The ocean of Hindu scriptural wisdom in the form of teachings of ancient masters of the religion is too massive for a single individual. This book presents, however, a compact connected collection of such wisdom from the vast and deep literature on Spiritual Hindu Thought. Presenting the esoteric meanings and significance of numerous names of Gods, through the words of Rishis, it explains the philosophical foundations of Hinduism, rooted in the Upanishads, the Gita and other ancient scriptures. A glimpse of the synthesis of religion and art as exhibited by the Divine Dance in the Nataraja temple of Chidambaram is also provided.
Prof. V. Krishnamurthy (b. 1927), ex-Director of K.K. Birla Academy, New Delhi, and former Dy. Director and Prof. of Mathematics at BITS, Pilani for more than two decades, was trained in Hindu scriptures from boyhood days, by his own father Sri R. Visvanatha Sastri. Besides a number of research papers, he has to his credit many books including Essentials of Hinduism; Hinduism for the next Generation; The Ten Commandments of Hinduism; Kannan sorpadi vaazhvdeppadi (in Tamil) and Science and Spirituality – A Vedanta Perception. Prof. Krishnamurthy was awarded the Distinguished Service Award (1995) by the Mathematics Association of India, Seva Ratna award (1996) by the Centenarian Trust, Chennai, Vocational Service Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education (2001) by the Rotary Clubs of Guindy and Chennai Samudra, and Prof. TT Award for Excellence (2002). Also, he is a member of the Board of Moderators of the prestigious Yahoo Group ‘Advaitin.’ A large number of his writings on religion and philosophy are on the web at http://www.geocities.com/profvk.
Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Key to Transliteration -- A Note to the Reader -- Countless Names for the Nameless -- An Initial Exposure to the Spiritual Ascent -- Meet the Ancient Scriptures -- The Absolute as it is -- A Touch With the Gi ta -- Bibliography -- Index
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