Index for The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 4

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"The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 4 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)" by Valmiki is an ancient philosophical text that combines elements of Hindu mythology, spirituality, and metaphysics, likely dating back to the early centuries of the Common Era. This work features dialogues primarily between the sage Vasishtha and Prince Rama, exploring profound concepts such as the nature of reality, enlightenment, and the illusion of duality. It is structured in the form of narratives and teachings aimed at guiding the reader or listener toward a deeper understanding of existence and the self. The opening portion of the text introduces transcriber's notes on corrections made to the manuscript, ensuring clarity and fidelity to the original Sanskrit. Following this, the narrative begins by presenting Ráma's inquisitive nature, seeking knowledge on the intellectual vacuum that constitutes Brahma, the ultimate reality. Through a series of philosophical arguments, Vasishtha elaborates on the idea that the world, as perceived through the senses, is a mere illusion shaped by ignorance and the mind's perceptions. The opening sets the stage for an intricate exploration of existential themes, establishing a dialogic approach that aims to unravel the complexities of life, consciousness, and the relationship between the observer and the observed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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• Transcriber’s Notes
• THEYOGA-VÁSISHTHA-MAHÁRÁMÁYANA.
• THEYOGA-VÁSISHTHA-MAHÁRÁMÁYANA
• CHAPTER CVI.Invalidation of the Doctrine of Cause and Effect.
• CHAPTER CVII.The Nature of Ignorance or Illusion of the Mind.
• CHAPTER CVIII.Description of the Knowledge and Ignorance Of The Soul.
• CHAPTER CIX.Fighting with the invading armies at the Gate of the City.
• CHAPTER CX.Battle of the Wise Princes, with the Ignorant Barbarian.
• CHAPTER CXI.The flight of the soldiers on all sides.
• CHAPTER CXII.Flight of the Foreign Foes.
• CHAPTER CXIII.Description of the Ocean.
• CHAPTER CXIV.Description of the Prospects all around.
• CHAPTER CV.The same subject continued.
• CHAPTER CXVI.Narration of the Speech of Crow and Cuckoo.
• CHAPTER CXVII.Description of the Lotus-Lake, Bee and the Swan.
• CHAPTER CXVIII.Description of Deer, Peacocks, cranes &c.
• CHAPTER CXIX.Lamentation of the Lovelorn Traveller.
• CHAPTER CXX.Description of Various objects on all sides.
• CHAPTER CXXI.Exposition of the Story of Vipaschit.
• CHAPTER CXXII.The King’s survey of the sea, and his Locomotion on it.
• CHAPTER CXXIII.The King’s Excursions on all Sides.
• CHAPTER CXXIV.Quadripartite State of the King Vipaschit.
• CHAPTER CXXV.On the Living Liberation of the Prince.
• CHAPTER CXXVI.Resuscitation and conduct of the Vipaschitas.
• CHAPTER CXXVII.Cosmology of the Universe.
• CHAPTER CXXVIII.The Vacuum of Brahma and the sight of the World therein.
• CHAPTER CXXIX.Vipaschit’s becoming a stag.
• CHAPTER CXXX.Entering of the stag into the fire.
• CHAPTER CXXXI.Bhása’s Account of the Worlds and his Journeys throughout.
• CHAPTER CXXXII.Bhása’s Relation of the Transmigrations of his soul.
• CHAPTER CXXXIII.Story of the Wonderful Carcass.
• CHAPTER CXXXIV.The story of the Carcass Continued.
• CHAPTER CXXXV.Disappearance of the Carcass, and the Reappearance of the Earth.
• CHAPTER CXXXVI.Story of the Gnat and Hunter.
• CHAPTER CXXXVII.Description of the states of waking, sleeping and Dreaming.
• CHAPTER CXXXVIII.The Pervasion of the Mind throughout the Universe.
• CHAPTER CXXXIX.Description of the Dissolution of the World.
• CHAPTER CXXXX.Workings of Imagination.
• CHAPTER CXXXXI.Description of the Termination of a Kalpa-period.
• CHAPTER CXXXXII.Ascertainment of Karma or Acts of Men.
• CHAPTER CXXXXIII.Ascertainment of Nirvána or Ultimate Extinction.
• CHAPTER CXXXXIV.Investigation into the nature & Vicissitudes of Things.
• CHAPTER CXXXXV.Description of the Waking, Dreaming and Sleeping States.
• CHAPTER CXXXXVI.Disquisition of Sound Sleep.
• CHAPTER CXXXXVII.The Phenomenon and Perspection of Dreams.
• CHAPTER CXXXXVIII.Investigation into the Nature of Dreams.
• CHAPTER CIL.Investigation into the original cause.
• CHAPTER CL.Transcendental Admonitions.
• CHAPTER CLI.View of Inexistence.
• CHAPTER CLII.The sage’s Discourse at Night.
• CHAPTER CLIII.One soul is the cause of all.
• CHAPTER CLIV.Relation of Past Events.
