Man and His Becoming
Published: 1925
A metaphysical study by René Guénon on the nature and constitution of the human being, based on Hindu doctrines and Vedānta teachings.
Table of Contents
01PREFACE02GENERAL REMARKS ON THE VEDĀNTA03FUNDAMENTAL DISTINCTION BETWEEN 'SELF' AND 'EGO'04THE VITAL CENTER OF THE HUMAN BEING: SEAT OF BRAHMA05PURUSHA AND PRAKRITI06PURUSHA UNAFFECTED BY INDIVIDUAL MODIFICATIONS076 THE DEGREES OF INDIVIDUAL MANIFESTATION08BUDDHI OR THE HIGHER INTELLECT09MANAS OR THE INWARD SENSE: THE TEN EXTERNAL FACULTIES OF SENSATION AND ACTION109 ENVELOPES OF THE 'SELF': THE FIVE VĀYUS OR VITAL FUNCTIONS11ESSENTIAL UNITY AND IDENTITY OF THE 'SELF' IN ALL THE STATES OF THE BEING1211 THE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OF ĀTMA IN THE HUMAN BEING13THE WAKING STATE OR THE CONDITION OF VAISHVĀNARA1413 THE DREAM STATE OR CONDITION OF TAIJASA15THE STATE OF DEEP SLEEP OR CONDITION OF PRĀJÑA1615 THE UNCONDITIONED STATE OF ĀTMĀ17SYMBOLICAL REPRESENTATION OF ĀTMA AND ITS CONDITIONS BY THE SACRED MONOSYLLABLE OM18THE POSTHUMOUS EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN BEING1918 THE REABSORPTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL FACULTIES2019 DIFFERENCES IN THE POSTHUMOUS CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO THE DEGREES OF KNOWLEDGE2120 THE CORONAL ARTERY AND THE 'SOLAR RAY'2221 THE 'DIVINE JOURNEY' OF THE BEING ON THE PATH OF LIBERATION2322 FINAL DELIVERANCE24VIDEHA-MUKTI AND JĪVAN-MUKTI2524 THE SPIRITUAL STATE OF THE YOGI: THE SUPREME IDENTITY