{"product_id":"the-journey-of-knowing-the-true-self-chinese-edition-a-detailed-commentary-on-the-ashtavakra-gita","title":"The Journey of Knowing the True Self (Chinese Edition): A Detailed Commentary on the Ashtavakra Gita","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/9d560b36976338a410f08cffcf90a59e282e3132be5984410fa232cc35544450.jpg?v=1793437414\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHave you ever had that moment — life looks fine on the outside, but something inside feels off? Or you keep getting stuck in the same emotional loop, and no amount of self-help seems to reach the root of it?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis book speaks directly to that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAshtavakra Gita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a short ancient Indian scripture — just 298 verses of dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra and King Janaka. Yet in those verses, it delivers the core insight of Advaita Vedanta with startling clarity:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ethe “me” you think you are is not who you actually are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhen you stop identifying with your body, your emotions, and your thoughts, the sense of being trapped begins to loosen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis edition is a detailed Chinese-language commentary on that classic. Professor Wang Zhicheng of Zhejiang University, who has spent years translating and studying yoga philosophy texts, worked from the English translation by Swami Nityaswarupananda (a senior scholar of the Ramakrishna Mission) and added verse-by-verse notes and explanations in Chinese, making the original Sanskrit philosophy accessible to ordinary readers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sohu.com\/a\/778620706_228930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e34\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Published by The Commercial Press in 2024 as part of their Yoga Philosophy Classics series, which also includes the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYoga Sutras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eUpanishads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eKarma Yoga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/book.douban.com\/series\/66533?order=time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e73\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho this book is for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eLong-time yoga practitioners who want to understand the philosophy behind the poses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eReaders who have tried the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eUpanishads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebut found them dense, and want something shorter and more direct\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone who has genuinely wrestled with questions like “Who am I?”, “Why do I suffer?”, and “How do I actually let go?”\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/61e4c61abb90e8ed98ce15a431bbd722f45ab46913b190a9d0122a033d92da38.jpg?v=1793437418\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/d9c47ee5e7c6a692b7799e99d07511ff2f576e76ca7370d27ffa60005976bada.jpg?v=1793437422\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/f461ed7e641131ab52166f535d90b52c938de31b3c5cb6725d2ab332235e33f6.jpg?v=1793437426\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFans of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePlatform Sutra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, Krishnamurti, or Eckhart Tolle who want to see the closest Indian equivalent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462405120334,"sku":"978-7-100-23436-8-1709669-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":21.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/262a4d9eb67fc2fc6a2eea34a1ba799734a3c8c0427c13c0c4a76579d8012043.jpg?v=1793416697","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/the-journey-of-knowing-the-true-self-chinese-edition-a-detailed-commentary-on-the-ashtavakra-gita","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}