Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination

You might find a few things repetitive; but that’s the whole idea. This form of truth, as the sages say, is very subtle and beyond the range of mind and speech, so it can be only pointed out to- and the way to do it is by going round the periphery again and again, reiterating what has already been said about it, till we become finally established in it!

Simple and direct instructions and yet tremendously profound. Each utterance is endowed with the power to uplift and reassure a seeker.Om Tat Sat 🙏

One of the best spiritual texts ever written on Advaita. One must read it over and over again, to remain in awareness of the truth.

This book on the philosophy which is aptly named as the crest jewel of discrimination is well compiled and of very insightful translation. Lovely to read.

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Shankara's original book in Sanskrat language has been translated into English by Swami Prabhavananda . This is one of the best translation in English language. Best book available on nonduality .

A reasonable translation of a classic text. I owned this book decades ago and recently bought another copy. It's one of those must-reads in the canon.

Non duality at its best. Keep it simple. Great book.

Be prepared to be enlightened

while sanskrit scholars might aver that a better translation is possible, the given translation is lucid and their power is such that for this reader they appear to have captured the essence of Shankara's Vivekachoodamani.Those wishing for verse-by-verse commentary can refer to Swami Chinmayananda's version; however the version under review makes for a more streamlined read.As for the text itself, Shankara points the way to seeing the Eternal Reality underlying the apparent world of Name and Form, by directing the reader inwards where, like a mirror image of the sensory world, the world of thoughts is superimposed on the unchanging pure Consciousness.As within, so without. Shankara's words exhort the reader to examine their sense of being a separate individual and by a process of careful discrimination discover for themselves that this sense is based on a fallacy. When this is clearly seen, this false ego disappears of its own accord and the inherent peace of the true ego is self-evident as the eternal underlying natural Truth of Being. why this isn't known to all at all times anyway, how the Truth comes to be shrouded in a veil of fallacious perceptions and what is required for the veil to be pierced - all these are elucidated by the sage. for those drawn to path of non-dual silent investigation of Reality, this is a must-read.

Beautiful and clear language. The message is like drinking water from a pure and clear mountain stream. This is timeless wisdomZ