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Sunday, April 29, 2012

The Philosophy of Sadhana-With Special Reference to the Trika Philosophy of Kashmir/Deba Brata SenSharma - Author/Lala Murari Lal Chharia Oriental Series

The Philosophy of Sadhana
With Special Reference to the Trika Philosophy of Kashmir

Deba Brata SenSharma - Author
Paul E. Muller-Ortega- Foreword by
 
After presenting a general survey of spiritual practice in the different schools of Indian philosophy, the author focuses on the Trika School, popularly called Kashmir Shaivism. He deals clearly and exhaustively with such topics as Shaktipat (the descent of Divine Grace), Diksha (initiation), and the role of the Guru. His treatment of the various paths (upayas) appropriate for the different types of practitioners is especially useful.

The book ends with a chapter on enlightenment (jivanmukti). This chapter not only presents the meaning of self-realization-in-this-lifetime, but offers material on this topic for the first time in English.

Deba Brata SenSharma, now a Senior Research Fellow of the Asiatic Society (Calcutta), was a student of Gopinath Kaviraj. He was a Professor at Benaras Hindu University and at Kurukshetra University. He is the author of dozens of articles in learned journals and of several books.


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