The whole book
All chapters
Every chapter as a plain page. The reader app is nicer to use — this is here so the book can be found, linked and quoted.
- The Purpose of This Book, and How to Use It
- Prologue — The Question by the Lamp
- Chapter 1 — Introduction to Sanatana Dharma
- Chapter 2 — Religion, Spirituality, and the Spiritual Religion
- Chapter 3 — The Library of Knowledge
- Chapter 4 — The Rishis: Our First Grandfathers
- Chapter 5 — Core Concepts: Jivatma, Karma, and the Goals of Life
- Chapter 6 — Devathas and the Fourteen Lokas
- Chapter 7 — Creation and Cosmic Time
- Chapter 8 — Yoga Shastra: The Inner Technology
- Chapter 9 — What Gives This Tradition the Spirit of Science
- Chapter 10 — Quantum Physics and Vedanta: Resonances, Handled Honestly
- Chapter 11 — Temples and Murti Worship
- Chapter 12 — The Logic in Our Everyday Practices
- Chapter 13 — Our Duties: the Five Great Yagnas
- Chapter 14 — Voices of the Upanishads: Great Dialogues and the Four Great Sayings
- Chapter 15 — The Bhagavad Gita: a Field Guide for Life’s Battles
- Chapter 16 — Swami Vivekananda: the Scientist-Monk
- Chapter 17 — Standing for Yourself and the Dharma, With Knowledge and Grace
- Chapter 18 — So What is the Purpose of Life?
- Chapter 19 — How do I Practice This Beautiful Tradition?
- Epilogue — The Answer by the Lamp
- A Closing Word
- Answer Key (for the curious — and for parents)
- Meera’s Question Bank — Rapid Answers She Collected All Year
- Mini-Glossary
- A Note for Parents and Teachers on Sources