Leela: The Game of Self-Knowledge

Leela: The Game of Self-Knowledge by Harish Johari. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780698106420.

Leela is nothing less than the game of life, providing insight into our own consciousness and a key to divine knowledge. Four things are necessary for one or more to play: the book and game board, a die, and a significant object that belongs to the player, such as a ring, to serve as the players symbol during the game. Each of the seventy-two squares on the board represents a virtue or vice, an aspect of consciousness or a plane of reality; the players progress is dictated by the fall of a die corresponding to the forces of karma. Designed by Hindu sages over two thousand years ago, this is the precursor to the popular game "chutes and ladders." Simultaneously a game and a serious method of enlightenment, Leela parallels the spiritual journey toward liberation, advancing the player along that path by means of the self-exploration that the game demands. Repeated playing of Leela will reveal past karmas, current concerns, and the cosmic patterns governing your life.