Introduction to Hindu dharma: Jagadguru his holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal Sankaracharya of Kanchi, the 68th Acharya of Kamakoti Peetam/ Chandraśekharendra Sarasvatī, edited by K. Oren Michael Fitzerald

Keligion in General
Dharma Alone Protects
Punya (Virtuous Action) '
The Purpose of Religion
To Be a True Man
Devotion Common to All Faiths
The Unity of Religions
Qualities of Religious Teachers
The Vedic Religion: Introductory
The Religion without a Name
Distinctive Features of Sandtana Dharma (Eternal Code of Conduct)
The Vedas, the Root of All
The Vedas in their Original Form
The Vedic Religion and Vama (Caste) Dharma
What is Varna (Caste) Dharma}
Divided by Work but Still of One Heart
Why Only in This Country?
The Conflict between Tradition and Modernity
The Least Expected of Brahmins
Preserving the Vedas: Why it Is a Lifetime Mission
My Work
The dstras (Scriptures) and Modern Life
. The Cure for the Disease Called Modern Civilization
Religion and Society
Neither too much Ease nor too many Comforts
Sdstra or Conscience?
The Vedas
The Basic Texts of Hinduism: Our Ignorance of Them
Eternal
Sound and Creation
Western Vedic Research
Sound and Meaning
Yajna or Sacrifice
What is Advaita (Non-dualism)?
The Threefold Purpose oi Yajna (Sacrifice)
To Discover the One Truth
The Upanishads '
The (Basic Text for AH Vedantic Schools) ' ^
Veda and Vedanta: Axe They Opposed to One Another?
Upanishadic Commentary on the Nature of the Self
What do the Vedas Teach Us?
Essence of Upanishadic Teaching

(Science of Reasoning)
Rational Way to Know God m ~
We Need All Types of Knowledge .
Pwraway (Traditional Stories)
Magnifying Glass of the Vedas
(Two Great Epics) and (Traditional Stories) "
The Epics and their Greatness .
Why Differences among the Gods?
(Scripture on Code of Conduct)
Reahzing the Ideals of the Purdnas
Freedom and Disciplin
The Forty Samskaras (Actions that Purify)
Samskdras (Actions that Purify)
Paradise or the Path ofAtmajndna (Self-realization)
l:: The Eight Quahties {Gunas)
y] Gunas in Practical Life
Samskdras Performed by Parents
Why not AH Samskdras for AH?
Brahmacarydsrama (Student-Bachelorhood)
Upanayana (Leading a ChHd to the Guru)
Quahties of a Brahmacdrin (Student-Bachelor)
Naishtika Brahmacarya (Lifelong Student-Bachelorhood) and FamHy Life
Domestic Life and Carnal Desire
The Brahmin must Keep his Body Pure
Gdyatri (Invocatory Prayer) and Sandhyavandana (DaHy Prayer)
What About Women?
The High Status of our Women
Marriage
For the Practice of Dharma
Make Marriages Simple
Gruhasth-dsrama (Householder Stage of Life)
Gruhastha (Householder), Gruhint (Wife of the Householder)
Can a New Brahmin Caste be Created?
Aupdsana (Daily Rites with Sacrificial Fire) and Women
Sacrifices
Varna (Caste) Dharma for Universal Weil-Being
Jdtis (Sub-divisions of Caste)—Why so many Differences?
Innate Quality and Vocation by Birth
Vocations according to Guna (Character and Natural IncUnation)—not in Practice
A Wrong Notion about Brahmins
The Eternal Religion
The Fourth Varna {Sudras) has Its Own Advantages
Removal of the Ego
Cry "Grow"—Don't Cry "Perish"

From Action to the Actionless State
Outward Karma—^Inward Meditation
How to Cultivate Character and Good Conduct
What is the Meaning of Worldly Existence?
Do We Need Rituals?
The Starting Point of Yoga
Dhamtas Common to All
How to Control the Mind
Guru-Bhakti( Devotion to the Guru) '.
Ahimsd (Non-violence
Truthfulness
To Serve Others Is to Feel Blessed
Towards Mental Purity
Fault-finding
Anger
Are We Worthy of Being Angry?
Love and Sorrow -
Love
The State and Religion
True Secularism
Responsibilities of the State in Elevating the People's Mind
Limitations of the Role of the State in Matters of Religion
Independent Body of Representatives of All Religions
Religious Leaders Should Not Involve Themselves in PoHtics
What the Government Gains by Nurturing Religion