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What Is God? - ToC


Volume 1
Table of ContentsPage
What is me?27
Fragments of Confession29
Warning!29
Self - Introduction32
The two faced me32
The other Side38
My Spiritual Beginings42
The early theist42
Atheistic thoughts43
Agnostic signs45
A critical look at Religion60
History of Religion62
The evolution of God62
Nature Worship62
Animals & Plants Divinified:65
Symbolic Representation and Idol Worship75
Imperfection to perfection75
Is God an Extra Terrestrial (ET) Being?77
Is life possible outside earth?77
Inferences80
Religious Belief Systems82
Theological Classification82
पुरुषार्थ (puruṣārtha – Soul’s purpose)87
இனஂபம் / काम (inbam /kāmapassional persuits)87
பொருள் /अर्थ (poruL / artha – wealth pursuits)88
அறம் /धर्म (aRam / dharmaethical persuits)89
வீடு / मोक्ष (vIdu / mokśa – soteriologial pursuits)91
वर्ण आश्रम (varṇa āśrama – Class & phase)93
वर्ण (varṇa - class)93
आश्रम (āśramastages)100
ब्रह्मचर्यं (brahmacaryaṁ – student’s / learner’s phase)100
गृहस्थ (gṛhasthaṁ – householder’s phase)120
वान प्रस्थं (vāna prasthaṁ – retirement phase)124
सन्यास (sanyāsa – renunciation)126
The Pitfalls129
The Begging attitude129
Religious Intolerance130
Communalism134
Tribute to the Holy Scriptures136
Hindu शास्त्र (śāstra - scriptures)137
वेद शास्त्र (veda śāstra)137
वेदाङ्ग (vedāṅga – Limbs of the Veda)154
उप वेद (upa veda)155
षट् दर्शन (ṣaṭ darśana – Six Perspectives)155
वेदान्त (vedānta)156
आगम शास्त्र (āgama śāstra)157
सिद्धान्त (siddhānta)168
इतिहास (itihāsa - epics)169
पुराण शास्त्र (purāṇa śāstra)174
Other religious texts in Sanskrit176
பனஂனிரு திருமுறை (Panniru thirumurai)177
நாலாயிர​ திவ்ய​ பிரபந்தம் (Naalaayira Dhivviya Pirabhandham)178
Other Tamil Scriptures179
Other शास्त्र (śāstras - scriptures)180
Buddhist Scriptures180
Jain Scriptures181
Sikh Scriptures182
Abrahamic Religious Scriptures182
Traditional Chinese Scriptures182
Traditional Japanese Scriptures (Shinto)183
Zorastrian Scriptures183
गुरु वैभव (guru vaibhava – glory of preceptor)184
குருவே சரணம் (GuruvE saraNam - salutations to guru)189
मुनि (muni - sages) of the उपनिषद् (upaniṣad)191
सप्त ऋषि (sapta ṛṣi – seven seer-sages)192
षट् दर्शन मुनि (ṣaṭ darśana muni)194
वेदान्त आचार्य (vedānta ācāryā)194
பதிநெட்டு சித்தர்கள் (padhinettu sidhdhargaL) :198
63 சைவ​ நாயனஂமார்கள் (saiva naayanmaargaL)198
12 வைணவ​ ஆழ்வார்கள் (vaiNava aazhvaargaL)202
Other Hindu saints –202
24 जीन तीर्तन्कर (jīna tīrtankara)203
Hebrew Apostles204
Chrsitian Saints205
Theosophists205
Islamic & Sufi Saints205
Sikh Saints206
Buddhist Saints206
Traditional Chinese Religious Saints206
Zorastrian Saints206
Greek Philosopher Saints206
Other Occidental Philosophers206
Hindu Philosophical Doctrines – quick analysis208
षट् दर्शन (ṣaṭ darśana – Six Concepts)209
वैशेषिक (vaiśeṣika)209
न्याय (nyāya)210
सांख्य (sāṁkhya)211
योग (yoga)213
पूर्व मीमांसा (pūrva mīmāṁsā)214
उत्तर मीमांसा (uttara mīmāṁsā) or वेदान्त (vedānta)215
वेदान्त वाद (vedānta vāda)215
केवल अद्वैत दर्शन (kevala advaita darśana absolute non- duality)215
