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50God and the World's Arrangement: Readings from Vedānta and Nyāya Philosophy of Religion by Nirmalya Guha, Matthew Dasti, and Stephen Phillips (review)Philosophy East and West 73 (1): 1-4. 2023.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Reviewed by:God and the World's Arrangement: Readings from Vedānta and Nyāya Philosophy of Religion by Nirmalya Guha, Matthew Dasti, and Stephen PhillipsSwami Narasimhananda (bio)God and the World's Arrangement: Readings from Vedānta and Nyāya Philosophy of Religion. Translated, with Introduction and Explanatory Notes, by Nirmalya Guha, Matthew Dasti, and Stephen Phillips. Indianapolis: Hackett, 2021. Pp. xx + 91. Paperback $19.00, i…Read more
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35Absent Mother God of the West: A Kali Lover's Journey into Christianity and Judaism by Neela Bhattacharya SaxenaPhilosophy East and West 69 (3). 2019.Cross-cultural encounters often happen through cross-border journeys. Neela Bhattacharya Saxena, an English professor, takes the reader through such travel in Absent Mother God of the West. This is a work that stands at the intersection of many disciplines, such as women's and gender studies, anthropology, religious studies, cultural history, and environmental studies. Best of all, it is an engaging read. In the author's words, in "this book a personal journey takes the shape of a public discour…Read more
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76Philosophy in Colonial India ed. by Sharad DeshpandePhilosophy East and West 69 (2): 657-662. 2019.India has been the seat of deep philosophical engagements since the Vedic period. However, Indian philosophical wisdom, albeit different from Western philosophy in many respects, was not widely known to the rest of the world before colonial thinkers started their dialogue with Indian philosophy through their translations and academic exegeses. Western scholars, primarily the Indologists, analyzed Indian thought through the lens of Western thought in spite of the traditional insular approach of I…Read more
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553Review Sharing Wisdom Reading Religion June 2017Reading Religion 2 (6). 2017.Religious leaders often come together for a statement of their respective beliefs seeking a false satisfaction that they are working for world peace by a disparate series of talks meant to only emphasize differences among faith traditions. This book is a welcome departure from such meaningless exercises and hopes to create a tradition of “sharing wisdom” among the followers of different world religions.
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806Review The Gathering of Intentions Indian Philosophy Blog May 2017Indian Philosophy Blog 5. 2017.This book could be seen as a novel method of tracing the history of a scripture. Jacob P. Dalton does this by “tracing the vicissitudes of a single ritual system—that of the Gathering of Intentions Sutra (Dgongs pa ’dus pa’i mdo)—from its ninth-century origins to the present day” (xv). This tantra is referred to as the “root tantra” and is vital for understanding the history of Tibetan Buddhism, particularly the Nyingma school. This book is divided into seven chapters focusing on the various for…Read more
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423Beyond DistinctionsPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 113 (12): 628-32. 2008.This paper explores how one can go beyond social and other distinctions by the praxis of Advaita Vedanta.
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481Book Review Religion Without God by Ronald DworkinPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 121 (5): 482. 2016.In this collection of the Einstein Lectures delivered by the author at the University of Bern in December 2011, we find succinct and striking arguments that try to distinguish the debates on God from those on religion. Dworkin points out the religiosity prevalent in science and situates atheism also as ‘religious’.
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604Young IndiaPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 117 (1): 43-47. 2012.A study of the Indian youth from a sociological perspective analysing the present-day trends of youth psychology and their attitudes.
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474Book Review Intellectuals and Power by Francois LaruellePrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 121 (7): 578. 2016.This book aims to see how the victim and the ‘identity of the Real’ are wedded to philosophers and intellectuals. Towards this aim Laruelle does not ‘leave philosophy to its own authority’ just as he does not ‘leave theology or religious beliefs to their own authorities’ (119).
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806Svarajya Siddhi of Gangadharendra Saraswati-Attaining Self-Dominion 9Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 118 (12): 615-618. 2012.Translation and Annotation of 'Svarajya Siddhi' of Gangadharendra Saraswvati from the nineteenth century. This text is considered one of the five Siddhi texts, the other four being Naishkarmya Siddhi, Advaita Siddhi, Ishta Siddhi, and Brahma Siddhi. These texts have a very great value in Advaita Vedanta.
