A Complete Review of the Vedic Literature

India's Ancient Library of Spiritual Knowledge

by Stephen Knapp

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        The Vedic texts of India provide some of the highest levels of spiritual knowledge known to man. But it is not just one book, it is a complete library that offers explanations of many aspects of spiritual development, and of the Absolute Truth, or God. These also describe the processes by which a person can directly perceive and attain the Supreme and enter the spiritual realm.

        This book shows how these many texts fit together, their divisions, the supplements, what information they contain, and their philosophical conclusions. The contents of this book include:

        Understanding the Spiritual Truths in Vedic Literature;

        If You are New to the Study of Vedic Culture;

        The Four Primary Vedas;

        The Brahmanas and Aranyakas;

        The Upanishads;

        The Upa-Vedas and Vedangas;

        The Sutras and Supplements;

        The Smritis;

        The Vedanta and Vedanta-Sutras;

        The Itihasas;

        A Review of the Puranas;

        The Srimad-Bhagavatam;

        The Preeminent Nature of the Srimad-Bhagavatam;

        Different Paths in the Vedic literature;

        The Ultimate Path to the Absolute.

Contents

CHAPTER ONE

UNDERSTANDING THE VEDIC TRUTHS IN VEDIC LITERATURE

        If You Are New to the Study of Vedic Literature

 

CHAPTER TWO

THE FOUR PRIMARY VEDAS

        Thirty-Three Million Gods? * Brahmanas and Aranyakas

 

CHAPTER THREE

THE UPANISHADS

 

CHAPTER FOUR

THE UPA-VEDAS AND VEDANGAS

 

CHAPTER FIVE

THE SUTRAS AND SUPPLEMENTS

        The Smritis * Vedanta and the Vedanta-Sutras * The Agamas

 

CHAPTER SIX

THE ITIHASAS

    The Puranas * A Review of the Puranas * The Srimad-Bhagavatam * The Preeminent Nature of the Srimad-Bhagavatam

 

CHAPTER SEVEN

DIFFERENT PATHS IN THE VEDAS

    The Ultimate Path to the Absolute * Conclusion * Vaishnavism

 

REFERENCES

 

INDEX

 

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