औपाधिकभेदाभेद (aupādikabhedābheda deceptive differentiated & non-differentiated)218
विशिष्टाद्वैत दर्शन (viśiṣṭādvaita darśana Qualified Non-Dualism)219
स्वभाविकभेदाभेद दर्शन (svabhāvikabhedābheda darśana - natural dualism in non-dualism)223
द्वैत दर्शन (dvaita darśana - absolute dualism)223
शुद्ध अद्वैत दर्शन (śuddha advaita darśana - Pure Monism)226
अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद दर्शन (acintyabhedābheda darśana - Inconceivable Identity in Difference)228
सिद्धान्त वाद (siddānta vāda)230
சைவ​ சித்தாந்தம் (saiva sidhdhaantham)231
Kashmiri Saivism236
Apparent Differences and Beyond239
Commonality in Religious Mythologies & Philosophies239
Nature Worship239
Cosmological Models240
Trinity Concept240
Sacrifice241
Sex Worship or Phallism241
Regeneration Festivals242
Sacred Spaces & Geometry244
Herakles (Hercules), Jesus & Krishna244
Hindu & Zorastrian Deitites244
Dionysus & शिव (śiva)245
The Hexagram245
The Deluge (Great Floods):246
Mount Meru/ Axis Mundi247
Key Inferences247
Rationality behind similarities247
Rationality behind differences248
All roads lead to God261
Understanding ब्रह्मत्वं (brahmatvaṁ - Divinity)268
Reality of God270
The Atheist’s Denial271
The Physical Absence271
The Ethical Challenges272
The Response of the Theists274
The Psychological Argument275
The Metaphysics of God280
இறைவனஂ (iRaivan - The Immanent Divinty)285
नित्य सत्यम् ब्रह्म (nitya satyam brahma - Omnipresent Truth is God)287
सर्व ज्ञानम् ब्रह्म (sarva jñānam brahma - Omniscience is God)296
परमानन्दम् ब्रह्म (parama ānandam brahma – Supreme Bliss is God)300
Transcendence by Extention not Exclusion303
पूरणअनन्तम् ब्रह्म (pūraṇa ananta brahmaAbsolute Infinite)307
Infinity and Mathematics307
सांख्यात्य (saṁkhyātya - enumerables / countable sets):309
असांख्यात्य (asaṁkhyātyaInnumerables/ Uncountable Sets):309
अग्रे देश (agre deśa – beyond space)312
अग्रे काल (agre kāla – beyond time)316
अग्रे निमित्तत्व (nimittatva – beyond causation)317
ईश्वर तत्त्व (īśvara tattva – Divine Personality)326
सगुण ब्रह्मन् (sagua brahman - Divine Personality)329
Popular Gods in Hindusim331
Appendix339
Appendix A - Bio Data341
Appendix B - References342
Books342
Research Papers, Lectures & Articles346
Appendix C – Glossary347
Glossary of English Terms347
Glossary of Tamil Terms348
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms349
Appendix D - Indexes352
Index of Tables352
Index of Sanskrit References355
Index of Tamil References359
Index of Arabic References361
Index of Hebrew References362
Appendix E – Index of Keywords363
Appendix F – Index of Citations366

Volume 2
Table of Contents
ब्रह्म उपासन (brahma upāsana – Divine Contemplation)25
यज्ञ साधन (sādhana yajña – Sacrificial Rite)27
Cosmological Significance28
पञ्चाग्नि विद्या ( pañcāgni vidyāscience of five fires)38
Exoteric Aspects - General Categorization42
श्रौत यज्ञ (śrauta yajña):43
स्मार्त यज्ञ (smārta yajña)49
मुख्य यज्ञ पदार्थ (mukhya yajña padārtha - Key Sacrificial Ingredients)50
ऋत्विज् (ṛtvij - priests)50
