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Swami Lakshman Joo |
Vijnana Bhairava : The Practice of Centring Awareness |
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| The Vijnana Bhairava is one of the most important Tantras of Kashmir Saivism, at least as far as the practical aspect of the yoga of this school is concerned. It teaches 112 dharanas, or ways of centring awareness and entering divine consciousness (which includes ordinary and extraordinary experience), as well as tantric methods of spiritual practice such as kundalini, mantra and mudra. The modern need to integrate all aspects of life makes this ancient text of great relevance to our times.
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K.N. Subramanian |
The Yoga Vasishta |
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The Yoga Vasishta of Valmiki is a monumental spiritual work containing the teachings of Vasishta to Rama. For countless centuries it has inspired and guided spiritual seekers. Academic scholars have long neglected the work but a proper study of it is sure to re-orient the attitude of the intellectuals to the non-dual reality and the world-process, and convince them that the final Advaitic Teaching is not that the world is an illusion but that it is... |
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Beyond Freedom: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj |
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| Recently, some long-forgotten tapes of Nisargadatta Maharaj’s talks were unearthed from the archives of S. K Mullarpattan, Maharaj’s interpreter for the longest time. These tapes contained recordings of some of Maharaj’s talks with seekers, held during the last two years of his life. They capture afresh the essence and flavour of the teachings of this world-renowned Master of Advaita - the Hindu philosophy of Non-duality. These dialogues find a new relevance for our times.... |
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Dr. Chatterjee |
Purana Purusha Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiree |
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| This book is a remarkable blend of literature and philosophy based on the life of Yogiraj Sri Shama Churn Lahiree Mahasaya, Fountain-Head of Kriya yoga.The book is a biography based on the ideals of Yogiraj and tenets of Kriya yoga. The authenticity of this biography lies in the preface where Satyacharan Lahiri Mahasaya grandson of Yogiraj Shama Churn Lahiree Mahasaya, commands his disciples the author, Dr. Ashoke Kumar Chatterjee who was then an elevated Kriyaban having meticulously and... |
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Aziz Kristoff |
Enlightenment: Beyond Traditions |
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| Enlightenment Beyond Traditions is a unique and revolutionary book. Through this book has been channeled the light of Pure Understanding that brings us to the spiritual wholeness. With an exceptional precision, it leads us through the complex and dangerous realm of awakening, where so many got lost. This book is truly beyond traditions, that is, beyond the past knowledge. The vision of Enlightenment which it presents is multidimensional, embracing doubtlessly, the eternal paradox of Being and... |
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Swami Lakshman Joo |
Kashmir Shaivism : The Secret Supreme |
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| Swami Lakshman Jee is the last living Master of the oral tradition in Kashmir Shaivism. This exposition of the non-dual philosophy with practical applications is his first book in English. The tantric teachings are hidden in a language of allusion and symbols. Swamiji offers the skeleton key of the oral tradition that allows access to secrets. The intent is to preserve the tradition and to make it available. The emphasis is on practical realization of Truth through the experience of... |
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Ramesh S. Balsekar |
Experience of Immortality |
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| Ramesh S. Balsekar, an awakened sage, discusses the philosophy of Advaita with an inspired clarity. Speaking and writing in English, he has authored over twenty books and has spoken with seekers daily from his Mumbai home for the last two decades, offering unique insight into the basic permise of this philosophy, that all there is is Consciousness.
This is an English translation of a Marathi classic "Amritanubhava" by Jnaneshwar, a 13th century saint-poet of Maharashtra, India. This is... |
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V.K. Subramanian |
Saundaryalahari of Sankaracharya |
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| Saundaryalahari is a rare Tantric work whose authorship is attributed to Samkaracarya. It is a long poem of one hundred verses; a hymn of praise to the Divine Mother; an invocation and a prayer that awakens man from stupor to a state of effulgent energy and creativity. In this monograph the original Sanskrit text of each verse is presented in Devanagari script accompanied with its Roman transliteration. English rendering of the verses and explanatory notes are provided with an eye to... |
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Ramana Maharshi |
Who am I?: the teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi |
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| "Who am I?" is the title given to a set of questions and answers bearing on Self-enquiry.
