Part I of Awaken to Truth presents the theoretical basis for understanding the nature of the consciousness of our Creator, known as Brahman Consciousness. You will learn that the bliss of Brahman Consciousness is available to you, and how to make this ultimate experience of life your living reality.

Part I Contents

Introduction. 5

Chapter 1. Life in perspective. 7

Chapter 2. The Process of Manifestation. 18

Chapter 3. S’rî Chakra – Universal Jîva Archetype. 31

Chapter 4. Kârma. 40

Chapter 5. God. 50

Key to Transliteration and Pronunciation

The words in italics throughout this book are transliterated from Sanskrit, and may contain one or more special characters that are used to facilitate proper pronunciation. The following is a key to these special characters:

A,a       short “a“ as in but or cup                  

Â,â       long “a“ as in calm

E,e      “e” as in bed

I,I         short “i” as in bit

Î,î         long “i” as in seen

jñ         gyan

S’,s’     “sh” as in shine or shower

U,u      short “u” as in put or foot

Û,û      long “u” as in room or mood

A few common words:

S’rî Chakra – shree chauk-ra

S’rî Vyûha – shree view-ha

S’îva – shee-va

Jîva – jee-va

Rishî – rishee

Devatâ – day-va-taa

Chhandas – chun-dus

Prajña-aprada – prag-ya-a-prada

Kârma – kaar-ma

Vâsanâ – vaa-sa-naa

S’aktî – shauk-tee

Vis’vamitra – vish-va-mitra