kumar Kaharaj. Dr. Borman has also written several articles on topics in deathand dying from a spritual standpoint, now being published by the Foundation of Thanatology, Columbia University. Dr. Borman presently teaches philosophy at La University of New York, and New York Institute of Technology, and hosts a radio program exploring the application of philosophy to contemporary urban life, on Radio WBAI, New York. His wife, Dr. Suzanne Borman, teaches education at United States International University.