Project Gutenberg 2023-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 259 Valmiki Válmíki Mitra, Viharilala Mitra, Vihari-Lala Viharilala Mitra Rai Vihari Mitra Bahadur The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 2 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2) $aIndia :$bLow Price Publications, $c1899, reprint 1999. Mark C. Orton, Juliet Sutherland, Édith Nolot, Krista Zaleski, windproof, readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 2 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)" by Valmiki is a philosophical text with a focus on ontology and existence, likely written in a historical time period spanning several centuries ago within ancient Indian literature. This profound work serves to explore the nature of reality, self, and consciousness, primarily through dialogues involving the character Rāma and spiritual discussions led by Sage Vasishtha. The opening of this volume sets the foundation for profound philosophical inquiries, beginning with the exploration of existence and its relationship with the mind. Vasishtha articulates that the world and our perceptions of it are mere constructs of the mind—illusionary in nature—drawing parallels with dreams, mirages, and artistic representations to elucidate the essence of reality. As the discussion unfolds with Rāma questioning the nature of existence, the text delves deeply into themes like the interplay between ignorance and knowledge, the nature of consciousness, and the cyclical pattern of birth and rebirth, providing a rich tapestry of philosophical thought for the reader to contemplate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20080304192323valmiki 1899 IN Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Religious life -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800 Hinduism -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800 BL PK Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 1182644 2025-06-28T07:21:28.620362 text/html 1176646 2023-06-28T01:57:59 text/html 809993 2025-06-28T07:21:47.473266 application/epub+zip 805256 2025-06-28T07:21:31.841313 application/epub+zip 660210 2025-06-28T07:21:30.160305 application/epub+zip 1272348 2025-06-28T07:21:58.024240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1154976 2025-06-28T07:21:45.550349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1069407 2025-06-28T07:21:24.152333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1069173 2023-06-28T01:57:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18474 2025-06-28T07:21:58.189185 application/rdf+xml 15613 2025-06-28T07:21:30.499321 image/jpeg 2421 2025-06-28T07:21:30.328329 image/jpeg 386025 2023-06-28T01:58:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 1097585 2023-06-28T01:58:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 1107650 2025-06-28T07:21:28.712329 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia