Joël André-Michel Dubois is Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento.

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Pronunciation of Sanskrit Words
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations

1. Introducing Brahman: The Hidden Lives of Säkara's Vedanta Teaching

Part 1: Envisioning Brahman

2. Attending to Brahman: Upasana Practice Past and Present

3. Learning Brahman: The Daily Life of the Brahmacarin

4. Envisioning Veda: First-Person Declarations in Säkara's Upani¿ad Commentaries

Part 2: Imagining Brahman

5. Conditioning the Mind for Brahman: Säsk¿ta Training Past and Present

6. Perfecting the Life of Brahman: The Training of Säsk¿ta Pä¿ita

7. Perfecting the Vedic Imagination: Imagery and Rhetoric in Säkara's Upani¿ad Commentaries

Part 3: Perceiving Brahman

8. Thinking Deeply About Brahman: The Two Mimäsas, the Lost Art of Yajña, and the Hidden Structure of Brahman

9. Giving Up the Inconstant Brahman: Contemporary Sänyasins and Aspiring Renouncers

10. Discerning the Paradox of Veda: Ritual Activity and Insight in Säkara's Upani¿ad Commentaries

Conclusion: Brahman as Center and Periphery

Appendix: Diagrams of Key Concepts

Notes
Bibliography
Index