यजमान (yajamāna - owner or sponsor)51
यज्ञ आयुध (yajña āyudha- Sacrifcial Tools)53
द्रव्य उपचार (dravya upacāra- Sacrifcial Offerings)53
यागशाला (yāgaśālā– Sacrificial Place) & Sacred Geometry58
महा वेदि (mahā vedi – Grand altar)61
Phallic symbolism – Inner Meaning65
अश्वमेद यज्ञ (aśvameda yajña – horse sacrifice)66
यूप / स्कंभ (yūpa / skaṁbha – post / pillar)72
Soteriological Journey75
திவ்ய​ தேசம் (dhivya dhEsam - Sacred Space)88
Historical Perspective90
Esoteric Cosmo-Iconography97
श्रीचक्र (śrī cakra) – a closer look122
देवालय स्थापत्य (devālaya sthāpatya - temple architecture)146
Ritualistic Prespective259
चतुष्पादम् (catuṣpādam - four fold paths)259
Ritualistic Pre-Requistes265
पञ्च महा शुद्धि (pañca mahā śuddhi – five main purifications)274
पूजा (pūjā - worship)296
आत्म / प्राण प्रतिष्ठा (ātma/ prāṇa pratiṣṭhā – consecration of spiritual life / breath)306
आलय उत्सव (ālaya utsavatemple festival)312
Significance of Pilgrimages – a practical experience348
சபரிமலை யாஂததிரை(sabarimalai yaathirai - pilgrimage to Sabarimala)351
حج (hajj - pilgrimage)396
Sacred Hindu Temples in India399
Critical Milestiones Divinified399
Sacred Indian temples403
समाधि स्थल (samādhi sthala - atonement centres)431
पञ्च भूत स्थल (pañca bhūta sthala)432
ஸப்த விடங்க ஸ்தலங்கள் (saptha vidangasthalangaL)432
சிவ​ முக்தி ஸ்தலஙஂக​ளஂ (siva mukthi sthalangal)433
नव गृह स्थल (nava gṛaha sthala):434
Religious उत्सव (utsava - festival) - A closer look439
The Science of Calendars439
बृहस्पति चक्र (bṛhaspati cakra - Jupiter / Jovian Cycle)443
Annual Tamil Festivals - a case study444
Month 1: சித்திரை/ चैत्र / मेश (chiththirai / chaitra / meśa - Apr mid to May mid):445
Month 2: வைகாசி / वैशाख / वृशभ (vaikaasi/ vaiśākha/vṛśabha – May mid to Jun mid)454
Month 3: ஆனி / ज्यैष्ठ / मिथुन (aani / jyaiṣṭha/ mithuna – Jun mid to Jul mid)455
Month 4:ஆடி / आषाढ / कटक (aadi / āṣāḍha - Jul mid to Aug mid)459
Month 5: ஆவணி / श्रावण / सिम्ह (aavaNi / śrāvaṇa/ simha - Aug mid to Sep mid)461
Month 6: புரட்டாசி / भाद्र / कन्य (purattasi / bhādra/ kanya – Sep mid to Oct mid)465
Month 7: ஐப்பசி/ आश्विन / थुला (aippasi / āśvina/ thulā – Oct mid to Nov mid)466
Month 8: கார்தஂதிகை/कार्तिक /वृश्चिक (kaarththigai / kārtika/ vṛścika - Nov mid to Dec mid)468
Month 9: மார்கழி / अग्रहायण / धनुश् (maargazhi / agrahāyaṇa / dhanuś - Dec mid to Jan mid)468
Month 10: தை / पौष / मकर (thai / pauṣa / makara – Jan mid to Feb mid)474
Month 11: மாசி / माघ / कुम्भ (maasi / māgha/ kumbha – Feb mid to Mar mid)479
Month 12: பஙஂகுனி / फाल्गुन / मीन (panguni / phālguṇa / mīna – Mar mid to Apr mid)481
Occult Realm of Time - Fate & Free Will484
The Science of Causation – an introduction484
Cosmos in Chaos484
The science of Astrology – an Insight485
Classification of astrological practices486
Astronomical background487
Geo-Centric Interpretation in Astrology491
ज्योतिष शास्त्र (jyotiṣa śāstra - natal astrology) – a deep dive503
ज्योतिष ज्योतिष त्रिपदार्था (jyotiṣa tri padārthā – trifold astrological categories)504
