[Advaita-l] Free download of the Book, “The Multifaceted Jivanmukta”

[V Subrahmanian]

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 9:19 PM, S Venkatraman via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Dear Subramanian Sir,
>
> Is the physical copy of this available? If so where can I get a copy for
> myself? It’s not available on Amazon. I live in Chennai.
>


Please try with Sri Vidyatirtha Foundation, Chennai.  If it is not
available there please let me know and I shall arrange to send you a copy
from Bangalore.

warm regards
subrahmanian.v

>
> Many thanks and regards,
> Venkat
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 14-Nov-2017, at 7:36 PM, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > Free download of the Book, “The Multifaceted Jivanmukta”
> > <http://svfonline.net/TheMultifacetedJivanmukta.pdf>
> >
> > The book titled “The Multifaceted Jivanmukta” detailing the life and
> > teachings of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha
> Mahaswamin,
> > the 35th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham,
> was
> > released, with much appreciation, on 18th October 2017, His Holiness’s
> > birth centenary, by the present pontiff of the Peetham, Jagadguru Sri
> > Bharathi Theertha Mahaswamin, who had earlier graciously penned a
> > benedictory epistle (*Srimukha*) for the book
> >
> > His Holiness was truly multifaceted. He was not only a spiritual giant,
> > *yogin*, *shastraic* scholar, and compassionate preceptor but also an
> able
> > administrator and adept in various secular fields. While grounded in
> > tradition, He was catholic in His outlook.
> >
> > The role of His Holiness both as an ideal disciple and a perfect Guru has
> > been presented in depth in several chapters of this book. A detailed
> > account is provided of His spiritual practices, such as *Hatha-**yoga,
> > Kundalini-yoga, Nadanusandhana*, contemplation on the *Atman*, meditation
> > and *samadhi* on divine forms, scripture-based reflection on the Truth
> and
> > *Savikalpa-samadhi *and *Nirvikalpa-samadhi* on the Absolute, up to their
> > culmination in His enlightenment and *jivanmukti* (liberation while
> living)
> > even before He was 20 years of age. How He compassionately graced
> disciples
> > and others in various ways are covered in depth. His teachings in the
> form
> > of parables, essays and expositions too form an important part of this
> book.
> >
> > The intellectual acumen of His Holiness was not confined to matters
> > philosophical and religious. The openness with which He considered the
> > propositions of science, for instance, merits special mention. “How apt
> is
> > it to view modern science as confirming what is said in ancient religious
> > texts? Are the laws of nature sufficient to account for the appearance
> and
> > development of the world and various life-forms? Do the laws of nature
> have
> > a foundation? If yes, what is the nature of that basis?” – a chapter of
> > this book titled “His Scientific Insight” deals with how His Holiness
> took
> > up such issues and threw light on them, with complete regard to the
> > teaching of the scripture and without discounting scientific findings in
> > any way.
> >
> > This book has much to offer to all spiritual aspirants and the religious;
> > to the traditionalists and the liberals; to the intellectuals and the
> > common folk.
> >
> > This book can be downloaded free of cost from the following link:
> > http://svfonline.net/TheMultifacetedJivanmukta.pdf
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