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The stories of the ten incarnations of Vishnu are not only important in Hinduism, but also have wider benefits. They teach us that no matter how powerful evil is, truth ultimately triumphs. Every incarnation incarnated for a specific purpose. Matsya...

This book makes a primary source on ancient South Asia available to research.The Jaimini-Srauta-Sutra is a Sanskrit text composed around the 6th century BCE. The important new contribution of this book is the excellent Sanskrit commentary of Bhavatrata,...

అసత్యంపై సత్యం, అన్యాయంపై న్యాయం సాధించిన చారిత్రక కథ 'మహాభారత కథ'గా ఇప్పటికీ ప్రాచుర్యం పొందింది. రాజకీయం, శౌర్యం, శౌర్యం, త్యాగం అనే ఈ కథ చిన్నప్పటి నుంచి వింటూనే ఉన్నాం. ఏస్ షూటర్ అర్జున్, పరోపకారి కర్ణుడు, మతానికి పర్యాయపదమైన యుధిష్ఠిరుడు, తాత...

The Holy Vedas are oldest and most respected scriptural Hindu writings. They were passed down orally for generations before being written in Sanskrit in 1500 BCE.This book contains the English translation of all four Vedas: Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Atharva...

Swami Vivekananda was born in 1863 in a township in Calcutta. Everyone was convinced of his ability and intelligence in school and college. After his college education, he started participating in reform movements in search of the truth of religion and...

This Puran is devoted to the mother goddess. Owing to her brocreational capabilities she is considered to be the geacom of all energy. Hence the term 'shakti' for mother Godders which literally means energy.

Ability is an important tool in life. Ability without commitment and awareness is like a vehicle without the engine. The Shiva Sutra enhances one's awareness in a way one sees an opportunity in a difficulty and not a difficulty in an opportunity. There...

Nous dirons donc, pour ramener les choses à leurs justes proportions, qu'il semble bien que nous approchions réellement de la fin d'un monde, c'est-à-dire de la fin d'une époque ou d'un cycle historique, qui peut d'ailleurs être en correspondance avec...

Publiées entre 1925 et 1932, les textes présentés dans cette trilogie sont considérés comme étant les plus importants quant à la métaphysique développée par René Guénon. La combinaison de ces oeuvres capitales permet ainsi de mieux appréhender la pensée...

<p>Chanting or listening to the one thousand names of the Lalitā Sahasranāma is a treasured practice among lovers of the red-hued Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī. If we can view this chant through the lens of the philosophy on which it is expounded, the...

The Śrīcakra is ubiquitous in modern culture, and found everywhere, from store fronts and yoga studios to logos and jewelry. Yet, this ancient and celebrated symbol remains a mystery. The Śrīcakra is an extraordinary map of the macrocosm that...

Sri Krishna Prem: A Wing and a Prayer is an in-depth, spiritual biography of a British fighter pilot (WW I), Ronald Nixon (1898-1965). Raised in an intellectually vibrant family, educated at Cambridge, he had a religious experience during one of his...

Tantra has been defined as "a mystical philosophy" and as "an unorthodox religious tendency". Both definitions are incomplete.While Tantra has mystical, philosophical and religious aspects it is, above all, a technique of action - a system of physical,...

Yantra making is a sacred and special art that has innumerable and miraculous benefits. It is an ancient art form that has been practiced by saints and yogis to attain ultimate wisdom and balance.Regular practice of Yantra making not only...

Shrî Râmana Maharshi (1879-1950), el gran sabio de la India del siglo XX, no fue únicamente un ser excepcional, sino también un hombre que, como tal, tuvo que hacer frente a las inclemencias de la vida terrenal y a la agitación de su entorno. Aquí, la...

For the first time gathered in a single volume, over 750 letters written by Swami Vivekananda’s own hand, from 1888 until 1902, the year of his passing. In order to preserve Swami Vivekananda’s voice, none of his letters has been set aside,...

The Vivekachudamani (Sanskrit Vivekacūḍāmaṇi) is an introductory treatise within the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism, traditionally attributed to Adi Shankara of the eighth century CE. It is in the form of a poem in the Shardula Vikridita metre,...

This extraordinary treatise explores parallel passages from the Bible and the Hindu scriptures to reveal the essential unity of all religions. Swami Sri Yukteswar is renowned as the revered guru of the great pioneer of yoga in the West, Paramahansa...

The Reality Sutras is a handbook of teachings about the nature of the self and reality from the perspective of Trika Shaivism. Trika Shaivism, also known as Shaiva Tantra and Kashmir Shaivism, is a direct realization tradition from Northwest India...

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is an epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandava princes as well as containing philosophical and devotional material, such as a...

This volume looks at the problem from diverse periods and standpoints and shows us that this challenge is, in fact, a legacy of the Mahabharata and the responses to this challenge is what makes the text ever-contemporary to different readers of different...

This book presents an account of the concept of mind in Hindu Tantra through a study of religious and philosophical texts in the medieval period. It will be of interest to researchers in the field of Religious Studies, Asian Religion, Hindu Studies,...

Abre la puerta al camino del amor a través de estos discursos sobre las canciones de la iluminación de Kabir y su enfoque afirmativo de la religión. Un libro inmensamente ameno y de profundo significado.

