The Heart of Awareness: A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita Richard C. Schwartz This collection of 27 never-before

This collection of 27 never-before published stories from an impressive cast—Roddy Doyle

Family fortunes diverge

and very timely” ( The Believer )

When Silas Heap unseals a forgotten room in the Palace

Recognising this

The Heart of Awareness: A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita Richard C. Schwartz This collection of 27 never-beforeThe Ashtavakra Gita conveys with beauty and simplicity the essential teachings of Advaita Vedanta, the most influential of the Hindu philosophical systems. Composed by an anonymous master of the school of the great sage Shankara, it is a book of practical advice for seekers of wisdom as well as an ecstatic expression of the experience of enlightenment. In this simple, aphoristic version, the translator conveys the clarity and lyricism of the Sanskrit