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Find out how the Vedanta philosophy of India can deepen and enrich your understanding of life and bring you closer to enlightenment in Children of Immortal Bliss. Written by Paul Hourihan, an American, it introduces this long-standing mystical tradition in a way that Westerners, in particular, can easily relate to and understand.  

"A splendid introduction to Vedanta for the average person, presenting this Indian tradition simply, and with the use of ideas and illustrations that will make sense of it to a wide audience." 
      - Robert Ellwood,  Distinguished Emeritus Professor of  
        Religion, University of So. California                     

"I gladly recommend Children of Immortal Bliss for general Western readers looking for spiritually uplifting and emotionally fulfilling ideas of basic spiritual life."
      - Swami Tathagatananda, Senior Minister,
         The Vedanta Society of New York                    More reviews

Why learn about the teachings of Vedanta?
— According to Vedanta, ignorance of our real nature is the cause of our suffering and grief. The practical application of this philosophy is the means to Self-discovery, integration and inner peace for those of all faiths.
— By stressing the universal truths common to all religions, they provide a unifying basis for mutual understanding and peace in a world increasingly fragmented by opposing beliefs.
— They provide a foundation for understanding the necessity for moral and ethical life.
— With this knowledge, we can move toward realization of our true identity as "Children of Immortal Bliss," the name given us by the Upanishads.

Vedanta, one of the six main systems of thought in Hinduism, promotes selflessness, acceptance of others, belief based on experience, seeing all existence as one existence; therefore this philosophy of the Self advances inner peace, harmony among all peoples, and respect for all life.  

Using the teachings of the Upanishads, this study covers the main principles of Vedanta and the core concepts that flow from them. It also provides an overview of the mysticism of India, of which Vedanta is an integral part. It gives a summary of the Yoga system of thought, as well as the Bhagavad Gita, another key Vedantic scripture. The last section reveals the universality of these teachings through confirmations from great mystics of the world’s religious traditions including Plotinus, Lao Tzu, Meister Eckhart and the Sufis of Islam.  

Dr. Hourihan was a long-time American student of Vedanta and the great mystical traditions of the world; he was able to draw from his own experience to show how these profound, yet practical, spiritual teachings give meaning and understanding to our lives.

Excerpt from Chapter 5:
"It is the Vedantic view that the human soul, the Self, the Atman, is identical with Brahman, the Godhead. In fact, the soul’s experience in mystical realization is the ecstasy of discovering its oneness with that from which it had thought itself so distant. That is the ineffable experience, according to Vedanta. The sages found the One, the Godhead, the transcendental reality called Brahman, dwelling within, indivisible—neither existence nor nonexistence—something indescribable."   Read more excerpts.

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