Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

The Hindu Vedas distinguish between one's true self (Ātman) and the transcendent self (Brahman). A person can only be liberated when they realise that their true self is indistinguishable from the single binding unity of reality, and that there is no difference between 'I' and 'you' and 'her'—in other words, that Ātman and Brahman are one and the s

Thus some Hindus, known as Sadhus or Sannyasis, devote their lives to uniting with Atman, thereby achieving enlightenment. They strive to see the world from the viewpoint of this fundamental principle, to realise that from its eternal perspective all mundane desires and fears are meaningless and ephemeral phenomena.

The Tantrik masters evolved their teachings and techniques as an unbroken whole, a well-crafted interconnected matrix designed to free you permanently from ignorance and suffering. So when you understand the profound and exquisite vision of reality that was originally taught in connection to these yogic practices, this knowledge empowers your pract