The Message of the Vivekachudamani

A most valuable and lucid compendium of Advaita philosophy describing the transcendental knowledge of Brahman, and the way to achieve it through discrimination and meditation. Vivekachudamani means? Crest-jewel of discrimination? In this book, Adi Shankara describes developing Viveka - the faculty of discrimination as the primary task in spiritual life. It has the form of a dialogue between the master and the disciple where the master explains to the disciple the step-by-step path towards God-realization.