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The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 4 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)Valmiki

The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 4 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)

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"The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 4 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2)" by Valmiki is a philosophical text composed between the 5th and 14th centuries. Presented as a dialogue between sage Vasistha and Prince Rama, this expansive work explores the pursuit of liberation through self-effort and meditation. Containing over 29,000 verses, it weaves cosmology and metaphysical teachings into stories and fables, expounding principles of non-duality, Maya, and Brahman while incorporating influences from Buddhism, Jainism, and Kashmiri Shaivism.

The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 4 (of 4), Part 2 (of 2), by Valmiki. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #71249.

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111 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter CVI2,661 words
  2. 2.Chapter CVII632 words
  3. 3.Chapter CVIII1,604 words
  4. 4.Chapter CIX1,435 words
  5. 5.Chapter CX1,695 words
  6. 6.Chapter CXI: The Flight of the Soldiers on All Sides1,657 words
  7. 7.Chapter CXII: Flight of the Foreign Foes1,460 words
  8. 8.Chapter CXIII: Description of the Ocean1,486 words
  9. 9.Chapter CXIV: Description of the Prospects All Around1,298 words
  10. 10.Chapter CV: The Same Subject Continued2,659 words
  11. 11.Chapter CXVI4,032 words
  12. 12.Chapter CXVII1,887 words
  13. 13.Chapter CXVIII1,364 words
  14. 14.Chapter CXIX: Lamentation of the Lovelorn Traveller1,212 words
  15. 15.Chapter CXX1,246 words
  16. 16.Chapter CXXI: Exposition of the Story of Vipaschit616 words
  17. 17.Chapter CXXII800 words
  18. 18.Chapter CXXIII: The King’s Excursions on All Sides709 words
  19. 19.Chapter CXXIV1,156 words
  20. 20.Chapter CXXV: On the Living Liberation of the Prince3,265 words
  21. 21.Chapter CXXVI1,028 words
  22. 22.Chapter CXXVII: Cosmology of the Universe901 words
  23. 23.Chapter CXXVIII1,678 words
  24. 24.Chapter CXXIX: Vipaschit’s Becoming a Stag1,933 words
  25. 25.Chapter CXXX: Entering of the Stag Into the Fire1,190 words
  26. 26.Chapter CXXXI2,441 words
  27. 27.Chapter CXXXII952 words
  28. 28.Chapter CXXXIII: Story of the Wonderful Carcass1,140 words
  29. 29.Chapter CXXXIV: The Story of the Carcass Continued2,227 words
  30. 30.Chapter CXXXV488 words
  31. 31.Chapter CXXXVI: Story of the Gnat and Hunter1,230 words
  32. 32.Chapter CXXXVII2,371 words
  33. 33.Chapter CXXXVIII1,552 words
  34. 34.Chapter CXXXIX2,582 words
  35. 35.Chapter CXXXX: Workings of Imagination2,492 words
  36. 36.Chapter CXXXXI401 words
  37. 37.Chapter CXXXXII: Ascertainment of Karma or Acts of Men2,136 words
  38. 38.Chapter CXXXXIII3,704 words
  39. 39.Chapter CXXXXIV2,267 words
  40. 40.Chapter CXXXXV2,711 words
  41. 41.Chapter CXXXXVI: Disquisition of Sound Sleep1,133 words
  42. 42.Chapter CXXXXVII1,220 words
  43. 43.Chapter CXXXXVIII: Investigation Into the Nature of Dreams1,377 words
  44. 44.Chapter CIL: Investigation Into the Original Cause1,567 words