द्वादश राशि चक्र (dvādaśa rāśi cakratwelvefold zodiac cycle)504
सप्तविशंतिन् नक्षत्र चक्र (saptaviśaṁtin nakṣatra cakratwentysevenfold asterisms)516
नवग्रह चक्र (nava graha cakra - ninefold seizers)526
ग्रह गोचर (graha gocara – planetary transit)542
ज्योतिष काल दशा (jyotiṣa kāla daśā – astrological temporal states / phases)542
पञ्चाङ्ग पदभाञ्चिका (pañcāṅga padabhāñcikā five-limbed almanac)544
Determining the celestrial coordinates at birth559
लग्न (lagna - ascendant):560
भव (bhava - state / house):561
Appendix567
Appendix A - Bio Data569
Appendix B - References570
Books570
Research Papers, Lectures & Articles574
Appendix C – Glossary575
Glossary of English Terms575
Glossary of Tamil Terms576
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms577
Appendix D - Indexes580
Index of Tables580
Index of Sanskrit References587
Index of Tamil References594
Index of Arabic References597
Index of Hebrew References598
Appendix E – Index of Keywords599
Appendix F – Index of Citations602
Appendix F – Index of Citations602
Volume 3
Table of Contents
Becoming of the Being - Ontology of माया (māyā)23
Taxonomy of Divine Manifestations25
Ontological Models25
परम पदार्थ (parama padārtha - Essential Categorization)25
An hybrid model27
Cosmogenic/ Cosmological Models59
Newton’s Absolute Static Universe59
Einstein’s Relativistic Static Universe64
Hot Big Bang – The Standard Cosmological Model90
Steady State Model102
Inflationary Theory104
Multiverse Model / Bubble Universe model111
Alternate Multiverse Models123
Religious Cosmogenic Models130
विवर्त वाद (vivarta vāda – doctrine of apparent transformation)134
विज्ञान विवर्त वाद (vijñāna vivarta vādathe doctrine of apparent imagination):136
सृष्टि /आरम्भ वाद (sṛṣṭi / ārambha vāda - doctrine of creation / origination)137
सद् सृष्टि वाद (sad sṛṣṭi vādadoctrine of emanation/ creatio ex materia)146
शून्य कैवल्यं (śūnya kaivalyamVaccum Singularity)152
तमस् /वृत (tamas / vṛta - primordial darkness)153
-translation by Nurho De Manhar159
परम प्रकाशम (parama prakāśamAbsolute Effulgence)160
पर शिवशक्ति तत्त्व (para śivaśakti tattva - Primary Polarization)163
आवेश अवतारं (āveśa avatāraṁ - cosmic inflation)201
त्रिदेवत (tridevata - The Holy Trinity)208
चत्वरि वाक् (catvari vāk - Quarternary Logos)212
षट् आधार स्कन्ध (ṣaṭ ādhāra skandhaSix faced aggregation)216
पञ्च महा कृत्य (pañca mahā kṛtya – Five Cosmic acts)222
The Cosmic Cycles & Eternal Return246
महा माया (mahā māyā - Cosmic Censorship)261
मायायाः स्वभाव (māyāyāḥ svabhāva – nature of illusion)270
A closer look into माया (māyā - illusion)272
अध्यास (adhyāsa- superimposition)282
अविद्या (avidyā - nescience)289
विक्षेप पूर्ण लेख (vikśepa pūrṇa lekha – projective holography)303
Learning from उपमान (upamāna - analogies)357
Multimedia Entertainment – a case study361
ब्रह्म आवर्ण शक्ति (brahma āvarṇa śakti – Power of cosmic censorship)370
सत्यस्य सत्यं (satyasya satyaṁ - from truth to higher truth)383
मिथ्या च सत्य (mithyā ca satya - illusion & reality)383
सत्यद्वय वाद (satyadvaya vāda – doctrine of two truths)392
