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Yoga-Vasistha is a philosophical text attributed to Maharsi Valmiki. The complete text contains over 29,000 verses. Yoga-Vasistha teachings are structured as stories and fables, with a philosophical foundation similar to those found in Advaita Vedanta, which holds that the \"whole world of things is the object of mind\". The text is notable for expounding the principles of Maya and Brahman, as well as the principles of non- duality, and its discussion of Yoga. The text is structured as a discourse of sage Vasistha to Prince Rama. The text consists of six books. The first book presents Rama\'s frustration with the nature of life, human suffering and disdain for the world. The second describes, through the character of Rama, the desire for liberation and the nature of those who seek such liberation. The third and fourth books assert that liberation comes through a spiritual life, one that requires self-effort, and present cosmology and metaphysical theories of existence embedded in stories. The fifth book discusses meditation and its powers in liberating the individual, while the last book describes the state of an enlightened and blissful Rama.