The experiental dimension of Advaita Vedanta

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The Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta provides a clear, concise and precise introduction to Advaita Vedanta, on the basis of something more powerful than argument, namely, experience. A former member of the I.A.S., Arvind Sharma (B.A. Allahabad, 1958; M.A. Syracuse, 1970); M.T.S. Harvard Divinity School, 1974; Ph. D. Harvard University, 1978) is currently Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He has also taught in Australia (Brisbane and Sydney) and the United States (Philadelphia). Dr Sharma is a leading historian of religion and one of the most significant Hindu thinkers since Radhakrishnan. His recent works include 'A Hindu Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion' as author and 'Fragments of Infinity: Essays on Religion and Philosophy' as editor. The Experiential Dimension Of Advaita Vedanta Contents Preface Introduction PART I CHAPTER I : What is Normal Experience? CHAPTER II : A Critique of Normal Experience CHAPTER III : Conclusions based on the Critique of Normal Experience CHAPTER IV : Advaitin Experience and its Relationship to Normal Experience PART II CHAPTER V : Some Other Approaches to Normal Experience CHAPTER VI : The Reconciliation of Normal and Advaitin Experience CHAPTER VII : Advaitin Experience in the Course of Daily Living CHAPTER VIII : Some Accounts of Advaitin Experience CONCLUSION Notes Bibliography Glossary Index