Ashtavakra Gita - Classics

The Aṣṭāvakra Gītā, also known as the Aṣṭāvakra Saṃhitā, is a short treatise on Advaita Vedānta, ascribed to the great sage Aṣṭāvakra. Sage Aṣṭāvakra demonstrates a profound knowledge of Brahman that Swami Nityaswarupanand of Ramakrishna Mission has placed before the readers in this book in simple, easy-to-understand English.

The subtle philosophical truths are expounded in the form of a lucid dialogue between the teenage sage Aṣṭāvakra and his royal disciple, King Janaka. To Aṣṭāvakra, self...