Hindu Spirituality: Postclassical and ModernKrishna Sivaraman, K. R. Sundararajan, Bithika Mukerji Twenty-eight chapters by eminent scholars from around the world bring to light the diverse expressions of Hindu spirituality in its postclassical and modern periods. They bring out the spiritual beauty in its poetry, art and temples, festivals and music, as well as highlight the contributions of spiritual pioneers such as Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, Gandhi, and many others. |
Contents
The Four Spiritual Ways upāya | 3 |
The Spiritual Contribution of Maharashtra Saints | 23 |
Bengal Vaisnavism | 47 |
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Abhinavagupta Advaita āgamas ahimsā aspects ātman attained Aurobindo avatāras become Bhagavad Gītā bhakti bindu bliss body Brahman called Carnatic music Christian consciousness deity devotion dharma disciple divine eternal experience expressed Gandhi Gītā gopis grace guru Gurū Granth Gurū Nānak Gurudev heart Hindu Hindu spirituality Hinduism human ideal incarnation Indian individual infinite jñāna Kabir Khand knowledge Krishna Krishnamurti Krsna liberation living Lord Madras Māņikkavācakar mantra māyā means meditation mind Mīrā Mīrā's mystical Nammālvār Nānak nature nondual one's path person philosophy poet Purāņas Rādhā rāga Rāma Ramakrishna Ramalingar Rāmānuja Reality realization religion religious ritual sacred sahaja saints Saiva śakti samādhi Sanskrit says scriptures sense Siddhas Sikh sings Śiva Sivānanda social songs soul Śrī stage Supreme Sūrdāsa Swami symbol Tamil Tantric temple tion Tirukkural Tiruppāvai tradition transcendent truth Tulasidāsa University Upaniṣads upāyas Vaisnava Vedānta Vedas Vedic Venkatesānanda verse Vivekananda words worship yoga yogi