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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> I would start with PANCHADASI of Swami Vidyaranya <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Thanx Sunder for taking the initiative. I think the Panchadashi of Vidyaranya is a great starting point. Vidyaranya has a lucid, no-nonsense style of putting things. (Personally, as a layman and beginner, I find that it seems to make easier reading than some of the other advanced works). Your choice could not have been more appropriate!

As a reference, I would like to lay out some "online tools" which may come in handy. I managed to locate this link which contains translations of a vast array of Vedantic texts, including some really rare ones :

http://www.celextel.org/index.htm

The Panchadashi, as the name suggests, is a work comprising of 15 chapters. (It was composed in the 2nd half of the 14th century by the very seer whose name is tied with the Vijayanagar Empire)

These links may be useful :

http://www.celextel.org/ebooks/other_boo...hadasi.htm

(The translations are due to Swami Swahananda, Ramakrishna Math)


1. THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THE REAL PRINCIPLE
2. THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THE FIVE ELEMENTS
3. THE DIFFERENTIATION OF THE FIVE SHEATHS
4. THE DIFFERENTIATION OF DUALITY
5. FIXING THE MEANING OF THE GREAT SAYINGS
6. THE LAMP OF THE PICTURE
7. THE LAMP OF PERFECT SATISFACTION
8. THE LAMP OF KUTASTHA
9. THE LAMP OF MEDITATION
10. THE LAMP OF THE THEATRE [/URL]
11. THE BLISS OF YOGA
12. THE BLISS OF THE SELF
13. THE BLISS OF NON-DUALITY
14. THE BLISS OF KNOWLEDGE
15. THE BLISS OF OBJECTS

Cheers,
Sri