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I’m not going to lie, I haven’t fully internalized or understood everything that’s on offer in this book. I will say however, it was a really refreshing, balanced, and thoughtful take on Indian spirituality, which is far too often overlooked, misunderstood, or corrupted by the modern perception of Hinduism and more importantly, Hindu nationalism. I consider myself an atheist, more concerned with what Science tells us than any arbitrary faith in a god or higher power. Yet, I do still call myself a Hindu, and am often disappointed both with the way the faith has been corrupted and co-opted by the modern right-wing & nationalist faith, as well as the often overdone vilification of it as a whole, as if the bad stuff is all there is to talk about.
In any case, I wouldn’t call this book a discussion of Hinduism, in any sense. It is quite remarkably agnostic as a whole in its handling of, and discussion of the matters of self and Brahma in the Upanishads. I’m sure that regardless of your religious inclination, there’s worthwhile learnings about life itself somewhere in the text. Give it a chance, just 120 pages.