DATTATREYA'S Song of the AVADHUT Moonlight Books It is a pleasure once

It is a pleasure once again to express my profound gratitude to him

there were contributions to the philosophy of the Saiva Siddhanta tradition

constituting a mythological pantheon of most ample extent

in which my papers were published previously

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DATTATREYA'S Song of the AVADHUT Moonlight Books It is a pleasure onceThe Song of the AvadhutOf all the mystical treatises of ancient Indian literature, the Avadhut Gita, or "Song of The Avadhut," is one of the most eloquent and compelling. Its theme is the unitive knowledge obtained through mystical vision, the knowledge of the eternal self. This knowledge is not limited to the mystics of any one cultural tradition, but is universal among all those who have attained to mystical vision. Men and women of all lands and