The Heart of Awareness

Book cover of The Heart of Awareness: A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita

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The 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…

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1 author picked The Heart of Awareness as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Elizabeth Reninger

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Hands down, this is my favorite English translation of the Ashtavakra Gita. I love how it offers the essential teachings of Advaita Vedanta with such elegant clarity.

These beautifully lyrical verses—on topics including knowledge, wisdom, Awareness, happiness, fulfillment, spiritual mastery, and stillness—express timeless truths with easy precision and untroubled directness. They deliver the strong medicine of nondual Truth in a way that goes down so easily you don’t know you’ve been healed until the job is done. How grateful I am for this sublime transmission!

From Elizabeth's 3 favorite reads in 2023.