Divine Discourses
This is a book containing the English translations of 11 sacred discourses of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Mahaswamigal, the 35th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham.
A special feature of this book is the inclusion of 6 holy speeches delivered by His Holiness that provide the most authoritative account of His Guru’s (Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekara Bharathi Mahaswamigal) life and achievements. They also give a thorough account of the nature and role of a Sadguru, a knower of the Truth; all that a spiritual aspirant needs to know about a Sadguru is contained in this book.
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His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Mahaswamigal was a renowned Jivanmukta and a scholar par excellence in Tarka and Vedanta. He was a rare sage who renounced the world and took Sannyasa before completing 14 years of age. His Holiness engaged in intense spiritual practices right from the day of His Sannyasa and these culminated in His full realization of and steadfast establishment in the Supreme Brahman. Before He was 20, He became a great Jivanmukta.
He adorned the sacred Sringeri Sharada Peetham and brought great glory to it during the 35 years of His pontificate. The very embodiment of compassion, His Holiness graced innumerable devotees in myriads of ways. His benedictory addresses were characterized by lucidity, cogency, practicality, humour and accurate exposition of the intricacies of the scriptures.
