About the Book: The Hidden Lives of Brahman: Sankara`s Vedanta through his
Upanisad Commentaries, in Light of Contemporary Practice
Uses both textual and ethnographic sources to demonstrate that in ?a?karas
ved?nta, brahman is an active force as well as a transcendent ultimate. ?a?karas
thought, advaita ved?nta or non-dual ved?nta, is a tradition focused on brahman,
the ultimate reality transcending all particular manifestations, words, and
ideas. It is generally considered that the transcendent brahman cannot be
attained through any effort or activity. While this conception is technically
correct, in The Hidden Lives of Brahman, Joël André-Michel Dubois contends that
it is misleading. Hidden lives of brahman become visible