Essays in Life and Eternity

by Swami Krishnananda

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction

Part 1: Metaphysical Foundations

1. The Absolute and the Relative
2. The Universal and the Particular
3. The Cosmological Descent
4. The Gods and the Celestial Heaven
5. The Human Individual
6. The Evolution of Consciousness
7. The Epistemological Prediciment
8. The World of Science
9. Psychology and Psychoanalysis
10. Aesthetics and the Field of Beauty

Part 2: The Social Scene

11. The Phenomenon of Society
12. Axiology: The Aims of Existence
13. The Normative Features of Ethics and Morality
14. Civic and Social Duty
15. The Economy of Life
16. Political Science and Administration
17. The Process of History
18. Education and Culture

Part 3: The Development of the Religious Consciousness

19. The Inklings and Stages of a Higher Presence
20. The Exploration of Reality
21. The Epics and Puranas
22. The Role of Mythology in Religion
23. The Ecstasy of God-Love
24. The Agama Sastra
25. Tantra Sadhana
26. The Yoga-Vasishtha
27. Philosophical Proofs for the Existence of God
28. Empirical Systems of Philosophy
29. The Mimamsa Doctrine of Works
30. The Gospel of the Bhagavad Gita
31. The Path of Divine Devotion
32. The Integral Philosophy of the Vedanta
33. Fundamentals of the Spiritual Ascent
34. The Art of Meditation
35. The Recession of Effects to Causes
36. Experiences in Meditation
37. The Yoga System of Patanjali
38. Life After Death
39. Moksha: The Final Liberation

Part 4: Regarding Justice, Judgment and Human Solidarity

40. On the Concept of Righteousness and Justice
41. In Defence of a Proper Philosophical Analysis
42. Creation and Some of Its Implications
43. Concerning Inter-Philosophical Dialogue and International Understanding

Part 5: Principles of a Higher Order of Life

44. The Import of the Gita's First Chapter
45. The Import of the Gita's Second Chapter
46. The Import of the Gita's Third Chapter
47. The Import of the Gita's Fourth Chapter
48. The Import of the Gita's Fifth Chapter