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The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol 4 (of 4), Part 1 (of 2)Valmiki

The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol 4 (of 4), Part 1 (of 2)

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"The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol 4 (of 4), Part 1 (of 2)" by Valmiki is a philosophical text dated to between the 10th and 14th centuries. Structured as sage Vasistha's discourse to Prince Rama, this work explores liberation through self-effort and meditation. Containing over 29,000 verses across six books, it weaves cosmology and metaphysical teachings into stories and fables, expounding principles of non-duality, Maya, and Brahman while incorporating influences from Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, and Kashmiri Shaivism.

The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol 4 (of 4), Part 1 (of 2), by Valmiki. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #71248.

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106 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter726 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: On Unintentional Acts and Actions1,874 words
  3. 3.Chapter II2,113 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Disappearance of the Phenomenals2,120 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Annihilation of Egoism2,009 words
  6. 6.Chapter V711 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI2,401 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII948 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Description of the Temple of Illusion1,016 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: On the Development of Intellect551 words
  11. 11.Chapter X913 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: On Truth and Right Knowledge626 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII1,927 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII1,349 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV1,092 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: The Final Extinction of the Vidyádhara837 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Extinction of Vidyádhara (continued)557 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: Lecture on the Annihilation of Egoism636 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: Description of the Universal Sphere2,034 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX1,693 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX697 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: What Constitutes True Knowledge438 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII2,677 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII1,792 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV981 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: Vasishtha’s Admonition to Manki1,420 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI1,955 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII932 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII1,492 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: Sermon on Holy Meditation3,220 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX: Sermon on Spirituality1,238 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI1,815 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXII1,260 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Sermon on the True Sense of Truth2,043 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXIV2,069 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXV: Description of the Supreme Brahma1,562 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVI1,825 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVII3,837 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: Disquisition of Nirvána—quietism1,962 words
  40. 40.Chapter XXXIX1,622 words
  41. 41.Chapter XL: On the Quiescence of the Soul573 words
  42. 42.Chapter XLI: Repose in One’s Essential Nature999 words
  43. 43.Chapter XLII: A Lecture on Nirvána—extinction2,123 words
  44. 44.Chapter XLIII: On the Infinite Extension of Brahma2,704 words
  45. 45.Chapter XLIV1,814 words
  46. 46.Chapter XLV2,628 words
  47. 47.Chapter XLVI: On Abstract Meditation and Hypnotism785 words
  48. 48.Chapter XLVII: The First Step Towards Liberation1,816 words
  49. 49.Chapter XLVIII: On the Dignity of Right Discrimination1,414 words
  50. 50.Chapter XLIX: Total Stoicism and Insouciance2,322 words
  51. 51.Chapter L996 words
  52. 52.Chapter LI1,877 words
  53. 53.Chapter LII1,882 words
  1. 54.Chapter LIII: Explanation of Nirvána—anaesthesia798 words
  2. 55.Chapter LIV1,503 words
  3. 56.Chapter LV: The Spiritual Sense of the World1,022 words
  4. 57.Chapter LVI1,642 words
  5. 58.Chapter LVII1,331 words
  6. 59.Chapter LVIII970 words
  7. 60.Chapter LIX2,153 words
  8. 61.Chapter LX: The Network of Worlds (continued)2,255 words
  9. 62.Chapter LXI1,496 words
  10. 63.Chapter LXII1,782 words
  11. 64.Chapter LXIII1,342 words
  12. 65.Chapter LXIV: Sport of the Heavenly Nymphs2,493 words
  13. 66.Chapter LXV: Life and Conduct of the Etherial Nymph953 words
  14. 67.Chapter LXVI1,164 words
  15. 68.Chapter LXVII1,781 words
  16. 69.Chapter LXVIII1,678 words
  17. 70.Chapter LXIX1,185 words
  18. 71.Chapter LXX1,080 words
  19. 72.Chapter LXXI: Description of Final Dissolution1,941 words
  20. 73.Chapter LXXII1,172 words
  21. 74.Chapter LXXIII2,078 words
  22. 75.Chapter LXXIV1,323 words
  23. 76.Chapter LXXV2,269 words
  24. 77.Chapter LXXVI: The Stridor of Pushkarávarta Clouds1,224 words
  25. 78.Chapter LXXVII1,664 words
  26. 79.Chapter LXXVIII: Description of the Universal Ocean1,009 words
  27. 80.Chapter LXXIX1,668 words
  28. 81.Chapter LXXX: The World Proved to Be a Delusion2,299 words
  29. 82.Chapter LXXXI3,880 words
  30. 83.Chapter LXXXII1,000 words
  31. 84.Chapter LXXXIII: Sight of the Mundane God1,230 words
  32. 85.Chapter LXXXIV2,345 words
  33. 86.Chapter LXXXV1,156 words
  34. 87.Chapter LXXXVI2,172 words
  35. 88.Chapter LXXXVII2,881 words
  36. 89.Chapter LXXXVIII: Further Description of the Earth854 words
  37. 90.Chapter LXXXIX1,006 words
  38. 91.Chapter LXXXX: Description of the Watery Creation1,111 words
  39. 92.Chapter LXXXXI2,522 words
  40. 93.Chapter LXXXXII2,353 words
  41. 94.Chapter LXXXXIII3,693 words
  42. 95.Chapter LXXXXIV3,113 words
  43. 96.Chapter LXXXXV: Description of the Person of Vasishtha1,113 words
  44. 97.Chapter LXXXXVI: Establishment of Immortality1,597 words
  45. 98.Chapter LXXXXVII1,793 words
  46. 99.Chapter LXXXXVIII899 words
  47. 100.Chapter LXXXXIX2,174 words
  48. 101.Chapter C: Refutation of Atheism2,231 words
  49. 102.Chapter CI: A Sermon on Spirituality1,370 words
  50. 103.Chapter CII2,288 words
  51. 104.Chapter CIII4,069 words
  52. 105.Chapter CIV386 words
  53. 106.Chapter CV: Likeness of Waking and Sleeping Dreams1,947 words