Yoga Vasistha is considered amongst the most important, if not the most important, scripture of the Vedantic philosophy. Also known as Vasistha's Yoga, it was authored by sage Vasistha, one of the teachers of Rama, as the name suggests, "Yoga" means union - with the Truth, and "Vasistha" was the sage who has imparted this knowledge.
Presented as the discourse of the great Sage Vasistha to Prince Rama when he is in a state of dispassion at a young age, it is the longest text in Sanskrit, after Mahabharat and Ramayana and an important text of Yoga as well as Advaita Vedanta.

Some other names of this text are : Maha-Ramayana, Arsha-Ramayana and Vasishtha-Ramayana.

It is said that this book alone can lead to spiritual liberation. The profound conversation between Sage Vasistha and Prince Rama is of that between a great enlightened sage and a seeker who is about to reach completeness. This is amongst those rare conversations which directly leads to Truth. The truths, wonders and mysteries of Reality are revealed in a fabulous and grandiose way by Sage Vasistha.

Some scholars are of the view that Yoga Vasistha is a synthesis of Upanishadic Brahman, Vijnanvad of Buddhism and the Shaiva Trika philosophy of Kashmir.

The book is divided into 6 parts:
1. Dispassion
2. Qualifications of a seeker
3. Creation
4. Existence
5. Dissolution
6. Liberation

This version of the Yoga Vasistha - The Supreme Yoga - is a translation of the original Vedanta treatise into English, accompanied by the brief expositions of Swami Venkatesananda of the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, India.

Yoga Vasistha is considered amongst the most important, if not the most important, scripture of the Vedantic philosophy. Also known as Vasistha's Yoga, it was authored by sage Vasistha, one of the teachers of Rama, as the name suggests, "Yoga" means union - with the Truth, and "Vasistha" was the sage who has imparted this knowledge.
Presented as the discourse of the great Sage Vasistha to Prince Rama when he is in a state of dispassion at a young age, it is the longest text in Sanskrit, after Mahabharat and Ramayana and an important text of Yoga as well as Advaita Vedanta.

Some other names of this text are : Maha-Ramayana, Arsha-Ramayana and Vasishtha-Ramayana.

It is said that this book alone can lead to spiritual liberation. The profound conversation between Sage Vasistha and Prince Rama is of that between a great enlightened sage and a seeker who is about to reach completeness. This is amongst those rare conversations which directly leads to Truth. The truths, wonders and mysteries of Reality are revealed in a fabulous and grandiose way by Sage Vasistha.

Some scholars are of the view that Yoga Vasistha is a synthesis of Upanishadic Brahman, Vijnanvad of Buddhism and the Shaiva Trika philosophy of Kashmir.

The book is divided into 6 parts:
1. Dispassion
2. Qualifications of a seeker
3. Creation
4. Existence
5. Dissolution
6. Liberation

This version of the Yoga Vasistha - The Supreme Yoga - is a translation of the original Vedanta treatise into English, accompanied by the brief expositions of Swami Venkatesananda of the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh, India.