त्रिस्वभाव सत्त्व (tri svabhāva sattva – triple natured existence)414
परिकल्पित स्वभाव (parikalpita svabhāva – imaginary nature):424
परतन्त्र स्वभाव (paratantra svabhāva – other dependent nature)455
परिनिष्पन्न स्वभाव (pariniṣpanna svabhāva – consummate nature)462
अत्युत्तम माया (atyuttama māyā – Transcending Illusion)478
पञ्च कञ्चुक (pañca kañcuka – five fold constraints)480
काल (kālabound by spatio- temporal limitations on Omnipresence)481
विशाल संरचना (viśāla saṁracanā – spatial topology)488
नियति (niyati governed by causation laws)502
धर्म (dharma - Principles) of कर्म (karma – Causality)503
The Ethical Challenges – धर्म (dharma) in कर्म (karma)511
आत्म नित्यता (ātma nityatā - eternity of the Soul)511
Fundamental Laws of Nature520
कला (kalā – Fragmentation or limitation on Omnipotence)522
विद् (vidyā – knowldege or limitation on Omniscience)523
भ्रम ख्याति वाद (bhrama khyāti vāda – doctrine of erronous apprehension)524
असत् ख्याति (asat khyāti – apprehension of the non-existent)525
आत्म ख्याति (ātma khyātisubjective / self cognition)526
सदासत् ख्याति (sadāsat khyāti – conjoint perception)528
विपरीत ख्याति (viparīta khyātimisapprehension)531
अनिर्वचनीय ख्याति (anirvacanīya khyātiapprehension of the indeterminable)532
सत् ख्याति (sat khyātiapprehension of the real)534
अभिनव अन्यथा ख्याति (abhinava anyathā khyāti – modern alternate apprehension)536
राग (rāga limitation due to desire or limitation on purity)536
पुरुष तत्त्व (puruṣa tattva – Soul /Anthropic Principle)549
पतिः/ பதி (patiḥ / pathi - lord)569
पशु /பசு(paśu / pasu – monadic soul)574
पाश / பாசம் (pāśa / paasam - bondage)577
कारण अवस्था (kāraṇa avasthā – causal states)588
सप्तविध प्रमार्तिन् (saptavidha pramārtin – sevenfold perccivers)592
प्रकृति (prakṛti - Matter / Nature)597
त्रिगुण परिणाम (triguṇa pariṇāma - trifold manifestation)599
महत् तत्त्व (mahat tattva – Supreme Principle)601
कार्य आत्म अवस्था (kārya ātma avasthāeffectual states of soul)604
कार्य अनुवस्था (kārya anuavasthā – effectual sub-states)606
पञ्च कोश (pañca kośa - Five Fold Sheaths)609
Nescience as Consciousness615
Cosmic Evolution as अश्वत्थ वृक्ष (aśvattha vṛkṣa – peepal tree)616
Appendix636
Appendix A - Bio Data638
Appendix B - References640
Books640
Research Papers, Lectures & Articles646
Appendix C – Glossary647
Glossary of English Terms647
Glossary of Tamil Terms649
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms650
Appendix D - Indexes654
Index of Tables654
Index of Figures656
Index of Sanskrit References658
Index of Tamil References668
Index of Arabic References670
Index of Hebrew References671
Appendix E – Index of Keyword672
Appendix F – Index of Citations676
Appendix G – Ontological Model of 36 Tattvas678
  
Volume 4
Table of Contents
Divine Cosmology - अन्नमय कोश (annamaya kośa – Food Sheath)23
The Physical Plane – An Overview25
द्रव्य (dravya - substance)26
पञ्च महा भूत (pañca mahā bhūta – five gross physical matter)27
गुण (guṇa - quality)27
Anatomy of the physical world32
अणुत्वम् (aṇutvam - atomicity)32
Fermions as परमाणु (paramāṇu - elementary particles):35