The questions were put to Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi by one Sri M. Sivaprakasam Pillai about the year 1902. Sri Pillai, a graduate in Philosophy, was at the time employed in the Revenue Department of the South Arcot Collectorate. During his visit to Tiruvannamalai in 1902 on official work, he went to Virupaksha Cave on Arunachala Hill and met the Master there. He sought from him spiritual guidance, and... |
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Swami Vivekananda |
Complete Works: Swami Vivekananda (9 Vols. Hard Back) |
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| A huge collection of the books, lectures, letters, poetry of Swami Vivekananda in 9 volumes in Hard Back edition.About the Authour:Swami Vivekananda is regarded in India as a patriot and saint. He came to the United States and spoke at the World's Parliament of Religion in Chicago. After the Parliament, the Swami traveled throughout the United States and England lecturing and giving the Western world his best teachings on Vedanta, teachings that seemed customized for the... |
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Akshaya Kumar Banerjea |
Philosophy of Gorakhnath: With Goraksha-Vacana-Sangraha |
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| This book is an attempt to present a systematic and consistent account of the philosophical background of the spiritual culture associated with the names of Yogi Gorakhnath and other adepts of the Natha school. The account is mainly based on an original Sanskrit text of the school attributed to Gorakhnath, which is believed to be a faithful record of some of the traditional views of the school. This book is an attempt to present a systematic and consistent account of the philosophical... |
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K.N. Subramanian |
Wisdom of Sri Dattatreya |
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| Sri Dattatreya's work 'Tripura Rahasyam' (Jnana Khandam) is one of the greatest Vedanta classics of the pre-Sankara period. Like the 'Yoga Vasishta' and the 'Sura Samhita' it anticipates in quite a remarkable fashion the fundamentals- the crucial essentials of Sankara's Advaita Vendanta. The 22 chapters of this book, Wisdom of Sri Dattatreya, deal with Dattatreya's stress of Vichara and the greatness of satsanga, the story of Hemachud who was instructed in the need of Shraddha, the nature of... |
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Jaideva Singh |
Spanda Karikas: The Divine Creative Pulsation |
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| The present book is of the supreme significance from four points of view. Firstly, it breaks a new ground in Indian philosophy. According to it, the Self is not simply witnessing consciousness as maintained by Sankhya, Patanjala Yoga, Vedanta, but an active force of Spanda.Secondly, the ultimate reality is not simply a logical system, a mysterious background of bloodless categories, but spanda or living, throbbing Energy, the Divine creative Pulsation, the source of all manifestation, physical... |
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Kanti Chandra Pandey |
Abhinavagupta: An Historical and Philosophical Study |
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| The work of "Abhinavagupta : An Historical and Philosophical Study", is an important contribution to scholarship. It provides an account of well-known, but little-studied, philosophical system, known under the several names of 'Siva' 'Trika' 'Pratyabhijna' and others. The basic Sutras expounding the system are by Siva himself, followed by Parasurama Gaudapada and others: but like Sankaracarya in the realm of Vedanta whose basis lay in the Upanisads, the person who made the system... |
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Sri Ananda |
Complete Book of Yoga |
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| The book, an international bestseller and already in its 13th printing, is very detailed with pictures and guides. It is an all inclusive guide, teaching every reader on its own, irrespective of whether he is a beginner or just wants a better understanding of yoga. This volume has taught and still continues to teach and enlighten generations on the experience and the tremendous benefits of yoga for the body, mind and spirit. Sri Ananda not only demonstrates all the fundamental and several... |
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John Grimes |
The Vivekacudamani of Sankaracarya Bhagavatpada |
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| Advaita Vedanta is one of the most important and widely studied schools of thought in Hindu philosophy and the Vivekacudamani is one of the most important texts in the Advaita tradition and the most popular philosophical work ascribed to the great Idnian philosophers, Sankara Sankara (c. 650-700) is considered to be a giant among giants and probably the most venerated philosopher in Idnia's long history. |
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Aurobindo |
Integral Yoga: Sri Aurobindo's Teaching and Method of Practice (Paperback) |
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| One of the foremost Indian philosophers of the twentieth century, Sri Aurobindo was also a political activist, a mystic and a spiritual leader. Between 1927 and 1950, Sri Aurobindo remained in seclusion while perfecting a new kind of spiritual practice he called the Integral Yoga. During this period he gave detailed guidance to disciples and seekers, responding to thousands of inquiries. This correspondence constitutes a major body of work on the practice of... |
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Ramesh Balsekar |
Pointers from Nisargadatta Maharaj |
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| Ramesh Balsekar is the most famous student of Nisargadatta Maharaj. In his first book, Pointers, Ramesh Balsekar explains the teachings of his guru. "The core of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj's teaching is the... |
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Satischandra Chatterjee |
An Introduction to Indian Philosophy |
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Swami Venkatesananda |
The Supreme Yoga (2 Vols.) |
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| The Yoga Vasistha is a unique work of Indian philosophy and is highly respected for its practical mysticism. These teachings of Sage Vasistha imparted to Lord Rama, contain the true understanding about the creation of the world. The supreme Yoga with Romanised text is a translation into English of this complete work and is accompanied by brief expositions by Swami Venkatesananda. Swami Venkatesananda has been working untiringly for decades to spread life-giving message of Yoga and vedanta in... |
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Rohit Mehta |
The Call of the Upanishads |
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| The Upanishads contain a large number of inspiring and instructive passages and verses--it has not been possible to include all of them in this book. For the purposes of this book the author has taken those verses and passages that have a bearing on the mystical teaching of the Upanishads. It is mysticism which is the very core of the Upanishads--and so in understanding this mysticism one comes to the heart of the sublime and magnificent teaching of the Upanishads.
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Sri Aurobindo |
The Philosophy of the Upanishads |
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| Full text of a manuscript which represents an early stage of his thinking on the most important scriptures of Vedanta philosophy.
About the Author:
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian/Hindu nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru. After a short political career in which he became one of leaders of the early movement for the freedom of India from British... |
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Rohit Mehta |
From Mind to Super Mind |
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| The message of the Gita has an important and a practical bearing on the
problems of the modern age. It shows a way out of the complexities of the mind
to complete and unfettered freedom of the Super-Mind. This path is not meant
only for the few, it can be trodden by all who seek freedom from life's
entanglements. In an age where the individual is becoming more and more
insignificant due to the impacts of political, economic and social forces, the
Gita brings to man a message of hope... |
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Swami Satyananda Saraswati |
Ishavasya Upanishad |
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| Sanskrit text, English translation and detailed commentary on this most important "principal" Upanishad, considered to be the seed of Indian philosophy in general and of Vedanta philosophy in particular. Includes a useful introduction to the essence and wisdom of the Upanishads. About the Author: Swami Satyananda Saraswati,author of over eighty Books,is well known as a number of his Books,like Asana Prana Yama Mudra Bandha,Yoga Nidra Etc., are best sellers. He is... |
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Sanjukta Gupta |
Laksmi Tantra |
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| Among the vast number of Pancaratra Agamic texts the Laksmi Tantra stands out because it deals almost exclusively with Laksmi. The divine creative impulse, intelligence, potency, potentiality, power, majesty and speech.
The focus of the text is on Pancaratra philosophy (including cosmogony) and the practice of yoga based on it, with its attendent Mantra Sastra. By dealing with the role of Sakti in the creation and maintenance of the world, totally rely on God`s mercy and benevolence, the... |
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S.N. Dasgupta |
History of Indian Philosophy (5 Vols.) |
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| The work appears in five volumes. Each volume is devoted to the study of the particular school of thought of Indian Philosophy.
