Hinduism Books

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The Upaniṣads are among the most sacred foundational scriptures in the Hindu religion. Composed from 800 BCE onwards and making up part of the larger Vedic corpus, they offer the reader "knowledge lessons" on life, death, and immortality. While they are...

The East-West dialogue increasingly seeks to compare and clarify contrasting views on the nature of consciousness. For the Eastern liberatory models, where a nondual view of consciousness is primary, the challenge lies in articulating how consciousness...

What is the Bhagavad-Gita? Is it just a religious text? When was it composed? How relevant is it to the modern world? This book answers these foundational questions and goes beyond. It critically examines the Bhagavad-Gita in terms of its liberal,...

यह सर्व विदित है कि भारतीय संस्कृति विश्व की सबसे प्राचीन सनातन संस्कृति है।इसके विभिन्न तत्वों को आज पूरे विश्व में स्वीकार किया जा रहा है। भारतीय सनातन संस्कृति के अद्वितीय महत्व के कारण ही इसे विश्व पटल पर गुरु की उपाधि से सम्मानित किया गया है। भारतीय...

Who Were the Shudras? is a history book by Indian social reformer and polymath B. R. Ambedkar. The book discusses the origin of the Shudra Varna.In the book Ambedkar, citing Rigveda, Mahabharata and other ancient vedic scriptures, estimates that the...

Matousek has written a beautiful book that is at once a spiritual autobiography and an exploration of one of the most mystical beings of our time." -Dani Shapiro, author of HourglassMark Matousek was a nonbeliever when he met Mother Meera...

NOTE: This is NOT the regular Bhushundi Ramayana of Adi Ramayana but the very short summary of Ramayana narrated by Kaga Bhushundi in the Tulsi Rama-Charitmanas. It is JUST ONLY FEW VERSES Long. Please do not buy thinking it to be the Bhushundi Ramayana...

A Dotted grid is provided for the user to be able to write Rama Names on every page Page size: 8"x8". Dotted grid allows the user to write orienting the book 90 degrees as well.Rama-Japa—the constant repetition of the—is usually...

A Dotted grid is provided for the users to be able to write Rama Names on every page Page size: 7.5"x9.25".Rama-Japa—the constant repetition of the—is usually done mentally, or on a rosary; but there is one extremely efficacious...

This Journal contains outline of Rama-Shatnamavalih (Rama-108-Names) around which Rama Name can be written. Also Transliteration & Translation of Rama-Shatnamavalih Verses is provided on pages.The full text is also repeated at the end with...

Do you want to be on the cutting edge of the future of yoga?If you desire an authentic yoga practice embracing ancient yogic philosophy and traditions but don't know how to embody that knowledge with integrity in today's modern yoga culture, Embrace...

How can you stay motivated in your spiritual practice from day-to-day? What is the most fruitful way to work with your teachers? What detours and obstacles might slow you down?  How do spiritual communities function as a core practice? What roles do...

 Shankar Saakshaat is one of the ten novels based on the life of Jagatguru Shankaracarya written by Manishi Pdt. Janardan Rai Nagar.The plot of this novel is born out of the self in which there is conflict of knowledge with knowledge and super...

 Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa was one of the great sages who lived about hundred years ago. He hailed from a small village in Bengal. Even in his early years, his identity as a blessed soul was revealed. He performed priestly duties with great...

Trikamukhyamatāni o Principios Fundamentales del Shaivismo Trika es un corto pero muy importante libro sobre la filosofía de Cachemira en el norte de India.  El Shaivismo Trika enseña a ver con el Ojo del Señor. Por esta misma razón, el estudio...

A major contribution to the study of South Asian literature, offering a landmark view of Mahābhārata studies.

Examines the key role of a hagiographer within a charismatic religious movement.

Begging, Street Politics and Power focuses two different contexts: India and Pakistan. Considering both religious and secular begging regulation, and drawing on Hindu and Islamic engagements with begging, the book brings to the debate a wider social...

Today yoga is a thoroughly globalised phenomenon. Yoga has taken the world by storm and is even seeing renewed popularity in India. Both in India and abroad, adults, children and teenagers are practicing yoga in diverse settings; gyms, schools, home,...

This comprehensive guide begins with an exploration of the foundational texts and themes of Indian mythology. Delve into the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, discover the rich pantheon of Hindu deities, and uncover the symbolic meanings behind cosmological...

The all compassionate Lord does not discriminate between the vile and the virtuous but instead showers liberally His bountiful gifts of Nature on one and all. Without distinguishing a saint from a sinner, His rivers give their water freely to all who...

Shree Rama, the revered incarnation of Lord MahaVishnu, was born in the Suryavanshi dynasty. The dynasty, founded by King Ikshvaku, gave us many illustrious heroes including King Mandhata, King Harishchandra, King Sagaara, King Bhagiratha, King Dilipa,...

