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the> realm of spirituality. Though the book falls short in terms of> language

but its content will carry it world-wide and spread the> knowledge about

ancient Vedic teachings.">> The discussion was organised by the L.N.J. Bhilwara

Group and the> panelists included Mr A.N.D. Haksar, retired IFS officer and

Prof.> Vibha Chaturvedi, head of religion and philosophy, DelhiUniversity.> Mr

Haksar emphasised that both philosophy and literature are two> sides of the

same coin and the book depicts Indian philosophy the> same way. "The book is a

collection of essays on Yoga and Vedic> knowledge that has been narrated in a

simple language interspersed> with interesting fables. The fact that we have

numerous books onGita> in English and only two books on Yoga Vasistha makes the

book allthe> more relevant," said Mr Haksar. Mr Haksar has authored a book on>

ancient Indian literature

titled Glimpses of Sanskrit Literature.>> However, Prof. Vibha Chaturvedi

disagreed with the author on the> point of scientific interpretation of

monastic philosophy. But she> still found the book to be worth reading for its

simplemanifestation> of Vedantic philosophy. She said, "For those who seek

salvation,> scientific reasons make little sense. But the book has presented>

Vedic philosophy in a manner that it makes an interesting reading> even for

those don't believe in it."> http://www.asianage.com/main.asp?>

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