Fundamental Fields as விபு அணு (vibu aNu - virtual particles)36
Composite Particles42
Elements & Compounds44
Mega Structures45
भूत अवस्था (bhūta avasthā - Phase transitions of matter)48
நிலம் / पृत्वि (nilam / pṛtvi - Earth/Solid)56
நீர் / अप् (nIr / ap - Water /Liquid)58
நெருப்பு / अग्नि (neruppu / agniFire /Plasma)59
காற்று / वायु (kaaRRu / vāyu - Air/Gas)65
ஆகாயம் / आकाश (agaayam / ākāś - Aether/Vacuum)66
Divine Cosmology - प्राणमय कोश (prāṇamaya kośa – Vital Sheath)69
प्राण तत्त्व (prāṇa tattva - Life Principle)71
Biodiversity73
The Essential Bio-Chemistry75
Basic building blocks of Life78
Tissue – Homogenous cell grouping80
दातुसाम्य (dātusāmya - homeostasis)80
Anatomy of स्थूल शरिर (sthūla śariraṁ - gross physiological body)84
सप्त अङ्ग (sapta aṅga – seven limbs)84
इन्द्रिय (indriya - sense faculty)86
केन्द्रिय चेता संहति (kendriya ceta saṁhati - Central Nervous System)94
A quick at the critical stages in life102
जननं (jananaṁ - birth)103
Kinds of reproduction104
Reproduction Life Cycle & Genitic Inheritance104
Gender Game105
गर्भाधान सम्स्कार (garbhādhāna samskārawomb gifting sacrament)107
सीमन्तोन्नयनम् (sīmantoannayanam – parting the hair)112
प्रसव (prasavaṁ - parturition)113
प्रसव (prasava - birth) & Post Natal stages115
मरण (maraṇa – death)116
Psychology of मृत्यु (maraṇa - death)117
Physiology of Death122
Divine Cosmology - मनोमय कोश(manomaya kośa – Mind Sheath)129
The Mental Plane131
Structural breakup of the mind132
मनः (manaḥ - mind)133
चित्त (citta – memory)136
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ - intelligence)139
अहङ्कार (ahaṅkāra - will / ego)140
विद्या तत्त्व (vidyā tattvagnostic realm)143
प्रत्यक्ष / காண்டல் (pratyakṣa / kaaNdal - perception)144
अनुमान / கருதல் (anumāna / karuthal inference/ syllogism)158
शब्द / உரை (śabda / urai – verbal testimony)165
जीव पिण्ड अवस्था (jīva piṇḍa avasthā – Internal Phases in Vital Plane)168
जाग्रत अवस्था (jāgrat avasthā - waking state)168
स्वप्न अवस्था (svapna avasthā - dream state)170
सुषुप्ति अवस्थ (suṣupti avasthā - dreamless deep sleep)174
Divine Cosmology - विज्ञानमय कोश (vijñāṇamaya kośa – The Gnostic Sheath)178
Realm of Knowledge – An overview180
Higher Cognitive Faculties180
Occult Realm of Numbers182
Occult Realm of शब्द (śabda - sound) & Languages194
संस्कृतम् (saṁskṛtam - Sanskrit)197
¾Á¢ú (thamizh - tamil)200
עברית (hebrew - hebrew)205
Ελληνικά (ellinika - greek)208
(al-abjadīyah al-ʻarabīyah – arabic alphabet) لأَبْجَدِيَّة العَرَبِيَّة210
Theo-Sonic Ontology & Sanskrit212
मन्त्र शक्ति (mantra śakti – Potency of Sonic formula)218
मन्त्र लक्षण (mantra lakṣaṇa - defnition of mantra)218
मुख्य सौलक्षण्य (mukhya saulakṣaṇya - main auspiscious features)221
ब्रह्म विवृति (brahma vivṛti - Divine Revelation)222
रथाङ्गी छन्दस् (rathāṅgī chandas - rythemic metre / prosody)230
तात्पर्य अर्थ (tātparya artha – intended meaning)233
श्रीविद्या मन्त्र (śrīvidyā mantra)235
स्वर वर्ण माला (svara varṇa mālāgarland of letters with vowels)238
व्यञ्जन वर्ण माला (vyañjana varṇa mālāgarland of letters with consonants)250