Vol. I comprises Buddhist and Jaina Philosophy and the six systems of Hindu thought, viz., Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Mimamsa and Vedanta.
Vol. II completes studies in the Sankara school of Vedanta. It also contains the philosophy of the Yogavasistha, the Bhagavadgita and speculations in the medical schools.
Vol. III contains an elaborate account of the... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
The Life Divine |
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| Sri Aurobindo's principal philosophic work, a theory of spiritual evolution culminating in the transformation of man from a mental into a supramental being and the advent of a divine life upon earth. "In my explanation of the universe I have put forward this cardinal fact of spiritual evolution as the meaning of our existence here", Sri Aurobindo wrote to a disciple. "Behind the appearances of the universe", he explained, "there is the Reality of a Being and... |
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Tr. By Swami Venkatesananada |
The Supreme Yoga: Yoga Vasistha |
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| The Yoga Vasistha has been a favourite book of spiritual seekers in India these several centuries. Its special appeal lies in its thoroughly rational approach, and in its presentation of Vedanta as a philosophy to bridge the gulf between the secular and the sacred, action and contemplation, in human life, through a comprehensive and lofty spirituality. This monumental scripture is the greatest help to the spiritual awakening and the direct experience of the truth. This is certain. If this is... |
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Sri Swami Venkatesananda |
Philosophy, Psychology and Practice of Yoga |
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| The title says it all. Series of lectures given by the author highlighting the most essential aspects of Yoga Sadhana and bringing Yoga Darshana as a vibrant, living guide to spiritual practice. A very useful book.
Swami Venkatesananda bridges the gap between Eastern and Western thought by exploring their common ground. His clarity of thought and lucid style, and his knack of explaining the most difficult concepts in the simplest way, make this book a joyous communication.
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Sheng-Yen |
Illuminating Silence |
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| A thought provoking introduction to Chan (Chinese Zen) through the
teachings of the influential Master Shen Yen. This is a rare opportunity to gain
an insight into the practice of a Chinese Zen retreat and the ideas behind it.
Part One of the book provides a full introductory account with extensive teachings, based on the worlds of the ancients.
Part Two delves deeply into the little known practice of 'Silent Illumination' which lies at the heart of Chinese Buddhism.
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Algis Uzdavinys |
The Golden Chain |
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| Presenting key writings of the most important sources of Pythagorean, Platonic and Neoplatonic thought, The Golden Chain defines this philosophy as a spiritual and contemplative way of life that ultimately leads to the vision of God. These writings point to underlying influences from Chaldean, Egyptian, Phoenician and Indian sages, suggesting that the Hellenic wisdom from which all subsequent Western philosophy arose was established upon a perennial philosophy of unchanging metaphysical... |
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S. Radhakrishnan |
The Dhammapada With Introductory Essays, Pali Text, English Translation and Notes |
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| This is an internationally acclaimed translation of a classic Buddhist text, presented in both Pali and English by one of India's foremost philosophers and religious authorities. S. Radhakrishan provides full explanatory notes to the text, as well as an introductory essay about Gautama Buddha, who, from very early times, was believed to have uttered the verses of the Dhammapada. |
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Arvind Sharma |
Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta |
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| The Experiential Dimension of Advaita Vedanta provides a clear, concise and precise introduction to Advaita Vedanta, on the basis of something more powerful than argument, namely, experience.
About the Author:
A former member of the I.A.S., Arvind Sharma is currently Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is a leading historian of religion and one of the most significant Hindu thinkers since Radhakrishnan. Dr Sharma is a leading... |
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Stefan Anacker |
Seven Works of Vasubandhu |
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| Vasubandhu one of the most famous Mahayana Buddhist philosophers wrote works on a vast variety of subjects.
This collection of translations includes the Vadavidhi a work on logic the Panca-skandhaka-prakarana which deals with the aggregates making up personality the Karmasiddhi-prakarana which in explaining psychic continuity also attacks many features of earlier Buddhsit psychology, the famous Vimsatika and Trimsika which take Buddhsit psychology into hitherto unexplored areas the Madhyanta... |
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Swami Sivananda |
Japa Yoga |
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| The subject of this book is such that it become a vade mecum for all seekers on the path. We cannot think of another book on the subject so handy and exhaustive to place in the hands of Sadhaks. The chapters are methodically arranged to suit the conveniences of readers and provide a graduated series of lesson on this significant aspect of Bhakti Yoga.
We need not emphasize the importance of this work as its subject-matter firms the foundation of spiritual Sadhana. Yajnanam Japayajnosmi - I am... |
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Nisargadatta |
The Nectar of Immortality |
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| Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981) is a revered master of the Tantric Nath lineage. His reputation and the popularity of his works have been increasing geometrically since his death in 1981. He is an inspiring example of an ordinary merchant and family man who attained complete realization of the Infinite, who taught that true freedom is a possibility for every one of us. Disciples and seekers from all over the world were drawn to his humble loft in the tenements of Bombay. Even on the... |
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Susunaga Weeraperuma |
Bliss of Reality: Essays on J. Krishnamurti's Extraordinary Insights into life |
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| The fascinating and incisive essays that comprise this book were inspired by J Krishnamurti's statements on Life's fundamental questions. Some of the topics covered are: 'Why believe in God?', 'Why believe in reincarnation?', 'Is dreamless sleep possible?' and 'Does naming hinder the Nameless?'
About the Author:
Susunaga Weeraperuma is internationally known for his extremely well acquainted with all the writings of J. Krishnamurti as well as the corpus of literature,... |
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M. Hiriyana |
The Essentials of Indian Philosophy |
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| The Essentials of Indian Philosophy provides a concise, connected account of Indian philosophy, and interpretation and criticism are provided within the limits of the volume.
An introductory chapter summarises Vedic religion and philosophy, and then Indian thought respectively with the early post-Vedic period and the age of the systems.
