Vivekachudamani
The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination
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The Vivekachudamani is a significant work in the Advaita Vedanta tradition, consisting of 580 verses in Sanskrit.
It expounds on key concepts such as the discrimination between the real (unchanging, eternal) and the unreal (changing, temporal), the oneness of Atman and Brahman, and the importance of self-knowledge for achieving liberation.
The text covers various spiritual topics, including the characteristics of a good teacher and student, the nature of the body and its sheaths, and methods of meditation and introspection.
Despite debates about its authorship, it remains a celebrated and influential text in the Advaita tradition.
It expounds on key concepts such as the discrimination between the real (unchanging, eternal) and the unreal (changing, temporal), the oneness of Atman and Brahman, and the importance of self-knowledge for achieving liberation.
The text covers various spiritual topics, including the characteristics of a good teacher and student, the nature of the body and its sheaths, and methods of meditation and introspection.
Despite debates about its authorship, it remains a celebrated and influential text in the Advaita tradition.
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