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The Truth Will Set You Free
What is the truth? This book presents it's meaning under the guideline of the author.
160 pages, Paperback
First published August 6, 1993
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June 14, 2026
An absolute gold mine. I feel Purna to be one of those extremely rare, True Gurus. He speaks to my Soul. Invaluable. I just purchased another eBook, "Living in Kali Yuga" to learn more about this interesting time we are living in, the transition, and how our own volition relates to this time period.
August 27, 2014
Humanity has always striven to attain the truth that lies beyond mundane realities. This search has proved demanding and the supra-mundane truth elusive. Philosophers have debated the nature of truth and the means to its knowledge. That this knowledge will free one from all suffering has, however, been the settled conviction of many for ages. More than forty books available in the market with the words ‘the truth will set you free’ in the title confirm the human obsession with truth.
Svami Purna, with his knowledge of both science and Indian philosophy, has written yet another book on this subject. Stressing on the universality and uniqueness of truth, he coaxes the reader to see through the illusion or maya of the phenomenal world. He tells us how to transcend the petty ego by restraint of the senses and an unshakable faith in Divinity. Emphasizing that a strict moral discipline is a precursor to spiritual life, he advocates uncompromisingly holding on to truth. ‘Adjustment’ is a euphemism for moral laxity and will not help in our quest for truth.
Celebrating brahmacharya and vegetarianism, Svami Purna, presents a holistic view of physical, mental, and spiritual health. He tabulates the features of the three gunas: sattva, rajas, and tamas. Portraying the interconnectedness of body and mind, he enumerates the five causes of all physical and mental diseases as suggested by the Swiss Renaissance physician Paracelsus: bodily disharmony, environmental toxins, negative mental states, corrupted influences of the world-soul, and divine action and judgement manifest as karma. He reminds us that every action bears fruit and that even mass destruction is a play of the Divine and the result of collective karma.
We are told that all beings are interconnected like Indra’s pearls: ‘In one exquisite pearl in the chain shines the reflection of all the other pearls of Indra’ (56). Bringing out nuggets of Indian spiritual wisdom through mythological anecdotes, the author gives us glimpses into the paths of bhakti, yoga, and jnana. Christening Kundalini Yoga as ‘Poorna Yoga’, he teaches the way to systematically bring the awareness of higher truth by controlling our body and mind.
Written in a lucid and gripping style, with examples from everyday lives, this slim volume gives a roadmap to attaining the knowledge of truth. It invites us to the process of ‘seeking the lotus within’.
Svami Purna, with his knowledge of both science and Indian philosophy, has written yet another book on this subject. Stressing on the universality and uniqueness of truth, he coaxes the reader to see through the illusion or maya of the phenomenal world. He tells us how to transcend the petty ego by restraint of the senses and an unshakable faith in Divinity. Emphasizing that a strict moral discipline is a precursor to spiritual life, he advocates uncompromisingly holding on to truth. ‘Adjustment’ is a euphemism for moral laxity and will not help in our quest for truth.
Celebrating brahmacharya and vegetarianism, Svami Purna, presents a holistic view of physical, mental, and spiritual health. He tabulates the features of the three gunas: sattva, rajas, and tamas. Portraying the interconnectedness of body and mind, he enumerates the five causes of all physical and mental diseases as suggested by the Swiss Renaissance physician Paracelsus: bodily disharmony, environmental toxins, negative mental states, corrupted influences of the world-soul, and divine action and judgement manifest as karma. He reminds us that every action bears fruit and that even mass destruction is a play of the Divine and the result of collective karma.
We are told that all beings are interconnected like Indra’s pearls: ‘In one exquisite pearl in the chain shines the reflection of all the other pearls of Indra’ (56). Bringing out nuggets of Indian spiritual wisdom through mythological anecdotes, the author gives us glimpses into the paths of bhakti, yoga, and jnana. Christening Kundalini Yoga as ‘Poorna Yoga’, he teaches the way to systematically bring the awareness of higher truth by controlling our body and mind.
Written in a lucid and gripping style, with examples from everyday lives, this slim volume gives a roadmap to attaining the knowledge of truth. It invites us to the process of ‘seeking the lotus within’.
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