The Realm of Supraphysics attempts to capture an extremely large conceptual territory in which a wide array of forces operate and interact, giving birth to the individuals that comprise the cosmos and to the numerous universes of which our world is a small part. This work does not cover the extensive and varied realm of supraphysics in full, because it is simply too vast to be grasped in a single volume. However, it does open a window onto an enchanting realm of unmanifest factors, forces and processes and their manifest functions and operations.

CONTENTS

The Realm of Supraphysics

Introduction

SECTION 1: CONCEPTS

Physics and Supraphysics

The Universe of Supraphysics

Atma, Prana and Pashu

Agni Devata: The Foremost Supraphysical Energy

Five Stems of the Cosmic Tree

SECTION 2: MATTER

The Challenge of Matter

The Concepts of Matter and Wak

Wak and Veda

Wak and Communication

SECTION 3: ENERGY

Energy in Modern Science

Prana as Physical Energy

Prana as Supraphysical Energy

SECTION 4: MIND

Mind and Brain: A Modern Dilemma

Mana in Darshana

Mind in the Vedic Sciences

SECTION 5: INTERFACE

Three Constituents of Atma

Mind, Energy and Matter Interactions

SECTION 6: EPILOGUE

Epilogue

SECTION 7

Brahma Vidya Kendra and its Guru Tradition

Acknowledgements

Endnotes

Glossary

Bibliography

Appendix

(Original verses in Sanskrit and Roman transliteration)

Index