A Hindu theology of liberation: not-two is not one

Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction
What Is Advaita?
Is Advaita a Theological Tradition?
The Need for an Advaita Theology of Liberation
Not-Two Is Not One
Structure of Text
Part One
Chapter 1: The Quest for Fullness
Human Problem as Suffering
The Universal Desire for Happiness
Suffering as Mortality Anxiety
Suffering and the Transient Nature of Experiences
Suffering as the Experience of Inadequacy
Inadequacy and the Multiplication of Desires
The Persistence of Inadequacy ""Overcoming the Problem of Inadequacy: The Limits of Action""""Despair as Opportunity""; ""The Uncreated Infinite""; ""The Human Problem as Ignorance (AvidyÄ?)""; ""Chapter 2: The Validity of Non-Duality""; ""Vedas: The Source of Liberating Knowledge""; ""The Threefold Criteria for Valid Knowledge""; ""The Subject Matter of the Vedas""; ""The Action and Knowledge Sections of the Vedas""; ""Relationship between the Means of Knowledge and Object""; ""The Liberating Power of Words""; ""The Value of a Teacher""; ""The Necessity of Faith (Sraddha)""; ""A Teaching Tradition"" ""Chapter 3: The Full Self""""The Method of Distinguishing Knower and Known""; ""The Singularity of the Self""; ""The Immortality of the Self""; ""The Self as Free from the Limits of Time""; ""The Unity of the Self""; ""The Self as Free from Space Limits""; ""The Relationship between Cause and Effect""; ""Overcoming the Brahman-World Dualism""; ""The Purpose of Creation in Advaita""; ""Chapter 4: The Liberated Life""; ""Suffering and Ignorance""; ""Knowledge and Liberation""; ""The Meaning of SamsÄ?ra""; ""Ignorance and Its Consequences"" Untying the Knots of the Heart (Ignorance-Greed-Greedful Actions)The Social Implications of Liberation
Identity with All Beings as Love
Compassion
Generosity
Interdependent Existence
Control-Give-Have Compassion
Part Two
Chapter 5: Liberation from Patriarchy
Paradoxical Attitudes toward Women
The Significance of Women in Relation to Men
Dowry and the Devaluation of Women
Religious Rituals and the Preference for Sons
Karma and Violence to Women
The Intrinsic Value of Women ""The Necessity to Connect Religious Teaching and Social Reality""""AhimsÄ?: Its Significance for Women""; ""AhimsÄ? and Justice for Women""; ""Justice as the Fulfillment of Mutual Obligations""; ""Feminine Images of God and the Empowerment of Women""; ""Scriptural Resources for Overcoming Patriarchy""; ""Ignorance and Patriarchy""; ""Chapter 6: Liberation from Homophobia""; ""The Reality of Homophobia""; ""Recognizing Third Sex Persons""; ""The Case of Arjuna in MahÄ?bhÄ?rata""; ""Third Sex Persons in the Law Codes""; ""Divine Immanence and the Value of the Person""