Bibliography Of Literature About Shrimad Rajchandra

Author(s): Prakash Mody
Publisher: Prakash Mody

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PARAM KRUPALUDEV'S LITERATURE
Treatises Poetic Compositions Translations and Commentaries Articles Aphorisms Personal Notes Letters Preachings Transcribed by Devotees
Simple, crystal clear and directed solely at the seeker's internal growth, Shrimad Rajchandraji's teachings have been incessantly illuminating the spiritual path for thousands of seekers over the years. Religion, according to Him, is to realise the true innate nature of the soul. His teachings therefore emphasise a conduct in accordance with the spiritual and ethical norms, and the necessity of a Spiritual Master, a Guru, whose personal guidance is invaluable for one's spiritual advancement. He also emphasises an important precursor to the inward journey - single-minded focus towards the goal of self-realisation.
Shrimadji's preachings are expressions of that which is unfathomable, inexhaustible and almost inexpressible - the experience of the ultimate reality of the Self. His prolific writings can be classified as follows.
1. Treatises Shrimadji authored several texts/treatises-some in prose, some in verse. Of these the principle ones are:
Creation of Shri Atmasiddhi Shastra
a) Shri Atmasiddhi Shastra Considered as the Atma Upanishad, Shri Atmasiddhi Shastra is the quintessence of His wisdom. Composed in a simple question-answer format, these 142 verses are compact yet profound in content. Composed in a single sitting of only one and a half hours, in Nadiad, Gujarat, at the young age of twenty-eight years, this magnum opus in philosophical literature, deals with the Soul and its existence, its eternal nature, its acquisition of karmic bondage, the consequences of that bondage, liberation from bondage and the path of attaining liberation and the Master.
Bibliography of Literature in English About Shrimad Rajchandra