Brahman
Modern Polity and Vedanta
In this book, Satkari Mookerjee, the author, relates the basic insights of Vedānta with the social and political situation in India. The author presents his views in five chapters: 1. Present-day Crisis in Education, 2. Democracy in India, 3. The Religion of the Hindus, 4. The Individual (jīva) and the Absolute (Brahman), 5. The Influence of Vedānta on Life. The author draws our attention to how the Vedānta philosophy has a lasting influence on Hindu social organization.
Search for the Absolute in Neo-Vedanta
This book by the legendary K.C. Bhattacharyya is a collection of three essays which belong to three distinct phases of the development of KCB’s philosophical thought. In these phases he defines the Absolute as Indefinite, then the Absolute as Subject, and then the Absolute as Alternation. The essays are
- The Place of the Indefinite in Logic
- The Subject as Freedom
- The Concept of the Absolute and its Alternative Forms
Upāsanātattva উপাসনাতত্ত্ব
Upāsanātattva authored by Girindranath Vedāntaratna, is an exposition of the significance of several religious rituals performed to the attainment of God’s grace. The book discusses the various kinds of rituals performed both aiming at the formless Brahman and deities possessing specific forms. Many of the theological doctrinal queries raised in this context have been addressed by the author.
Vedānta-Sūtram (Vloume-4) বেদান্তসূত্রম (৪র্থ খন্ড)
This volume is a detailed Bengali translation and explanation of the Vedānta Sūtras contained in the Fourth chapter (also known as Phaladhyāya) of the entire Vedānta Sūtras. The Bengali translation and explanation are done by Nrtyagopal Pancatirtha. This commentary explains the Vedanta Sūtras in accordance with the philosophical ideas advocated by Śrī Chaitanyadeva. In the first section, one finds a discussion on the nature of liberation and its different kinds. In the second section, one finds an explanation of how the liberated persons get free from the shackles of the body. The third section undertakes a discussion on the nature of Brahman that is to be attained. The fourth section explains the nature of the liberated person.
Vedānta-sūtram (Volume-2) বেদান্তসূত্রম (২য় খন্ড)
This volume is a detailed Bengali translation and explanation of the Vedanta Sutras contained in the second chapter of the entire Vedānta Sūtras. The Bengali translation and explanation is done by Nrtyagopal Pancatirtha. In this book, one gets a detailed explanation of the meaning of the Vedic sentences that appear to be conflicting with each other concluding that all the Vedic sentences aim at establishing Brahman as the ultimate reality. This is followed by an explanation and refutation of all the philosophical views that are contrary to the Vedic conclusion. The author defends the theory of Acintyabhedābheda as determining the relation between the ultimate reality and an individual self.
Vedāntasāraḥ বেদান্তসার:
This book written by Brahmacari Medhacaitanya is a detail exposition of the three commentaries on the text Vedāntasāra, viz. Subodhinī, Vālabodhinī and Vidvanmanorañjanī. This book starts with a discussion regarding Brahman as the cause of the world. This is followed by an attempt to show how all the different apparently contradictory statements of Vedānta philosophy could be reconciled. In the last part, one comes across a discussion on the mahāvākyas resulting in the attainment of the knowledge of non-dual Brahman. The book ends with a discussion on the nature of jīvanmukti.