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565Uttara Gita by Minati Kar Review Prabuddha Bharata November 2008Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 113 (11): 612. 2008.A review of the translation of Uttara Gita by Minati Kar published by the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata, India. Though brief, the Uttara-gita clearly explains the nature of the Atman and the method to realize it,primarily through yoga. This book serves as a supplementary text to the Bhagavadgita. It is a text that inspires aspirants to intensify their spiritual practices. A Sanskrit commentary on the main text ascribed to Gaudapadacharya has also been provided. A glossary of …Read more
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510Book Review Great Thinkers on Ramakrishna Vivekananda by Ramakrishna Mission Institute of CulturePrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 117 (6): 333. 2012.This book documents the sublime and deep thoughts of great people worldwide on Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda. While some had the privilege of meeting these divine personages, others have been deeply influenced by their life and teachings. A revised edition of the earlier book, this volume contains much new material like facsimiles of the tributes of Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore.
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564Review Argument and Design Reading Religion February 2017Reading Religion 2017 1. 2017.Argument and Design: The Unity of the Mahābhārata is the outcome of a series of three panels dedicated to the renowned scholar of the Mahābhārata, Alf Hiltebeitel, organized by his favorite disciple, Vishwa Adluri on the occasion of Alf’s seventieth birthday. Per its author “whatever is found here [in the Mahābhārata] may be found elsewhere, but whatever is not, will be found nowhere else” (ix). In his foreword, Robert P. Goldman says that, despite having so many dimensions encompassing so many …Read more
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893Svarajya Siddhih of Gangadharendra Sarasvati—Attaining Self-Dominion 6Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 117 (9): 474-6. 2012.Translation and Annotation of 'Svarajya Siddhi' of Gangadharendra Sarasvati from the nineteenth century. This text is considered one of the five Siddhi texts, the other four being Naishkarmya Siddhi, Advaita Siddhi, Ishta Siddhi, and Brahma Siddhi. These texts have a very great value in Advaita Vedanta.
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1100This paper follows Francois Laruelle’s non-philosophy and his non-religion and non-theology to suggest anon-philosophical approach to the sociology of religious pluralism. The entanglements of experiences of the religious end-user are analysed vis-a-vis Laruelle’s thought and a dogma free inclusive approach to religion is envisaged.
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608Book Review The Brahma Kumaris as a 'Reflexive Tradition' by John WallissPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 114 (4): 303-4. 2009.Review of the book 'The Brahma Kumaris as a Reflexive Tradition' by John Wallis published by Motilal Banarsidass.
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505Svarajya Siddhih of Gangadharendra Sarasvati-Attaining Self Dominion 14Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 118 (7): 445-448. 2013.Translation and Annotation of 'Svarajya Siddhi' of Gangadharendra Sarasvati from the nineteenth century. This text is considered one of the five Siddhi texts, the other four being Naishkarmya Siddhi, Advaita Siddhi, Ishta Siddhi, and Brahma Siddhi. These texts have a very great value in Advaita Vedanta.
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721Book Review Sir John Woodroffe, Tantra and Bengal: An Indian Soul in a European Body? by Kathleen TaylorPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 120 (3): 294-5. 2015.The result of the doctoral work of the author, this volume reflects well her painstaking eff orts of the investigative trail into the life of Sir John Woodroffe. This book gives a concise yet overall view of the large and multifarious canvas of the personality that Woodroffe was. Including rare photographs, facsimiles of letters and notes, an elaborate bibliography and index, this book fills a void by fulfilling the long-felt need of a good biography of a soul, who preferred to remain anonymous …Read more
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1127The Phalaharini KaliPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 121 (1): 9-22. 2016.An interpretation of Kali and the explanation of the absence of a Devil in Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma. This paper shows how there is no 'dichotomy of divinity' in Hinduism. The social, cultural, and spiritual implication of the iconography of Kali is also discussed in the light of women and gender studies.
