Contours Of Hindu Wisdom

<p>ABOUTTHE BOOK</p><p>The Vedas are the earliest documents of the human mindthat we possess. They are the most ancient literary monuments of the humanrace. The study of the Vedas is nothing but a search for the Truth nothing butunderstanding ourselves nothing but to know why we are born in this world andwhere we will be going when we drop this physical body. The Upanishads are the concluding portions ofthe Vedas containing their knowledge aspects. The philosophy of the Upanishadsspeaks about the identity of the Supreme Soul the <em>Brahman</em> theindividual soul the <em>Atman</em> their mutual relationship the Universe (<em>jagat</em>)and man’s place in it. While Vedas andthe Upanishads lay down a theoretical framework for the study Sage Patanjali’sYoga Sutras or Aphorisms lay down practical guidelines for achieving thatobjective by analyzing the nature of the ubiquitous element within us called the'mind'. They help us to realize ouridentity with the Divine Self to make us aware and tune ourselves with our ownintrinsic nature. </p><p>This booklet originally published as articles in awebsite attempts to present them as one garland of the three ancient gems ofIndian wisdom.</p>