वागर्थः संपृक्त (vāgarthaḥ saṁpṛkta – word meaning fusion)253
गुप्त मन्त्र (gupta mantra – cryptic mantra)256
षट्कोणार्थ (ṣaṭkoṇārtha - six fold meanings)258
महा वाक्य (mahā vākya – Supreme Declartions)261
तारक मन्त्र (tāraka mantra – soterilogical mantra)262
À¢Ã½Å À¡¢À¡¨„ (piraNava paribaashai – pranava & esoteric language)264
शैव तारक मन्त्र (śaiva tāraka mantra)275
वैष्णव तारक मन्त्र (vaiṣṇava tāraka mantra)283
मन्त्र योग साधन (mantra yoga sādhana – mantra yoga techniques)290
श्रवणं (śravaṇaṁ - listening)291
मनन (manana – reflection)297
निदिध्यास / भावना (nididhyāsa / bhāvanā - contemplation)308
कुण्डलिनी शक्ति (kuṇḍalinī śakti - Conserved Energy)312
अष्टाङ्ग योग (aṣṭāṅga yoga - eight limbed yoga)317
यम (yama - abstention)318
नियम (niyama – observance)320
आसन (āsana – posture)321
प्राणायाम (prāṇāyāma - breath extention)322
प्रत्याहर (pratyāhara – abstraction)329
धारणा (dhāraṇā – Concentration)331
ध्यान (dhyāna – contemplation)333
समाधि (samādhi – atonement)335
Philosophical overview of कुण्डलिनी योग (kuṇḍalinī yoga)341
नाडी (nāḍī – tube / channels)349
आधार चक्र (ādhāra cakra – support centres)366
मूलाधार चक्र (mūlādhāra cakra – fundamental base centre)386
स्वाधिष्टान चक्र (svādhiṣṭhāna cakra – aut base center)393
मणिपूर चक्र (maṇipūra cakra – whole gem center)396
अनहत चक्र (anāhata cakra – unstruck sound center)399
विशुद्ध चक्र (viśuddha cakra – cleansing centre)403
आज्ञा चक्र (ājñā cakra – command center)406
नवावरण चक्र (navāvaraṇa cakra nine ascending vortices)412
Alternate account of बाल चक्र (bāla cakra – minor center)415
षोडश प्रसाद कला (ṣoḍaśa prasāda kalā – sixteen soteriological paths)418
सहस्रार पद्म (sahasrāra padma – thousand petalled lotus)427
निभृतार्थ सिद्धि (nibhṛtārtha siddhi Occult Potencies)431
Appendix438
Appendix A - Bio Data440
Appendix B - References442
Books442
Research Papers, Lectures & Articles448
Appendix C – Glossary449
Glossary of English Terms449
Glossary of Tamil Terms451
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms452
Appendix D - Indexes456
Index of Tables456
Index of Figures458
Index of Sanskrit References460
Index of Tamil References467
Index of Arabic References471
Index of Hebrew References472
Appendix E – Index of Keyword473
Appendix F – Index of Citations477
 
Volume 5
Table of Contents
Divine Cosmology - आनन्दमय कोश (ānandamaya kośa – The Bliss Sheath)23
The Domain of Bliss – An Overview25
समाधि/ ºÁ¡¾¢ (samādhi/samaadhi atonement)25
States of the Mind in समाधि (samādhi - atonement)27
सविकल्पसमाधि (savikalpa samādhi – Discriminative Atonement)28
निर्विकल्प समाधि (nirvikalpa samādhi – non discriminative atonement)40
भक्ति योग (bhakti Yoga– Devotional Communion)42
Mystical Milestones44
Testimony on Theophany65
Hinduism67
Abarahamic Religions - Judaism, Christianity & Islam75
महा भावना (mahā bhāvanā – Grand Role Playing) in Devotion77
दास्य भाव (dāsya bhāva - Servant of God attitude):81
पुत्र / शान्त भाव (putra / śānta bhāva – Child of God attitude)85
साख्य भाव (sākhya bhāva - Friend of God attitude)90
