Four Works of Shankaracharya: The Primary Texts on Non-Duality

One of the foremost proponents of non-dual reality, Shankaracharya has charmed the philosophers, saints, and the learned people all over undivided India. In a short life-span of 32 years, he has laid a solid foundation for Vedic Philosophies which is intact even today and for the times to come. Even his critics use and refute his work copiously to strengthen their viewpoints. This short book is a translation of his four works on non-duality. The basic structure of the book is as below:1. Nirvana Manjari - Elaborates the distinctive knowledge of real and non-real self as a means of enlightenment.2. Panchikaranam - Explains the five-fold creation of this world and the human body. 3. Svaroopa Anusandhana Ashtakam - What are the means to know our real identity and what this reality is like?4. Prashnottari - Collection of some thought-provoking and fundamental questions and their answers.