A primer in questions and answers: who is fit to inquire, what the Self is, the three bodies and five sheaths, what the world is made of, and what freedom is. The vocabulary of Vedānta, defined one term at a time.
Traditionally attributed to Śrī Ādi Śaṅkarācārya · 64 Teachings
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Section 1InvocationSection 2Adhikāritva — Fitness for InquirySection 3Sādhana-catuṣṭaya — Fourfold DisciplineSection 4Viveka — DiscriminationSection 5Vairāgya — DispassionSection 6Ṣaṭ-sampatti — Sixfold Inner WealthSection 7Śama — TranquilitySection 8Dama — Sense-restraintSection 9Uparama — WithdrawalSection 10Titikṣā — ForbearanceSection 11Śraddhā — TrustSection 12Samādhāna — One-pointednessSection 13Mumukṣutva — Longing for LiberationSection 14Tattva-viveka — Discrimination of RealitySection 15Ātman — DefinitionSection 16Śarīra-traya — Gross BodySection 17Śarīra-traya — Subtle BodySection 18Jñānendriyas — Organs of KnowledgeSection 19Jñānendriya-devatās — Presiding DeitiesSection 20Jñānendriya-viṣayas — Sense ObjectsSection 21Karmendriyas — Organs of ActionSection 22Karmendriya-devatās — Presiding DeitiesSection 23Karmendriya-viṣayas — FunctionsSection 24Śarīra-traya — Causal BodySection 25Avasthā-traya — Three StatesSection 26Jāgrat — WakingSection 27Svapna — DreamSection 28Suṣupti — Deep SleepSection 29Pañca-kośa — Five SheathsSection 30Annamaya-kośa — Food SheathSection 31Prāṇamaya-kośa — Vital SheathSection 32Manomaya-kośa — Mental SheathSection 33Vijñānamaya-kośa — Intellect SheathSection 34Ānandamaya-kośa — Bliss SheathSection 35Pañca-kośātīta — Beyond the SheathsSection 36Sat-cit-ānanda — Nature of the SelfSection 37Sat — ExistenceSection 38Cit — ConsciousnessSection 39Ānanda — FullnessSection 40Jagat — MāyāSection 41Sṛṣṭi — Five ElementsSection 42Sāttvika-sṛṣṭi — Organs of KnowledgeSection 43Antaḥkaraṇa — Inner InstrumentSection 44Antaḥkaraṇa-devatās — Presiding DeitiesSection 45Rājasa-sṛṣṭi — Organs of Action and PrāṇaSection 46Tāmasa-sṛṣṭi — GrossificationSection 47Pañcīkaraṇa — Process of GrossificationSection 48Piṇḍa–brahmāṇḍa — Individual and CosmosSection 49Jīva and ĪśvaraSection 50Jīva-Īśvara-bheda — Apparent DifferenceSection 51Tat tvam asi — ObjectionSection 52Tat tvam asi — Intended MeaningSection 53Jīvanmukti — Liberation While LivingSection 54Jīvanmukta — Direct KnowledgeSection 55Aparokṣa-jñāna — Freedom from BondageSection 56Karma-traya — Threefold KarmaSection 57Āgāmi-karmaSection 58Sañcita-karmaSection 59Prārabdha-karmaSection 60Karma and KnowledgeSection 61Fruit of the Knower's ActionsSection 62Freedom from SaṃsāraSection 63Liberation Is Not Dependent on Place of DeathSection 64Colophon