About the Book The present edition pays special attention on two central ideas that is consciousness and the ontological status of the phenomental reality. While elucidating them, this edition raises the question whether the Advaitic claim of non-duality can be proposed and defended consistently or whether we are forced to admit that the jiva has individuality and identity of its own, though it is dependent on Brahman for its being and continued existence. About the Authors Dr. Sebastian Carri was a Sanskrit scholar and researcher in the meaning of Hindu scriptures. Early in his long academic career, Dr Sebastian Carri took up Indian philosophy as his area of specialisation and spent his active years studying and analysing Vedic Sanskrit. Dr. Augustine Perumalil: Augustine Perumalil is the Dean of St Xavier’s College, Jaipur. He received his Master’s degree in philosophy from Poona University and PhD from Punjab University, Chandigarh, specializing in philosophy of religion.