• CHAPTER CLV.Relation of Future Fortune.
• CHAPTER CLVI.Expostulation of Sindhu by his Minister.
• CHAPTER CLVII.The Ultimate Extinction or Nirvana of Sindhu.
• CHAPTER CLVIII.Fall of the Huge Body of the Hunter.
• CHAPTER CLVIX.Wandering of Vipaschit.
• CHAPTER CLX.Description of Heaven and Hell.
• CHAPTER CLXI.Explanation of Nirvána.
• CHAPTER CLXII.Annihilation of Ignorance.
• CHAPTER CLXIII.Means and Manner of Governing the senses and Sensible organs.
• CHAPTER CLXIV.Unity of the Divinity and the Mundane World.
• CHAPTER CLXV.On the Similarity of Waking and Dreaming.
• CHAPTER CLXVI.On the Attributes of the Divine Spirit: In the form of a Dialogue.
• CHAPTER CLXVII.Absence of the three fold states of Waking, dreaming and sleep.
• CHAPTER CLXVIII.Story of the Hewn statue or Carved Image.
• CHAPTER CLXIX.Description of the calm and tranquil Mind.
• CHAPTER CLXX.On The Conduct of the Sapient Man.
• CHAPTER CLXXI.Meditation of Pure Vacuum.
• CHAPTER CLXXII.Establishment of the Identity of the Deity And the World.
• CHAPTER CLXXIII.Brahma Gita Or a Lecture on Spirituality.
• CHAPTER CLXXIV.The same or a Lecture on Nirvána.
• CHAPTER CLXXV.Paramártha Gítá or Lecture on Trancendentalism or the solity.
• CHAPTER CLXXVI.Brahma Gíta. Account of Brahmánda or Mundane System.
• CHAPTER CLXXVII.Brahma-Gítá. Description of divine nature.
• CHAPTER CLXXVIII.Brahma-Gíta. Narrative of Aindava.
• CHAPTER CLXXIX.The Doctrine of Pantheism or the One as All.
• CHAPTER CLXXX.Brahma Gítá or the story on Austere Devotee.
• CHAPTER CLXXXI.Brahma-Gítá Continued.
• CHAPTER CLXXXII.Brahma Gítá Continued. Sovereignty of the Seven Continents.
• CHAPTER CLXXXIII.Description of the seven continents.
• CHAPTER CLXXXIV.A Lecture on the all Comprehensiveness of the soul.
• CHAPTER CLXXXV.Admonition to and clairvoyance of Kunda-danta.
• CHAPTER CLXXXVI.Demonstration of all nature (and thing) as Brahma himself.
• CHAPTER CLXXXVII.Of the Living Creation.
• CHAPTER CLXXXVIII.Description of the living soul.
• CHAPTER CLXXXIX.On the Unity of the divine spirit.
• CHAPTER CLXXXX.Ecstasis or Inertness of Ráma.
• CHAPTER CLXXXXI.Solution of the great question of unity and Duality.
• CHAPTER CLXXXXII.On the attainment of spiritual Anaesthesia.
• CHAPTER CLXXXXIII.Mental Torpor or Tranquility.
• CHAPTER CLXXXXIV.Ráma’s rest in Nirvána Insensibility.
• CHAPTER CLXXXXV.Lecture on the Enlightenment of Understanding.
• CHAPTER CLXXXXVI.Story of a Wood-Cutter and his Gem.
• CHAPTER CLXXXXVII.On the Excellence of Learning.
• CHAPTER CLXXXXVIII.Excellence of Universal Toleration.
• CHAPTER CLXXXXIX.State of Living liberated Man.
• CHAPTER CC.The Loud applause of the court on the sage’s speech.
• CHAPTER CCI.Explanation of rest and repose in ultimate and perfect Bliss.
• CHAPTER CCIL.Recumbence of the Assembly to their Hypnotic Rest.
• CHAPTER CCIII.Description of Nirvána or self extinction in divine meditation.
• CHAPTER CCIV.Identity of abstract Intellectuality and Vacuity.
• CHAPTER CCV.Refutation of the doctrine of the causality of creation.
• CHAPTER CCVI.The great inquiry, or questions of the Buddhist.
• CHAPTER CCVII.Replies to the Aforesaid Queries (of the Buddhist).
• CHAPTER CCVIII.Solution of the Great question.
• CHAPTER CCIX.On the Consciousness or Intuitive knowledge of Extraneous Existences.
• CHAPTER CCX.Refutation of the conception of a Duality in unity.
• CHAPTER CCXI.Lecture on transcendent Truth.
• CHAPTER CCXII.On ascertainment of truth.
• CHAPTER CCXIII.Narration of Ráma’s prior pupilage under Vasishtha.
• CHAPTER CCXIV.Description of the great jubilee of the assembly.
• CHAPTER CCXV.Eulogy on this work and the mode of its recital.
• CHAPTER CCXVI.Conclusion of the celestial messenger’s message of liberation.
• FOOTNOTES:
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
• Chapter 118

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