A brief historical survey accompanies each natural division of the subject, in addition to an exposition of its theory of knowledge, ontology and practical... |
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R. K. Prabhu (Compiler) |
Mohan-Mala |
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| This work has been essayed to present to the reader the essence of Mahatma Gandhiji's philosophy of life in the form of a Rosary of 366 "Pearls of Thought"— one "Pearl" for each day of the year including the leap year—all gleaned from his writings and speeches.
The "Pearls" have been so arranged as to make the transition from one thought to the next as smooth as possible, thus enabling the reader to make use of the Rosary either for daily contemplation of the given thought or for... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
Savitri (Hard Cover - Crown Size) |
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| Savitri is Sri Aurobindo's major poetic work, an epic in blank-verse of about 24,000 lines in which a tale from the Mahabharata becomes a symbol of the human soul's spiritual quest and destiny. "The tale of Satyavan and Savitri", Sri Aurobindo noted, "is recited in the Mahabharata as a story of conjugal love conquering death".
Sri Aurobindo has widened the original legend and turned it into a symbol in which the soul of man, represented by Satyavan, is delivered from the grip of death... |
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T.S. Rukmani |
Yogavarttika of Vijnanabhiksu (4 Vols.) |
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| This is the first time that an attempt to render the Yogavarttika into English has been made. Its syncretic nature and the difficulty of understanding it without the aid of the sutra and bhasya has always deserted the undertaking of this work for a study in such detail. The present work gains added importance due to the critical notes given under every varttika. The bringing together of all the three-the sutra, bhasya and varttika-will serve the scholar and layman alike and will fulfill the... |
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Swami Tapasyananda (tr.) |
Saundaryalahari of Sri Sankaracarya (Shankaracharya) |
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| Saundarya-lahari (or The Inundation of Divine Splendour') is a highly poetical but at the same time a tough technical work of Sri Sankaracarya, who was both the Bhasyskara (commentator) on the Texts of Vedanta philosophy, as also the Sanmata-sthapaka (the founder of the systems of worship of the six Deities of the Hindu pantheon). While this Text is a hymn of praise of the Divine Mother known as Tripurasundari. Lalita, Sodasi, etc., in Her creative aspect, it also deals with the technicalities... |
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Rohit Mehta |
J. Krishnamurti and Sant Kabir |
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| From Kabir to Krishnamurti is a far cry. For they are separated one from
the other by over five centuries. But quantitative measurement of this distance
has a qualitative aspect which cannot be measured in any time-scale. Two great
seers lived in two completely different worlds--with no comparison between the
two. And yet they expressed their thoughts and experience not only in a similar
language but almost in identical terms. In these two streams of thought
represented by Kabir and... |
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Janet Gyatso |
Apparitions of the Self: The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary |
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| Apparitions of the Self is a groundbreaking investigation into what is known in Tibet as "secret autobiography," an exceptional, rarely studied literary genre that presents a personal exploration of intimate religious experiences. In this volume, Janet Gyatso translates and studies the outstanding pair of secret autobiographies by the famed Tibetan Buddhist visionary, Jigme Lingpa (1730-1798), whose poetic and self-conscious writings are as much about the nature of his own identity, memory, and... |
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K. Narain |
The Fundamentals of Advaita Vedanta |
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| This book is a reliable compendium covering the whole gamut of philosophical problems and metaphysical issues concerning the system of Sri Samkaracarya's Advaita Vedanta. Besides referring to the philosophical conceptions and arguments as available in Samkara's works, it also attempts the exposition of the arguments and ideas of the eminent Post Samkarite philosophers to give a logically satisfactory exposition to Samkara's system of Advaita Vedanta.
This work is a thorough exposition, based... |
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N.C. Panda |
Maya in Physics |
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| Maya in Physics is a synthesis of modern physics and the Advaita Vedanta, with an integral thesis emerging out of the confluence. In the exposition of the Advaita Vedanta, its philosophy has been reinterpreted in the light of modern science. In this process, the Vedanta has been demystified and physics dematerialized instead of being confined to inter-school parallelism only, this book tries to present a total vision of the entire cosmos and its dependence on Brahman, the transcendental being... |
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Elgin H. Johnston |
The Dialectical method of Nagarjuna : Vigrahavyavartani |
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| Though only a 'minor work' in form, as regards its contents the Vigrahavyavartani is a fundamental text of Madhyamaka, as well as of the early Indian dialectical tradition. Not only does it admirably illustrate the dialectical method followed by Nagarjuna, the founder of the school, but it also clarifies the idea of Voidness (Sunyata) which has been so often misunderstood, not only in modern times and abroad, but in India itself and in Nagarjuna's own time. Vigrahavyavartani is a... |
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James R. Ballantyne |
The Sankhya Aphorisms of Kapila |
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| Traditionally and historically it is affirmed that Kapila is the real founder of the philosophical school known as Sankhya, or enumeration. The school is so termed on account of it having given rise to twenty-four categories of existence or what may be called evolutes. Prior to Kapila, Indian philosophical scene was in a state of diffusion, in that the Sankhya elements of thought were scattered in various Upanisadic texts, which meant no systematic presentation existed insofar as philosophical... |
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F. Max Muller |
The Six Systems of Indian Philosophy |
$44.99 $31.49 |
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| In this book F. Max Muller offers a survey of Indian philosophy and a historical perspective on the different schools of philosophy which emerged in ancient India. This edition, abridged and greatly enriched with a scholarly introduction by Heeraman Tiwari, enables us to appreciate and evaluate a fundamental contribution to Indology by an acknowledged authority on the subject. Contents: Introduction Preface Introductory chapter The Vedas The systems of philosophy ... |
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Ramesh S. Balsekar |
Sin & Guilt: Monstrosity of Mind |
$12.99 $9.09 |
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| Ramesh Balsekar reminds visitors that anything any sage has ever said, anything any religion or scripture has ever said is a concept.