Dhumavati: Den Mørke Modergudindes Mystik Intrigueret af den hinduistiske spiritualitet? Opdag den fascinerende verden af Dhumavati, den mystiske gudinde, der repræsenterer mørket og døden. Lær om hendes oprindelse, hendes forskellige former og hendes...

Este libro comienza con una pregunta: ¿Podría explicar el trabajo de una escuela de misterio? y responde: Mis amados... y continúa describiendo el funcionamiento de las escuelas de misterio atemporales de todo el mundo y el apoyo que prestan a los...

Welcome to Krishna's Divine Tales, the first part of our exploration into the life and teachings of Lord Krishna. This journey begins with Krishna's early life-his childhood, his divine play, and the miraculous events that unfold as he grows from a...

"Just as the arrows released by Raghava travel at the speed of the wind, so I will travel swiftly to Lanka, the city protected by Ravana. If I do not find the daughter of King Janaka in Lanka, with the same force I shall go to the realm of the demigods."...

The Sri Yantra Bhavana Upanishad is attributed to the Atharvaveda. It is a later Upanishad that illuminates the Bhavana or Deeper Emotions connected to the Sri Yantra, the body of the Mother Divine, and also the body of Divine...

Avaranas - the nine enclosures, and their Sanskrit Alphabet Letters.There are principally three texts that throw light on this topic.a)Bhavana Upanishad (Bhavanopanishad) from Atharvavedab)Soundaraya Lahiri of Adi Shankaracharyac)Sri Matrika Chakra...

Puranas are almost like an encyclopaedia listing the human achievements in this part of the world till the time they were edited or complied. In every cycle of time the master editor called Vedavyas emerges to edit, vet and complie these records. Their...

Der Hinduismus ist weithin die Nationalreligion des Subkontinents Indien. So finden sich die bedeutendsten hinduistischen Bauwerke auch über die Bundesstaaten Indiens verstreut. Einige andere wichtige hinduistische Stätten sind aber auch in Hindu-Asien...

Historically in middle-class Bengali Hindu households it has been the matriarch's responsibility to arrange and maintain the domestic shrine and to perform daily rituals of deity worship and caretaking-termed in this book as domestic shrine traditions...

Contemporary debates on "mansplaining" foreground the authority enjoyed by male speech, and highlight the way it projects listening as the responsibility of the dominated, and speech as the privilege of the dominant. What mansplaining denies...

This Journal Book contains Nama-Ramayanam Text around which the Holy-Name Rama Name can be written. Also Transliteration & Translation of the Verses is provided on every page; and the full text is repeated at the end as well. Once embellished with...

Devanagari Text, Transliteration & English Translation of Important Hymns on Lord Rama by Tulsidas, and others Ancient Sages of India. Contains:Hanuman-Chalisa (40 verses on Hanuman), Rama-Raksha-Stotra (Hymn to gain Rama’s protection),...

Ramcharitmanas, the Holy-Lake of the enactments of Lord God Rama is an Awadhi rendering of the Ramayana narrative. This Epic, which is religiously studied every day by millions across India, was composed by the medieval saint Tulsidas. In this...

The Devi Gita comes from the last ten chapters of the seventh skanda of the Devi Bhagavatam and presents the magnificent dialogue between Himalaya and the Divine Mother, when She declared that She would take birth in his house as the Goddess Parvati...

A comprehensive and theory-rich investigation of the history and philosophy of yoga, from its Indian origins to the contemporary context.

Connected Places examines the words and actions of people who live in regions in the state of Maharashtra in western India to illustrate the idea that regions are not only created by humans, but given meaning through religious practices. By exploring the...

Sometimes known as "Hinduism", or alternately as the Vedic tradition, the religion of Sanatana Dharma is the most ancient, continuously practiced spiritual tradition on earth. The term "Sanatana Dharma" is translated from the Sanskrit language to English...

Ancient Vedic India was a land where knowledge and wisdom were revered as the greatest wealth. There intellectual Brahmins, sagely Rishis, and equipoised Munis were honored for their incomparable knowledge. At a time when writing was not well developed,...

Many secret wisdom of sanatan dhrama have been destroyed. Tantra is the best ritual in this kali yoga. gyatritantra is the best among all the sacred wisdom in Hindu religious traditions. The great Vedic sages like vashista, viswamitra and sukracharaya et...

స్వతహాగా నేను రచయితను కాను. కాకపోతే ఎంతోకొంత రచయితలతో సాంగత్యం కలిగిన వాణ్ణి. అప్పుడప్పుడు ముఖ పుస్తకంలో పోస్టింగ్ లప్పుడు రెండు, మూడు లైన్లు రాయడమే గగనంగా ఉండేది. దేశవ్యాప్త లాక్ డౌన్ ప్రకటించిన నేపథ్యంలో ఒక్కసారిగా ఆలోచనలు చుట్టుముట్టాయి...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format...

Die erste vollständige Übersetzung des Klassikers "The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna" von Swami Nikhilananda (Band 1 von 2). Enthalten sind die Gespräche von Sri Ramakrishna sowie die täglichen Ereignisse aus seinen vier letzten Lebensjahren (1882-1886), die...