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Ess Ess Publications A Source Book Of Hindu Philosophy by Krishna Prakash Bahadur
The competent and detailed introduction to this book traces out theorigin and rudiments of religions, their essential nature and thecauses of their conflicts. It emphasises the truth that allreligions are trying to say the same thing in different ways.Religions are meant to bring out the spiritual in man and to makehim live a full and virtuous life. Despite the rapid progress inscience and medicine, the mysteries of life and death remain asunknown as before. Religions try, in their myriad ways, to explainthese and to venture into the unknowable. They bring comfort tohuman beings in their suffering, and consolation in theirbereavement. The author's belief is that if, while following theirown religion, men respected the faiths of others too, much of thereligious conflicts and bloodshed which debases mankind would beavoided. The fundamental concepts of Hindu religion and philosophyhave exhaustively been narrated in a clear manner. This is followedby selected passages from the main scriptures and philosophicalbooks of the Hindu religion - the Vedas, Puranas, Upanisheads,brahma-sutras, Bhagavadgita, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana ofTulsidasa. In each case there is a synopsis of the book giving itssubject matter and a reading list consisting of the main texts andcriticisms which will be invaluable to those who wish to know moreabout it. The passages have been selected to provide interestingreading, particularly connected with the problems and conditions ofour own times. The book aims at providing a mine of informationabout Hinduism and is also an in-depth study of religion ingeneral. It has been written in down-to-earth language and is ofinterest to all those who are wish to know about matters vital tolife and living.