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The Awakening of Shvetaketu

Inspired by the Chandogya Upanishad
Devdas Menon
Type: Print Book
Genre: Self-Improvement, Religion & Spirituality
Language: English
Price: ₹300
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“You seem to have a swollen head, Shvetu!”

This book begins with these words addressed by the renowned sage Uddalaka to his son, the 24 year-old Shvetaketu, who has just returned home after twelve years of education at a gurukula. Uddalaka points out to his son (and to us) that conventional education is limited by its utilitarian approach. Although useful and necessary to achieve material progress, it keeps us bound to delusion and suffering, and does not give us the ultimate understanding and limitless freedom, called ‘moksha’, that we all ultimately seek.

“Do you have that understanding by which the unheard becomes heard, and the unknown becomes known?” is a key question Uddalaka poses to his son. Observing the sincerity and eagerness of Shvetaketu to realise this ultimate understanding, Rishi Uddalaka accepts him as a disciple, and engages with him in a series of enlightening dialogues. These are...

About the Author

Dr Devdas Menon is an Institute Chair Professor at IIT Madras, engaged in teaching, research and consultancy in structural engineering. He adopts a holistic approach in education, placing an emphasis on inner development and transformation. He was initiated into Advaita Vedanta in his youth by Swami Krishnananda (of Rishikesh) and other teachers. Ever since, his approach to spirituality has been to see the 'formless aware presence', the one Divine, in all manifestation, despite the seeming differences in myriad names and forms and beliefs.

In structural engineering, he has co-authored a popular textbook on 'Reinforced Concrete Design', and has authored textbooks titled 'Structural Analysis' and 'Advanced Structural Analysis'. In the realm of self-improvement and spirituality, he has authored books titled ‘The Awakening of Nachiketa’ as well as 'Stop sleepwalking through life!' and 'Spirituality at work' (on the Bhagavad Gita), which are texts used for the popular courses on ‘Self-Awareness’ and...

Book Details

ISBN: 9781637545782
Number of Pages: 150
Dimensions: 5.50"x8.50"
Interior Pages: B&W
Binding: Paperback (Perfect Binding)
Availability: In Stock (Print on Demand)

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