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# The Heart of Awareness: A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita (Shambhala Dragon Editions)

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- **What is this?** The Heart of Awareness: A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita (Shambhala Dragon Editions) by thomas byrom
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mystical masterpiece
*by S***K on June 11, 2025*

I never heard of this classic of Hindu philosophy until it came up in a search a few months ago. Thomas Byrom's translation is sensitive and poetic, just like his translation of the Dhammapada. Very inspiring.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very simple and clear.
*by D***L on September 6, 2025*

A book to be read without any prejudice of opinion. All we are is awareness (God having a human ordeal).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful Translation, Insightful Introduction
*by J***R on April 10, 2016*

As the many reviews in this page testify, the translation of this Gita is superb. There are many translations of the Ashtavraka Gita. This translation excels in its utter simplicity, style, and grace. The translator, Thomas Byrom, understands this Gita to have the poignancy of verse and lays the stanzas in that manner. Other translations simply render the stanzas in prose, a big mistake. As poetry the content stands out and is easy to follow.This edition also stands out in an insightful introductory essay by J.L. Brockington. This essay gives this Gita a much needed context, both in its date, author and philosophical leanings. The date of this Gita is not precisely known, but thought to be from the latter additions to the Mahabharata. Its author is unknown, but probably a contemporary of Adi Shankara.Its philosophical placement is much more interesting. Vedanta in reality is a very diverse philosophical movement. On one end of the spectrum, Vedanta believes that there is no reality other than Brahman, and that other than Brahman, all else is illusory. On the other end is Shankara himself, who affirmed the existence of the material world to the extent that it was a point of departure towards Brahman, the sole reality of all. In the middle lie the Yoga Vasistha and Suresvara. It is in this middle ground that the philosophical basis for the Ashtavraka lies.Eve if you have other translations for the Ashtavraka Gita you will not go wrong by the purchase of this translation.

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- The Heart of Awareness: A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita (Shambhala Dragon Editions)
- Astavakra Samhita
- AVADHUTA GITA

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