The Advaita Worldview: God, World, and Humanity

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THE ADVAITA WORLDVIEW SUNY series in Religious Studies Harold Coward, editor THE ADVAITA WORLDVIEW God,World, and Humanity Anantanand Rambachan STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press Albany© 2006 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For informa tion, address State University of New York Press 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2384 Production, Laurie Searl Marketing, Susan M. Petrie Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rambachan, Anantanand, 1951– The Advaita worldview : God, world, and humanity / Anantanand Rambachan. p. cm. — (SUNY series in religious studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6851-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6852-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-7914-6851-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-7914-6852-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Advaita. 2. Philosophy, Hindu. I. Title. II. Series. B132.A3R36 2006 181'.482—dc22 2005029977 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 matr³devo bhava pitr³devo bhava ācāryadevo bhava atithidevo bhava for my wife, Geeta and our children Ashesh, Akshar and Ishanaa ...