CONTENTS

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Preface to the 1st and Prefatory Note to the 2nd editioa vt
Foreword ,.. ... ... ... vii

Book—I. Ratna's Vairagya ... <.„ 1—15
The Dying; of Desire—The coming" of the
Master—The questioning and prayer—
The promise.

Book—II. The qualifications of those who desire

deliverance ... .<. 16—34
The history of Shuka—The Discxple and
the Teacher—The pace of progress—
Exertion and Destiny—The Meaning- of
Destiny—The origin of the Science—Who
may ask and who may answer—•Attain-
ment of True Knowledge—Shama and
the other means.

Book—Ill. The World Illusion and the real Self 35^^97
The nature of the prshya—The story of
the Space-born—Recurring questions—
The story of Lila—The story of Llla con-
tinued—Consciousness—The story of U13
continued—The story of Karkati; her
hunger and austerities—The transforma-
tions of Karkati and her further Tapas— "
The question of the RXkshasi—The
answer—The end of KarkatFs story.

Index of Proper Names / ... ..< 99wl02
Index-Glossary of Samskrt Words ... ..• 103-112