The book explores ethics and comparative religion, emphasizing the crucial role of duty in human society. An ordered societal structure relies heavily on duties and obligations. However, most people today either lack a sense of duty or have a weak...

In 1893, Swami Vivekananda travelled to Chicago to attend the Parliament ofWorld Religions. There, amidst representatives of the various religions of theworld, Vivekananda-who grew up in an affluent Bengali household in Calcutta,studied to be a lawyer,...

How did Brahma create alluring women, and for what purpose? Why didthe righteous King Bhangashvana choose womanhood? How did the sageMarkandeya's pupil prevent his guru's wife from committing adultery? Whatrole did Indra play in the births of Vishvamitra...

Die Legendensammlung des tamilischen Periya Puranam stammt aus dem 12. Jahrhundert. Sekkizhar, ein Dichter und Minister am Hof des Chola-Königs Kulothunga II., hat sie nach alten Vorlagen zusammengetragen. Sie erzählt das Leben der 63 südindischen...

Shri Krishna is Parambrahm. He is the source of all knowledge and the Supreme Lord of the Universe. He pervades in every atom of the universe. During His incarnation on the earth, He engaged in various lilas for the benefit of the mankind. Of all His...

This Journal contains outline of Hindu Sacred Text Rama-Raksha-Stotram (Hymn to gain Protection of Lord-God Rama) around which Rama Name can be written. Also Transliteration & Translation of Rama-Raksha-Stotram Verses is provided on pages.The full...

Jnaneshwar (1275-1297) is a favorite saint of Maharashtra, India wroteover a thousand abhangs, or unbreakable devotional poems.Twenty-eight of his abhangs were written as a collection calledHaripath (meaning “Sing Hari, study Hari [God]”)...

Written seven hundred years ago, Jnaneshwara's Amritanubhava is one of India's greatest philosophical and spiritual writings, alongside the Bhagavad-Gita, the Upanishads and the great texts of Shankaracharya and Kabir. Jnaneshwara opens the spiritual...

 In Enlightened Hindu - Samarth Rashtra, the author presents the organizational form of Sanatan Dharma in a systematic manner in such a way that the entire organizational information of Hinduism is contained in a single book.This wonderful book...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. ...

Doss demonstrates how the multicultural Indian society, known widely for its composite culture, and secular convictions were categorized, compartmentalized, and communalized by the racialized religious pretentions.

Lectures on Jnana Yoga is a book written by Swami Vivekananda in 1902. It is a collection of lectures given by the Swami on the topic of Jnana Yoga, which is one of the four paths of yoga. Jnana Yoga is the path of knowledge and wisdom, and it is focused...

Lectures on Hindu Religion, Philosophy and Yoga is a book written by Kshitish Chandra Chakravarti and published in 1893. The book is a collection of lectures delivered by the author on various aspects of Hinduism, including its religious practices,...

Le Bhagavad-Gita: ou Dialogue de Krishna et d'Arjuna est un livre �����crit en 1787 par Wilkins, Charles. Il s'agit d'un texte sacr����� de la religion hindoue qui raconte la conversation entre le dieu Krishna et le guerrier Arjuna sur le champ de...

""Land of Idols: Or Talks with Young People About India"" is a book written by John J. Pool and published in 1894. The book is aimed at young readers and provides an introduction to the culture, history, and geography of India. The author uses a...

A translation of an ancient text from the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism, devoted to the worship of the goddess Kali. The book includes prayers, hymns, and rituals used by devotees to cultivate a deep and meaningful relationship to the divine feminine...

The Heart of the Uddhava Gita is a concise abridgement of the final teachings which the noble avatar-king Sri Krishna shared with His dear friend Uddhava before departing from this Earth, and countless spiritual students down through the ages have found...

This book, Kashmir Shaivism: the Secret Supreme, by the twentieth century's great philosopher saint Swami Lakshmanjoo, presents a systematic unfolding of the Tantric teachings of the ancient tradition of Kashmir Shaivism. This profound tradition,...

Yogi Amrit Desai, one of the earliest pioneers of yoga in this country, began teaching in 1960. Out of the Kundalini awakening he experienced in 1970, Yogi Desai developed a spiritual dimension tothe practice of Hatha Yoga and named it Kripalu Yoga in...

A study of various aspects of the traditional metaphysical doctrines of the Hindu Tradition, along with extensive book and article reviews

The Hand Book of Hindu Law is a comprehensive guide to Hindu law compiled by Tran Nath Chutterjee in 1864. The book is designed to serve as a reference for practitioners and a resource for students studying Hindu law. It draws from various sources to...

""The Aphorisms of Sandilya: With the Commentary of Swapneswara or The Hindu Doctrine of Faith"" is a book written by E.B. Cowell in 1878. The book is a translation of the aphorisms of Sandilya, a Hindu sage, with a commentary by Swapneswara. The...