Man and His Becoming according to the Vedanta
Published: 1925
A profound exposition of Hindu metaphysics according to the Vedanta, exploring the nature of the Self, the different states of being, and the constitution of the human entity.
Chapters
Ch. 0
General Remarks on the Vedānta
Ch. 1
Fundamental Distinction between the 'Self' and the 'Ego'
Ch. 2
The Vital Center of the Human Being: Seat of Brahma
Ch. 3
Purusha and Prakriti
Ch. 4
Purusha Unaffected by Individual Modifications
Ch. 5
The Degrees of Individual Manifestation
Ch. 6
Buddhi or the Higher Intellect
Ch. 7
Manas or the Inward Sense: The Ten External Faculties of Sensation and Action
Ch. 8
Envelopes of the 'Self': The Five Vāyus or Vital Functions
Ch. 9
Essential Unity and Identity of the 'Self' in all the States of the Being
Ch. 10
The Different Conditions of Ātmā in the Human Being
Ch. 11
The Waking State or the Condition of Vaishvānara
Ch. 12
The Dream State or Condition of Taijasa
Ch. 13
The State of Deep Sleep or Condition of Prājña
Ch. 14
The Unconditioned State of Ātmā
Ch. 15
Symbolical Representation of Ātmā and its Conditions by the Sacred Monosyllable Om
Ch. 16
The Posthumous Evolution of the Human Being
Ch. 17
The Reabsorption of the Individual Faculties
Ch. 18
Differences in the Posthumous Conditions According to the Degrees of Knowledge
Ch. 19
The Coronal Artery and the 'Solar Ray'
Ch. 20
The 'Divine Journey' of the Being on the Path of Liberation
Ch. 21
Final Deliverance
Ch. 22
Videha-Mukti and Jīvan-Mukti
Ch. 23