

Some of the best known representatives of this universal knowledge are the Upanishadic rishis and Shankaracharya of the Vedantic tradition, al-Hallaj and Jalaluddin Rumi of the Sufi tradition, Shakyamuni and Ashvagosha of the Buddhist tradition, and Meister Eckhart and Juan de la Cruz of the Christian tradition. Men and women of all lands and all religious persuasions have experienced first-hand the eternal Reality, and realized It to be their own essential Identity. 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. Its theme is the unitive knowledge obtained through mystical vision, the knowledge of the eternal Self.

The Song Of The Avadhut Of all the mystical treatises of ancient Indian lit-erature, the Avadhut Gita, or Song Of The Avadhut, is one of the most eloquent and compelling. (Classics of mystical literature) Sanskrit (romanized) and English. Swami Abhayananda Dattatreyas song of the Avadhut: an English translation of the Avadhut Gita with Sanskrit transliteration by S. The reproduction of this book in whole or in part in any manner whatsoever without prior permission from the author is prohibited except in the case of brief quotations embodied in cri t ical art icles and reviews. Copyright 1992, 2000, 2007 by Swami AbhayanandaĪll rights reserved.
