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    Song of the Free Soul: Avadhuta Gita
    Song of the Free Soul: Avadhuta Gita
    Song of the Free Soul: Avadhuta Gita
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    Song of the Free Soul: Avadhuta Gita

    By David Crosweller

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    Song of the Free Soul – The Avadhuta Gita, is a Hindi classic text to which I have attempted to bring new meaning with English words more suited to the 21st Century without losing the essence of the original Sanskrit.

    The wonderful work is as relevant today as it was when it was first spoken, or sung, and can be a valuable aid to those on their personal spiritual journey.

    I hope it offers you clear guidance.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateDec 22, 2023
    ISBN9781446620137
    Song of the Free Soul: Avadhuta Gita

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      Song of the Free Soul - David Crosweller

      Song of the Free Soul

      –

      The Avadhuta Gita

      Song of the Free Soul

      Second Edition

      Copyright © 2023 David Crosweller/CIPW Ltd

      All rights reserved.

      ISBN: 978-1-4466-2013-7

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Dedications

      Introduction

      Lord Dattatreya

      Chapter 1 – Self

      Chapter 2 – Reality

      Chapter 3 – Immortality

      Chapter 4 – Knowledge

      Chapter 5 – Mind

      Chapter 6 – The Free Soul

      Chapter 7 – Wisdom

      Chapter 8 – Completion

      Acknowledgements

      Thank you to Nik Williams, Nicky Gilbert and Kathryn Crosweller for edits.

      Thank you to Wiki Source and The Song of the Avadhut by Swami Abhayanada, which are the two sources I referred to most, among quite a few others!

      The photo on the front cover is the statue of Lord Dattatreya that resides in the entrance hall to the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, New Delhi.

      The photo on the back cover is the small statue I was gifted by Sathya Sai Baba.

      "Teach only Love,

      for that is what you are"

      "You are not God,

      but God is all there is of you"

      Rajpur

      Dedications

      To begin with,

      as is traditional,

      we offer our thanks to

      Lord Ganesha

      And then to other

      marvellous Beings

      that were present

      while this text was

      being formulated

      and eventually written

      Lord Shiva

      Lord Dattatreya

      The Divine Mother,

      especially Mother Mary

      and Siva Sakthi Ammaiyar

      Lord Jesus Christ

      Shirdi Sai Baba

      and

      Sri Sathya Sai Baba

      Introduction

      The original version of this book had quite a long introduction, and I was guided to re-publish without such an explanation, but a small part is still valid. I think it is worth stating right up front that I am not a Sanskrit scholar, nor do I think of myself as an expert in English. At my age (I am seventy-one years old as I write this) my style of writing is regarded as a bit old-fashioned by some and it was a very long time ago that a teacher tried to instil the nuances of the English language into me.

      With that said, my objective was simple. Take a beautiful piece of scripture and turn it into more colloquial language better suited for the 21st century, without losing the essence of what is being told. I have only used one Sanskrit word, Brahman. Brahman is all there is, the Absolute Self.

      Things have also moved on for me and you can see how if you search for Conscious in Plain Words on popular blogging sites, especially the one that begins with ‘Sub’ – it has to do with Amazon!

      You can also email consciousnessinplainwords@gmail.com if you would like to order a paperback copy of this book.

      Remember, You are Love and Loved.

      David Crosweller, Wiltshire, UK, 2023

      Lord Dattatreya

      As with most Hindu spiritual stories, there are many different explanations as to who Lord Dattatreya is. You can scour the internet for various opinions and descriptions. If you are interested to know more, an excellent aural guide is given by Dr Robert Svoboda on YouTube at:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc1qNfbkeao

      Most books about Hinduism state that there is no such thing as Hinduism, rather there are Hinduisms, because the religion is so diverse and incorporates so many variations. Many

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