In a delightful and unique manner he shatters commonly held fantasies about truth, about seeking, about how life happens. His crystal clear and profound teachings are backed by his complete understanding that 'Nobody does anything'.
About the Author:
Ramesh S. Balsekar is a disciple of the late Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, a renowned Advaita... |
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Shifu Nagaboshi Tomio |
The Bodhisattva Warriors |
$21.40 $14.98 |
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| This unique study of the genesis and development of the
earliest form of Buddhist self-defense practiced by Chuan Fa monks and mystics
shows both the philosophical and physical basis of the skills developed and
passed on to subsequent generations.
There are many who mistakenly believe Buddhism to be a predominantly philosophical teaching that regards physical and spiritual being as incompatible, or even antagonistic, toward each other. This book seeks to reunite these concepts. Its... |
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Pradip Mukherji |
Exploring Consciousness Through Unconsciousness |
$18.49 $12.94 |
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| It is also not a book of philosophy, religion, spirituality, new-age or old-age, though the bookseller will put in one of those categories.
This book intends to give no answer to any questions, doesn’t intend to solve any problem, or give any information or words of wisdom. It is also not a quick-feel-good book.
This book contains nothing that has not been said, heard or written before.
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M.P. Pandit |
The Yoga of Works |
$10.99 $7.69 |
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| The book deals with the problem of life energy, action and direction, which
confronts us all whenever we try to integrate our spiritual aspirations with the
daily life around us and the need to "work" in the society and play a role in
the vast undertakings of the Western world.
About the Author:
M.P. Pandit is a world-recognised authority on yoga and the Indian spiritual
tradition. He has written or edited more than eighty books on the teachings of
Sri Aurobindo and the... |
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Roy Eugene Davis |
The Self-Revealed Knowledge that Liberates the Spirit |
$9.99 $6.99 |
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| In this important book, Roy Eugene Davis explains why authentic spiritual awakening that provides a new perception of reality and makes possible a clear view of exceptional possibilities is of primary importance for our total well-being and for the nurturing and support of the collective consciousness of Planet Earth. A very good book about eastern spirituality. Suggested to serious seekers of all paths. The author presents a clear explanation of the soul's awakening through progressive... |
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Lao Tsu |
Tao Te Ching |
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| The most accessible and authoritative modern English translation of the ancient Chinese classic. Offers the essence of each word and makes Lao Tsu's teaching immediate and alive. Scholars say that the original Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as... |
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Swami Madhavananda |
Vedanta Paribhasha |
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| An epistemological work on Shankara Vedanta as interpreted in the Vivarana school. The Vedanta-Paribhasha is a seventeenth-century manual on the Vedanta philospophy.Dharmaraja Adhvarin (16th century) of Kandramanikkam (Thanjavur district) was a philosopher affiliated to the Advaita (non-dualist) school. He used the techniques of Nyaya (logic) to expound on advaita vedanta [Vedanta literally means "the end of the vedas". However it is taken to represent the philosophies embodied in the... |
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J. L. Shaw |
Casuality and Its Application |
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| Causality and Its Application: Samkhya, Bauddha and Nyaya is not only a commentary on the views of classical Indian philosophers, but also contains explanations of concepts which are indispensable for understanding metaphysics, epistemology and ethics, among many other things. This book deals with a range of questions, such as whether the material cause contains the effect in its subtle form, whether causality can be defined in terms of efficacy, whether causal conditions are related to each... |
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Eliot Deutsch, Rohit Dalvi |
The Essential Vedanta |
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| The Essential Vedanta is a comprehensive introduction to the tradition of Advaita Vedanta based upon primary sources and makes possible a study of it in its classical form.
Translations from all major Sanskrit writings are included as well as selections from all of the most important representatives of this central philosophy of India
About the Editors:Eliot Deutsch, is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy, University of Hawaii. Author of several... |
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S.M. Srinivasa Chari |
The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita |
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| This scholarly work presents a comprehensive and authentic exposition of the philosophy of the Bhagavadgita as enshrined in the original text. This book is written in consideration of the commentaries of Samkara, Ramanuja and Madhva. In the first part of the book, Dr. Chari offers an indepth study of selected and critical verses from each adhyaya and discusses their philosophical implications with particular reference to the Vedanta doctrines and connected issues advanced by the... |
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Piyali Palit |
Basic Principles of Indian Philosophy of Language |
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| This book is a concordance of theories of Indian tradition. An analytic approach has been made on the theories available in Paninian, Nyaya-vaisesika, Purvamimamsa and Vedanta schools to show the consistency of the discourse made by traditional philosophers who claim themselves to be Astika or Vedacentric.
Attempts also have been made to establish that the traditional Indian theories of language are undoubtedly relevant for solving some problems raised in modern philosophy of language.... |
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Stephen Kaplan |
Hermeneutics, Holography and Indian Idealism |
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| Hermeneutics, Holography and Indian Idealism is a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary analysis of the notion of projection. Advaita Vedanta informs us that mind is projected `out-there` into the world during perception. Is this notion of projection ridiculous and can it simply be ignored when studying Advaita texts, in particular Gaudapada`s Mandukya Karika? The answer to both questions is no.
First, the author steps outside of classical India in order to disclose a holographic,... |
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C.W. Huntington |
The Emptiness of Emptiness: An Introduction to Early Indian Madhyamika |
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| The Madhyamika or Middle Way a school of buddhist thought that originated in India in the second or third century, was a decisive influence in the subsequent development of Mahayana Buddhism.
In a new approach to its study, the Emptiness of Emptiness reconsiders the central doctrine of emptiness and shows that the Madhyamika critique of all philosophical views is both subtler and more radical than most western interpretation indicates
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R. K. Prabhu |
The mind of Mahatma Gandhi |
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| From the Foreword by S. Radhakrishnan: There is so much misunderstanding today about Gandhi's views and ways of thinking. This book, where we find collected together the relevant extracts from Gandhi's own writings on the central principles of his faith and conduct, will help to make Gandhi's position clearer to the modern mind. Reviews: "To many it will have the value of a new Bible or a new Gita; for here are words that have come out from the depth of... |
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Hermann oldenberg |
The Doctrine of the Upanisads and the Early Buddhism |
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| Chapter I of this study, which discusses the older Upanisads, viz., the Brhad Aranyaka Upanisad and the Chandogya Upanisad, describes at the outset how the idea of the Supreme Being, the unique mystic power, was conceived in the words Brahman and Atman and how these two entities merged with each other and became identical. It then discusses the doctrine of metempsychosis as evolved from the relation between the Supreme Being and the world of plurality. In this period, the magician-priest begins... |
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R.C. Dwivedi (Gen. Ed.) |
Isvarapratyabhijna-Vimarsini (3 Vols.) |
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| Commentary and supercommentary, with text, on Ivarapratyabhijńa, classical verse work, expounding the Trika philosophy in Kashmir Sivaism, by Utpala. |
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Bina Gupta |
Perceiving in Advaita Vedanta |
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| Advaita Vedanta is the non dualistic school of vedanta primarily explicated by Samkara.
The purpose of this study is to undertake an analysis of the epistemological issues inherent in the Advaita Vedanta theory of the Knowing and the known to explicate their twotiered theory of knowledge from a phenomenalistic perspective and at the same time to make sense of the overarching unity that prevails over the duality and division.
The interpretation and analysis is based on Dharmaraja`s Vedanta... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
The Synthesis of Yoga |
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| The Synthesis of Yoga is Sri Aurobindo's principal work on yoga: an examination of the traditional systems and an explanation of his own method of Integral Yoga. "Truth of philosophy is of a merely theoretical value unless it can be lived," Sri Aurobindo wrote, "and we have therefore tried in the 'Synthesis of Yoga' to arrive at a synthetical view of the principles and methods of the various lines of spiritual self-discipline and the way in which they can lead to an... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
The Secret of the Veda (Hard Cover) |
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| A study of the way of writing of the Vedic mystics, their philosophic system, their system of symbols and the truths they figure, and translations of selected hymns of the Rig-Veda.
"Is there at all or is there still a secret of the Veda?" Sri Aurobindo asks in the opening sentence of this book. He examines the ritualistic and naturalistic theory of nineteenth-century European scholars and then sets forth his own view:
"The hypothesis I propose is that the Rig-veda is itself the one... |
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Sri Aurobindo |
Savitri (Hard Cover - Pocket Size) |
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| Savitri is Sri Aurobindo's major poetic work, an epic in blank-verse of about 24,000 lines in which a tale from the Mahabharata becomes a symbol of the human soul's spiritual quest and destiny. "The tale of Satyavan and Savitri", Sri Aurobindo noted, "is recited in the Mahabharata as a story of conjugal love conquering death". Sri Aurobindo has widened the original legend and turned it into a symbol in which the soul of man, represented by Satyavan, is delivered... |
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Pandit Rajmani Tigunait |
The Himalayan Masters : A Living Tradition |
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| This book explores the lives of eight Himalayan sages who held the distilled wisdom and power of the world's spiritual traditions. These sages belonged to a universal tradition that emphasizes the direct experience of truth, one not limited by bounds of religion, nationality, geography, era, or race.
Pandit Tigunait skillfully weaves the teachings of the sages into a fabric of absorbing and delightful stories, so that the reader easily understands what might, in another context, look... |
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Pancham Sinh (Tr.) |
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika |
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| The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is an important text in which are enumerated the essentials of yoga. It explains in clear terms the asanas, pranayama, mudras, and the samadhi which are essential in the practice of yoga and describes the stages and the correct methods for doing these. It also discusses the philosophy underlying the yoga and is a manual of instructions for the students of yoga. The importance of this text for teacher and student of yoga alike cannot be overestimated as this treatise is... |
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Peter Russell |
From Science To God |
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| What does the speed of light have to do with the Koran, St. John and Aldous Huxley? Where does quantum physics meet the psychology of meditation? And if "I think, therefore I am," why can’t physics, chemistry or biology explain where human thought comes from?
'From Science to God' offers a crash course in the nature of reality. It is the story of Peter Russell's lifelong exploration into the nature of consciousness - how he went from being a strict atheist, studying mathematics and physics at... |
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J.P. Vaswani |
What you would like to know about - Karma |
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| Is God fair? This is a question that haunts us all at one time or another. What can help us answer this question is an understanding of karma – the eternal, universal law of cause and effect, which is at the very root of Hindu philosophy and thought.
“It is written in the stars,” people say. “I can’t change my destiny!” You can change your destiny! That is the message of this brilliant, incisive book which explains the complex and subtle law of karma in simple and clear-cut terms.
Dada J.P.... |
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Swami Parthasarathy |
Symbolism of Hindu Gods & Rituals |
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| A practical text explaining the philosophical significance of gods and goddesses, rituals and festivals, invocatory prayers. It provides an insight into the treasures of Hindu thought.
About the Author:
Swami Parthasarathy is acclaimed as one of the greatest exponents of Vedanta. His multi-disciplined academic base includes post-graduation from London University. For a staggering period of over half a century, he has dedicated himself to the study, research and propagation of... |
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Madhava Acharya |
Sarva Darsana Samgraha of Madhavacharya or Review of the different systems of Hindu Philosophy |
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| In this fourteenth century text 'A Compendium of all the Philosophical Systems' (of India) the author successively passes in review the sixteen philosophical systems current in India at the time, and gives what appeared to him to be their most important tenets, and the principal arguments by which their followers endeavoured to maintain them. |
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Nataraja Guru (tr.) |
Saundaryalahari of Sankaracarya: The Upsurging Billow of Beauty |
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| The Saundaryalahari has fascinated and puzzled generations of scholars and laypersons; subject to continuing study and debate, till today, such details as the authorship of the 100 verses named the Saundaryalahari remain a matter of contention, particularly among scholars. While some attribute it to Sankara, others argue that the Saundaryalahari's verses in praise of the Devi cannot have been authored by this staunch Vedantin; Some argue that it's value is essentially in the realm of what is... |
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Swami Vivekananda |
Jnana Yoga: The yoga of Knowledge |
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| By Swami Vivekananda, Jnana-Yoga, the Path of Knowledge, describes the essence of Vedanta philosophy - the wisdom of the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita in a modern scientific manner. Jnana-Yoga, along with Swami Vivekananda's Karma-Yoga, Bhakti-Yoga, and Raja-Yoga, are considered classics and outstanding treatises on Hindu philosophy. The Swami's deep spiritual insight, fervid eloquence, and broad human sympathy, shine forth in these works and offer inspiration to all spiritual... |
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Swami Krishnananda |
The Philosophy of the Panchadasi |
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| The Panchadasi is a standard text on the philosophy of the Vedanta, consisting of fifteen chapters, written by Sage Vidyaranya. This treatise stands as an unparalleled compendium expounding the fundamental principles of the Vedanta propounding the non-dual existence of Brahman, the supremacy of the Absolute. In accordance with the accepted definition of the Ultimate Reality as Sat-Chit-Ananda (Existence-Knowledge-Bliss), the fifteen chapters of the Panchadasi are grouped into three sections of... |
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C.D. Sharma |
Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy |
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| The book gives a clear, comprehensive and critical account of the various systems of Indian philosophy. The study is based on original sources and its principle value lies in their interpretation. It clears many obscure points and many misconceptions of Indian philosophy. The book will be found useful by all those who want a clear and accurate exposition of the development of Indian philosophical thought. The present treatise is a critical study of different systems of Indian Philosophy... |
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Rohit Mehta |
Journey with Death |
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| The book deals with the problem of death as well as the problem of life. Avoiding the traditional approach to Death which consists of a description of the After-Death condition, the author has tried to find a solution for the problems of survival and reincarnation, of Communication with the dead and of the Interval between two lives. He has also dealt with the problem of separation which Death poses to ordinary man and woman. The author would prefer to call the so-called Dead as only the... |
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Joshua Mack |
The Circle of Karma |
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| What is Karma, exactly? Is it punishment? Payback through divine
intervention? A universal method of checks and balances? Karma is really none of
that. The Circle of Karma sets out to explain the fundamentals. From the initial
recognition of Karma and the Buddhist perspective to the western world's
adoption of Karma, the author brings it out of antiquity and strips it down to
its essence, so that you understand it in the context of your everyday life.
Featuring a mixture of amusing... |
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Harry Aveling |
Osho Rajneesh and His Disciples: Some Western Perceptions |
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| This book brings together some of the best short writings in English on
Osho and neo-Sannyasa. Some of the pieces are celebratory, some inquisitive but
uncommitted, some scholarly, and some frankly sceptical. The book deals with
Osho himself, his Community, Meditation and Therapy, and the Decline and Renewal
of his movement, with a postscript on the presets commune. The papers provide a
full picture of a complex man and a vibrant, if turbulent, religious movement.
Study of Oshos'... |
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Bepin Behari |
Science, Culture and Man |
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| This volume contains thought-provoking essays, by distinguished
theosophists, and should be of considerable benefit to all those who are
interested in the healthy growth of mankind a one Brotherhood. |
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H.H the Dalai Lama |
Dialogues on Universal Responsibility and Education |
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| The first book of its kind to be published by the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dialogues on Universal Responsibility & Education offers a fascinating insight into the philosophical background of India and its transference to modern thought, as well as the practical wisdom of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Drawn from two workshops held in New Delhi between the Dalai Lama and a group of Indian scholars, philosophers, teachers and social reformers. Taking the concept of universal... |
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Swami Shantidharmananda Saraswati |
An Advaitic View of Kantian Philosophy |
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| This book examines both Vedantic and Western philosophies in both their theory and practical aspects. Particular attention is given to the modernest Western critical philosopher Immanuel Kant. The author offers a comparative study of both modern science and Western philosophies in relation to the Sanatana (Vedanta) method. Futhermore, the author seeks to illustrate that modern Science and Western philosophy are not competent paths of liberation. The book is an good start towards beginning a... |
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K.P. Aleaz/Nehemiah Nilkantha Sastri Goreh |
Christian Responses to Indian Philosophy |
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| A study of various Christian interactions with the six classical schools of Indian philosophy. K. M. Banerjea's and Nehemiah Goreh's studies of Indian philosophy are first discussed. A. J. Appasamy's interaction with Ramanuja's thought, Ignatius Puthiadam's work on Madhvacharya, John Vattanky's study of Navyanyaya and Francis X. D'Sa's work on Mimamsa are also discussed in various chapters as are Dhvani, Yoga and pramanas. First writtena an published as early as 1862, this work, originally... |
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David Burton |
Emptiness Appraised |
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| Emptiness (sunyata) is a religious/ philosophical concept which is central to much of Buddhist thought. It is employed in numerous contexts by different thinkers and schools, with a variety of meanings.
A thorough comparative study of the uses and meanings of the notion of emptiness throughout the history of Buddhism was certainly a desideratum, which this present work fulfils. It is an investigation into the philosophy of emptiness as expressed by the second century Indian Buddhist thinker... |
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Dr. T. D. Singh |
Science, Spirituality and the Nature of Reality |
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| Since antiquity, many prominent thinkers of the world, from Plato to Tagore and from Newton to Einstein, have attempted to unveil the nature of reality. Butreality seems always deeper than our feeble minds can comprehend. Can a combined effort of science and spirituality, the two most dominant forces of humanity, help to delve deeper into the nature of reality? This unique dialogue between Dr. T. D. Singh and Sir Roger Penrose; like the well-known East-West dialogue between Tagore and... |
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Kireet Joshi |
The Good Teacher And The Good Pupil |
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| This book is a compilation of certain ideas and accounts from different epochs and different cultural backgrounds.
It has proved to be very instructive to some teachers and pupils, and also to some parents.
Some educational thinkers and philosophers may also find here some material that could stimulate their thoughts |
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Daniel P. Sheridan |
The Advaitic Theism of the Bhagavata Purana |
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| Within a compass of eight chapters of this volume the author makes a close examination of the fundamental tenets of Bhagavata Purana. By penetrating analysis he shows how as a unified scripture Bhagavata Purana combines Vedantic non-dualism and Vaisnava devotionalism; and how the Bhagavata non-dualism accommodates the reality of the universe and of the individual selves in it within the all-encompassing reality of Brahman.
According to the author, this wonderful beldning the devotionalism and... |
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A.B. Keith |
Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads (2 Vols.) |
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| The work presents to the student of religion, in objective form and with constant reference to the original sources and to modern discussions, a comprehensive but concise account of the whole of the religion and philosophy of the Vedic period in India.
The work comprises twentynine chapters grouped in five main parts:
(i) Sources,
(ii) God and demons of the Veda,
(iii) Vedic ritual,
(iv) Spirits of the dead,
(v) Philosophy of the Veda. It draws mainly from the original sources.
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P.S. Sharma |
Anthology of Kumarila Bhatta`s Works |
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| The present work is an anthology of Kumarila Bhatta`s works the Slokavarttika and the tantravarttika which deal with such subjects as the nature of the Atman the nature of the Dharma the nature of the Sabda the self Validity of the veda the concept of Sphota the nature of the svarga, generality, Individuality, negation, sunyata, Vijnanavada, Apohavada etc. according to Mimamsa shcool.
A reader can derive a fair knowledge of the tenets of the Mimamsakas on different subjects. Besides the... |
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Ivan Kocmarek |
Language and Release |
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| We find here a translation for the first time of the sanskrit philosophical work entitled Pancaprakriya which belongs to the relatively early Advaita Vedanta thinker Sarvajnatman and a thematic analysis of the contents of that work.
The Pancaprakriya is a menual of Advaita Vedanta philosophy of language which for Sarcajnatman is reduced to the discernment of the proper meaning of certain great Upanisadic statements or mahavakyss such as Iam Brahman and "That thou art."
Through the... |
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Ramesh S. Balsekar |
Who Cares? |
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| Consiousness is all there is. So "Who" is to know or seek "what"? All there is is the impersonal functioning of Consciousness, or God, reflecting within Itself the totality of manifestation. Live life making decisions and accepting the consequences as if you have free will---knowing it is Consciousness seeking, doing, living, deciding...... Ramesh Balsekar is an awakened sage whose long life has been devoted to Ramana Maharshi and whose final Guru was Nisargadatta Maharaj. ... |
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Karl H. Potter |
The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies (Vol. 3) |
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| This volume summarizes what we know of early Advaita Vedanta upto the Samkara's pupils, Suresvara, Padmapada, totaka and hanstamalaka. An analytical introduction by the editor introduces the reader to the concepts utilized by Gaudapada, Samkaracarya and mandana Misra in expounding and defending the Advaita view. This is followed by summaries of all the authentic Advaita works of these authors, together with those of Suresvara and padmapada as well as a number of other works which... |
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Theodore Stcherbatsky |
The Conception of Buddhist Nirvana with Sanskrit Text of Madhyamaka-Karika (Hardcover Edition) |
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| The Conception of Buddhist Nirvana provides an English translation
of Nagarjuna's chapters on Causality and Nirvana, Chandrakirti's comprehensive
commentary on the Sanskrit Text, and presents a rare exposition of the
Madhyamaka Dialectic. The book is edited by Jaideva Singh with an
exhaustive introduction, containing the historical background of the Madhyamaka
philosophy, a lucid exposition of its merciless logic, an admirable presentation
of its uncanny metaphysics and a systematic... |
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Satis Chandra Vidyabhushan |
History of Indian Logic |
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| The author has in this work clearly marked the principal stages of Indian logic in the vast period of about two thousand years beginning from 640 and has traced how from Anviksiki the science of debate Indian logic developed into the science of knowledge Pramanasastra and then into the science of dialectics Prakarana of Tarkasastra.T
he treatment of the subject is both historical and critical. The author has traced some Greek influence on indian logic. For instance he has shown how the five... |
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W.D. O`Flaherty |
Karma and Rebirth in the Classical Indian Tradition |
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| Karma is perhaps the most famous concept in Indian philosophy, but there is no comprehensive study of its various meanings or philosophical implications. Under the sponsorship of the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council, leading American Indologists met on several occasions to discuss their ideas about karma. The result is this volume. This book will have a considerable impact upon the teaching of Indian philosophy. At the very least, it demonstrates... |
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Michael Comans |
The Method of Early Advaita Vedanta |
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| This is a unique work discussing the teachings of four of the great Advaita Acaryas : Gaudapada, Sankara, and his two disciples, Suresvara and Padmapada.
The first three chapters are concerned with the teachings of Gaudapada. These chapters refer to most of the verses of the Gaudapadakarika and one chapter specifically deals with the influence of mahayaa Buddhism on the thought of Gaudapada. The following three chapters discuss the teachings of Sankara.
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Sri Aurobindo |
The Life Divine (Hard Cover) |
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| Sri Aurobindo's principal philosophic work, a theory of spiritual evolution culminating in the transformation of man from a mental into a supramental being and the advent of a divine life upon earth.
"In my explanation of the universe I have put forward this cardinal fact of spiritual evolution as the meaning of our existence here", Sri Aurobindo wrote to a disciple.
"Behind the appearances of the universe", he explained, "there is the Reality of a Being and Consciousness, a Self of all... |