About the Book: Belief and Beyond: Adventures in Consciousness From the
Upanishads to Modern Times
Belief and Beyond delves into the realm of the mystic -- Adi Sankara, Allama
Prabhu, Kabir, Nagarjuna, Gaudapada, Akka Mahadevi, Lalleshwari, Anandamayi Ma,
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sri Aurobindo, Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj,
Jiddu Krishnamurti, U.G. Krishnamurti, and the Buddha, bringing to life their
spiritual quest and the philosophical messages they left behind for humanity.
The book explores the quest for the non-dual state of being -- sahaja sthithi or
the natural state -- which is not in the realm of experience at all, but a state
of being where the borders and boundaries