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670Book Review Postcolonial Reason and Its Critique edited by Purushottama Bilimoria and Dina Al-KassimPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 119 (12): 695-6. 2014.Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak asked a question in 1988: ‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’ That question was the expression of a lifetime of observation of the marginalised and witnessing of attempts to civilise the ‘aborigine’. Eventually, this question led to A Critique of Postcolonial Reason: Toward a History of the Vanishing Present (CPR) in 1999. A seminal work, this book unsettled and reoriented the thoughts of scholars, brought up new questions and insights, and the very construct of civilisation an…Read more
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938Vivekananda's Concept of ReligionPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 119 (1): 101-110. 2014.Analysing the concept of religion according to Swami Vivekananda.
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456Book Review Holy Mother, Swamiji, and Direct Disciples at MadrasPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 116 (5): 419. 2011.The book under review is a compilation of various accounts of the stay of Sri Sarada Devi, and Swamis Vivekananda, Brahmananda, Shivananda, Ramakrishnananda, Abhedananda, Vijnanananda, Subodhananda, Niranjanananda, Turiyananda, Trigunatitananda, and Premananda in the city.
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610Book Review Srimad Bhagavata: Condensed in the Poet's Own Words by Pandit A M SrinivasachariarPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 115 (6): 406. 2010.Book review of 'Srimad Bhagavata—Condensed in the Poet's Words' by A M Srinivasachariar. In this book, the Sanskrit Bhagavata verses have been condensed without using any words other those of the original. This has been translated into English by V Raghavan. This book enables one to have an idea of the main content of the lengthier original text.
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661Svarajya Siddhi of Gangadharendra Saraswati-Attaining Self-Dominion 12Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 118 (4): 306-309. 2013.Translation and Annotation of 'Svarajya Siddhi' of Gangadharendra Sarasvati from the nineteenth century. This text is considered one of the five Siddhi texts, the other four being Naishkarmya Siddhi, Advaita Siddhi, Ishta Siddhi, and Brahma Siddhi. These texts have a very great value in Advaita Vedanta.
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523Book Review Divine Self, Human Self: The Philosophy of Being in Two Gītā Commentaries by Chakravarthi Ram-PrasadPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 120 (3): 293. 2015.The author tries to interpret their commentaries on the Gita to ‘develop two competing visions of the relationship between metaphysics and theology, and therefore of how one may relate inquiry to faith’ (xx). In this task, the author has been remarkably successful and he also gives us a wonderful comparative study of Shankara and Ramanuja. Anyone interested in these two thinkers should definitely read this volume.
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491Book Review The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs by Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa and Michael TierraPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 118 (11): 649-50. 2013.This book contains some valuable appendices that present a synopsis of therapies, a list of vegetable juices helpful in detoxification, and even recipes of some Ayurvedic delicacies! A glossary clarifies technical terms and the bibliography, index, and endnotes make the work useful for serious students, practitioners, and researchers. With so much information packed in a compact volume, it truly is ‘the most complete guide to natural healing and health with traditional Ayurvedic herbalism’, as t…Read more
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750Svarajya Siddhih of Gangadharendra Saraswati-Attaining Self Dominion 19Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 121 (2): 330-332. 2016.Translation and Annotation of 'Svarajya Siddhi' of Gangadharendra Sarasvati from the nineteenth century. This text is considered one of the five Siddhi texts, the other four being Naishkarmya Siddhi, Advaita Siddhi, Ishta Siddhi, and Brahma Siddhi. These texts have a very great value in Advaita Vedanta.
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624Book Review The Buddhist Dead edited by Bryan J Cuevas and Jacqueline I StonePrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 120 (1): 198. 2015.The giving up of the body or suicide for spiritual reasons has been dealt with by James Benn and D Max Moermane. The relationships of the dead and the living are discussed by Bryan J Cuevas, John Cliff ord Holt, and Matthew T Kapstein, while Hank Glassman, Mark Rowe, and Jason A Carbine talk about different funeral practices. With glossaries for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters and an elaborate index, this book is a unique peek into Buddhist practices regarding the dead and deserves atte…Read more
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998Forerunners of Malayalam LiteraturePrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 115 (9): 525-529. 2010.A brief survey of the pioneers of Malayalam literature.
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559Book Review Social Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda by Amulya Ranjan MohapatraPrabuddha Bharata or Awakened India 115 (11): 647. 2010.This book tries to collate the different ideas of socialistic thought contained in the vast corpus of Swami Vivekananda's writings and speeches. His humanism led to numerous social activities with the idea that God is present in human beings. He said that education was the solution to all social problems.
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