  45. 45.Chapter CL: Transcendental Admonitions1,789 words
  46. 46.Chapter CLI: View of Inexistence434 words
  47. 47.Chapter CLII: The Sage’s Discourse at Night645 words
  48. 48.Chapter CLIII: One Soul Is the Cause of All767 words
  49. 49.Chapter CLIV: Relation of Past Events738 words
  50. 50.Chapter CLV: Relation of Future Fortune1,969 words
  51. 51.Chapter CLVI: Expostulation of Sindhu by His Minister1,115 words
  52. 52.Chapter CLVII1,468 words
  53. 53.Chapter CLVIII: Fall of the Huge Body of the Hunter635 words
  54. 54.Chapter CLVIX: Wandering of Vipaschit2,471 words
  55. 55.Chapter CLX: Description of Heaven and Hell1,916 words
  56. 56.Chapter CLXI: Explanation of Nirvána1,890 words
  1. 57.Chapter CLXII: Annihilation of Ignorance1,193 words
  2. 58.Chapter CLXIII2,364 words
  3. 59.Chapter CLXIV496 words
  4. 60.Chapter CLXV732 words
  5. 61.Chapter CLXVI1,480 words
  6. 62.Chapter CLXVII1,895 words
  7. 63.Chapter CLXVIII2,285 words
  8. 64.Chapter CLXIX1,771 words
  9. 65.Chapter CLXX: On the Conduct of the Sapient Man1,234 words
  10. 66.Chapter CLXXI: Meditation of Pure Vacuum2,332 words
  11. 67.Chapter CLXXII2,048 words
  12. 68.Chapter CLXXIII1,375 words
  13. 69.Chapter CLXXIV: The Same or a Lecture on Nirvána1,176 words
  14. 70.Chapter CLXXV3,147 words
  15. 71.Chapter CLXXVI902 words
  16. 72.Chapter CLXXVII1,771 words
  17. 73.Chapter CLXXVIII: Brahma-Gíta. Narrative of Aindava2,464 words
  18. 74.Chapter CLXXIX973 words
  19. 75.Chapter CLXXX1,491 words
  20. 76.Chapter CLXXXI: Brahma-Gítá Continued1,587 words
  21. 77.Chapter CLXXXII1,722 words
  22. 78.Chapter CLXXXIII: Description of the Seven Continents2,875 words
  23. 79.Chapter CLXXXIV2,212 words
  24. 80.Chapter CLXXXV872 words
  25. 81.Chapter CLXXXVI3,617 words
  26. 82.Chapter CLXXXVII: Of the Living Creation2,706 words
  27. 83.Chapter CLXXXVIII: Description of the Living Soul1,316 words
  28. 84.Chapter CLXXXIX: On the Unity of the Divine Spirit875 words
  29. 85.Chapter CLXXXX: Ecstasis or Inertness of Ráma4,083 words
  30. 86.Chapter CLXXXXI803 words
  31. 87.Chapter CLXXXXII947 words
  32. 88.Chapter CLXXXXIII: Mental Torpor or Tranquility571 words
  33. 89.Chapter CLXXXXIV: Ráma’s Rest in Nirvána Insensibility1,933 words
  34. 90.Chapter CLXXXXV2,925 words
  35. 91.Chapter CLXXXXVI: Story of a Wood-Cutter and His Gem1,048 words
  36. 92.Chapter CLXXXXVII: On the Excellence of Learning1,529 words
  37. 93.Chapter CLXXXXVIII: Excellence of Universal Toleration1,907 words
  38. 94.Chapter CLXXXXIX: State of Living Liberated Man1,923 words
  39. 95.Chapter CC2,470 words
  40. 96.Chapter CCI1,437 words
  41. 97.Chapter CCIL462 words
  42. 98.Chapter CCIII1,996 words
  43. 99.Chapter CCIV1,373 words
  44. 100.Chapter CCV1,692 words
  45. 101.Chapter CCVI1,501 words
  46. 102.Chapter CCVII1,712 words
  47. 103.Chapter CCVIII: Solution of the Great Question1,283 words
  48. 104.Chapter CCIX1,844 words
  49. 105.Chapter CCX1,916 words
  50. 106.Chapter CCXI: Lecture on Transcendent Truth1,366 words
  51. 107.Chapter CCXII: On Ascertainment of Truth1,213 words
  52. 108.Chapter CCXIII2,272 words
  53. 109.Chapter CCXIV2,182 words
  54. 110.Chapter CCXV939 words
  55. 111.Conclusion: Of the Celestial Messenger’s Message of Liberation1,569 words