Swami B. G. Narasingha

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the Absolute Truth by the culture of

spiritual knowledge. Some of them

followed in the footsteps of Buddha,

practicing ahimsa, the path of non-

violence. Some that preferred to renounce

work followed Shankaracharya. In the

development towards transcendental

theism, Ramanuja and Madhva consid-

ered realization of the self as an eternal

servant of Godhead, to be the highest

goal. All these culminated

in the path of Divine Love

as taught by the Yuga Avatara,

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

men have endeavored to realize

ince ancient times Indias holy

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Contents 4About Swami B G Narasingha 5Dedication 7Preface 8Introduction 10Part One BUDDHA - A...theistic Evolution 14Part Two SHANKARA - Incarnaton of Shiva 21Part Three RAMANUJA - Dawning of Devotion 31Part Four MADHVA - Devotion as Means & End 43Part Five SRI CHAITANYA - The Great Master 55