The Open Secret: An Introduction to Vedanta - Softcover

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The trouble with philosophy today is that the inquiry (mostly academic) is a superficial exercise in obtuse argumentation, iconoclasm, and political obsessions. This book is a survey of a historical transmission and overview of concepts requiring further study, and it strongly hints at an unchanging Truth which can be known and directly perceived. The authentic philosophy represented by Vedanta is not primarily a feat of mental gymnastics, but a way of life, an orientation, attitude, and perspective that must be deliberately cultivated. The Vedanta influenced western philosophy and religion long before Swami Vivekananda received a standing ovation at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago on September 11, 1893. There is evidence for inspiration from India in ancient Greek thought, innovative adoption by European Gnostics and secret societies, and interest by modern academics and seekers of Truth. The United States was especially receptive to eastern wisdom, and the first teachers of Vedanta in America overcame racial bigotry, sectarian prejudice, and material adversity to establish a new tradition (and diverse imitations) that won the admiration and support of scholars, scientists, artists, writers, and mystics.

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