“The Self-Shining Reality” is largely based on the (commentary) of Shankaracharya on the and the Gaudapadacharya’s , the fundamental text for the study and application of the method of the three States ( ). Additionally, the author has grounded the development of his arguments in the entire commentary of Shankara on the and the works of Sureshvaracharya. The result is a text of great breadth and depth of content presented in a remarkably straightforward form. Structured in great part according to the traditional method of a dialogue between the , who puts forward several objections and the who establishes the correct doctrine, this book enquires into the Reality that underlies the three states of wakefulness ( ), dream ( ) and deep sleep ( ).