The Guru Tradition

India's Spiritual Heritage

The Guru Tradition

India's Spiritual Heritage

Aviva Robibo (Author)

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The Guru Tradition: India’s Spiritual Heritage discusses the natures and roles of both the guru and the si?ya, or disciple, as depicted in the Upani?ads and Dharma Sastras. The entirety of this analysis, of guru and disciple, is developed into a paradigm by which both the ancient and modern Guru Tradition can be more thoroughly understood. Four pivotal gurus from the twentieth century who have impacted the spiritual fabric of both East and West —Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Sri Aurobindo, Ramana Maharshi, and Paramahansa Yogananda— are juxtaposed and discussed alongside this paradigm. This study is conducted from the perspective of Advaita Vedanta, the Indian philosophical system of nondualism.

SECTION I: THE ANCIENT GURU TRADITION
PART I: INITIATION INTO SELF-KNOWLEDGE OR BRAHMAVIDYA
Chapter 1. Seeking and Approaching a Guru
Chapter 2. Self-Knowledge is Learned from the Guru
Chapter 3. Adhikarin: The Worthy Disciple
Chapter 4. Upani?adic Examples of Adhikarins
PART II: THE GURUKULA: LIVING WITH THE GURU
Chapter 5. Traditional Enrolment in the Gurukula
Chapter 6. Brahmacarya: Spiritual Studentship
Chapter 7. The Guru-Disciple Relationship
PART III: SADHANA: THE PRACTICE OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE
Chapter 8. Seva: Self-Knowledge Through Service
Chapter 9. Ha?ha Yoga and Pra?ayama: Self-Knowledge Through Austerities
Chapter 10. Svadhyaya: Self-Knowledge Through Study
Chapter 11. Dhyana: Self-Knowledge Through Meditation
PART IV: TRANSMISSION OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE: SANCARA
Chapter 12. Results of Initial Sadhana
Chapter 13. The Advanced Level of Sadhana
PART V: METHODS OF THE GURU
Chapter 14. An Outer Process of Evolution: Guru-Disciple Dialogue (Guru-Si?ya-Samvada)
Chapter 15. An Inner Process of Evolution: Churning (Manthana)
PART VI: THE ARCHETYPAL GURU: AN UPANI?ADIC PARADIGM
Chapter 16. Guru Consciousness is Brahman Consciousness
Chapter 17. Guru: The Embodiment of Brahman Consciousness
Chapter 18. Yajñavalkya: An Archetypal Upani?adic Guru
SECTION II: THE MODERN GURU TRADITION
PART VII: FOUR MODERN GURUS: THEIR SELF-REALIZATION
Chapter 19. Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Chapter 20. Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950)
Chapter 21. Ramana Maharshi (1879–1950)
Chapter 22. Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952)

Product details

Published	12 Sep 2024
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Extent	302
ISBN	9781793650009
Imprint	Lexington Books
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Aviva Robibo

“The guru is the key element in the spiritual heritage of India. In the words of Aviva Robibo, the guru is ‘the one who is enlightened as to the truth of the scriptures, and who is, thus, the living scripture.’ The Guru Tradition: India’s Spiritual Heritage covers numerous aspects of the role of the guru including the guru–disciple relationship; the various practices the disciple undergoes; and the levels the disciple attains, culminating in enlightenment. It is replete with supporting quotations from the scriptures. This book is a valuable, comprehensive, clearly written, and unique study of the place of the guru in Indian spiritual philosophy.”

Glen Kezwer, PhD, author of The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita