A Simple Truth: Awaken to the Essence of Human Life

By Kumar

In an evolutionary guidebook, experienced engineer and applied philosopher Kumar combines ancient wisdom with simple, practical engineering concepts to help anyone—regardless of their gender, background, faith, or nationality—to transform their lives from challenging and frenzied to fulfilling and harmonious. While carefully examining the clues left behind in ancient texts and insights from engineering, science and modern research, Kumar reminds all of us that we can rely on simple truths every day to attain a purposeful and loving life. A Simple Truth shares concepts that allow anyone on a journey of self-discovery to understand the true purpose for human life and our existence as a whole and ultimately realize health, abundance, and joy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Aug 14, 2017
• ISBN: 9781483470429

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A Simple Truth

Awaken to the True Essence of Human Life

Kumar

Copyright © 2017 Kumar.

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ISBN: 978-1-4834-7043-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4834-7042-9 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017908312

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Acknowledgments

Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, India

and

Savitri

Founder, Heartfull™ Meditation

Alive and Shine Center, Bellevue, WA

Introduction

In our fast-paced information age, many people in developed countries have access to instantaneous news feeds, social media updates, and vast amounts of data. We are constantly seeking information from the outer world to make our lives entertaining, meaningful, and healthy. Yet the human race seems to be overwhelmed with extreme imbalances between wealth and poverty, health and illness, war and peace, and love and hate, to name a few. With Internet-based access to information, we have gained a lot of outer knowledge about a variety of topics, but we have lost access to inner knowledge, wisdom, and truth. In the pursuit of outer knowledge, we have forgotten to seek true inner knowledge.

The purpose of this book is to remind the reader of the reason for human life and existence as a whole. The truth is always simple and is always in plain sight. It is up to us, as individuals and as a society, to awaken, integrate, and live the simple truths outlined in this book and thereby make our lives healthy, abundant, joyful, and purposeful.

This book comprises of four chapters, and each chapter is presented in a numbered format as opposed to a more traditional narrative style of writing. Many of the succinct insights presented have multiple layers of interpretation and will require insightful contemplation by the reader. Wherever possible, each concept is cross-referenced with appropriate citations from various disciplines such as science, engineering, and philosophy. The book highlights the wisdom left behind in some of the ancient scriptures and can be reviewed through the modern lens of engineering, science, and mathematics.

Further, Heartfull Meditation is a logical solution that can bridge the gap between ancient and modern times. In addition to the physiological benefits of meditation, the following are some of the unique benefits