वात्सल्य भाव (vātsalya bhāva – parent of God)92
ईश्वर भाव (īśvara bhāva – god with god attitude)97
शिश्य भाव (śiśya bhāva – student attitude)98
मधुर भाव (madhura bhāva - Fiancee of God)107
Exceptional Kinds of भक्ति (bhaktiDevotion)121
विद्ध्वेश भक्ति (vidveśa bhakti – Offensive Devotion)121
काम भक्ति (kāma bhakti – Lustful Devotion)139
Love for Divinity is all that matters149
परमुक्ति विद्या (paramukti vidyāsoteriology)152
संसार चक्र (saṁsāra cakra re-incarnation cycle)157
मोक्ष मार्ग (mokṣa mārga – pathways to liberation)170
Degrees of spiritual maturity170
मरण (maraṇa - death) is a kind of प्रलय (pralayadissolution)175
Philosophy of पुनर्जन्म (punarjanmarebirth / reincarnation)176
परसिद्धि विद्या (parasiddhi vidyā – eschatology)186
सदेह / जीवन् मुक्ति (sadeha / jīvan mukti - ante mortem liberation)187
विदेह मुक्ति (videha mukti - disembodied salvation)203
अमृत मुक्ति (amṛta mukti – immortal liberation)215
Religious Testimonies217
नचिकेता (naciketā) – case study217
भक्त मार्कण्डेय (bhakta mārkaṇḍeya)221
सत्य्वान् & सवित्री (satyvān & savitrī)224
Other case studies240
अमृत विद्या (amṛta vidyā – science of immortality)248
Modern science of technological immortality249
Traditional alchemical sciences262
Chinese & Other Traditional Alchemy275
अमृत सिद्धि योग (amṛta siddhi yoga– yoga for accomplishing immortality)277
º¢Åრ§Â¡¸õ (sivaraaja yOgam)278
अनुत्तर योग (anuttara yoga – occult yoga)307
ÁýÁ¢øÄ¡ô¦ÀÕÅ¡ú× (maraNamillaapperuvaazvu – immortal Sacred Living)386
´Øì¸ º¡¾Éí¸û (ozhukka saadhanangaL - disciplinary instruments):386
யோகானுபவ நிலைகள் (yogaanubava nilaigaL - stages of yogic experience)389
சாகாகல்வி (saagaakalvi - science of deathlessness)398
சாகாக்கலை (saaga kalai – art of immortality)400
अन्तिमात्मावस्था (antimātmāvasthā – ultimate soul state)408
The Absolute Singularity & Unity in Multiplicity411
My final thoughts414
In a nutshell thus have I learnt416
My Graphical Model416
The Circle417
The Centre420
स्पन्दन लहरि (spandana lahari - spiral wave)420
The Cones421
(OM / AUM)421
शिव त्रिकोण (śiva trikoṇa – male traiangle)422
शक्ति त्रिकोण (śakti trikoṇa – female triangle)422
षट्कोण यन्त्र (ṣaṭkoṇa yantra - hexagram)424
The Rays of Light426
The Consciousness Matrix427
A small analogy - the search for God430
The Pilgrims Progress433
The journey so far434
Sources of inspiration435
Holy Scriptures:435
Revered Souls439
Mystics, Saints, spiritualists & evolved souls:439
Divine Blessings441
Between you and me442
The Road Ahead – the next steps I need to take443
Appendix446
Appendix A - Bio Data448
Appendix B - References449
Books449
Research Papers, Lectures & Articles453
Appendix C – Glossary454
Glossary of English Terms454
Glossary of Tamil Terms455
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms456
Appendix D - Indexes459
Index of Tables459
Index of Figures460
Index of Sanskrit References461
Index of Tamil References467
Index of Arabic References473
Index of Hebrew References474
Appendix E – Index of Keyword475
Appendix F – Index of Citations478