In this collection of fourteen talks, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda teaches students how to cultivate yoga discipline of the senses on the Siddha Yoga path.

    Upanishads are the ancient treatises on spiritual truths as envisioned by the seers, sages and rishis of the civilization of India. Index.

    Ahir, a reputed scholar of Buddhism and Ambedkarism, presents for the first time, a complete story of " Buddhist Revolution and Counter- Revolution in Ancient India", as viewed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

    

    In this anecdotal, warm, and intensely practical commentary on Thomas a Kempis’s Imitation of Christ, Easwaran examines this enduring Christian passage line by line to show us what love is and how to overcome obstacles to loving more fully.

    Included for reference are the actual Sanskrit texts for each hymn. The "Doctrine of the Mystics" reveals the underlying philosophical, psychological and spiritual truths experienced by the sages. This book is for the seeker, the yogi, and the sage as well as the philosopher or student of comparative religion.

    He sheds light on the perennial questions of time, desire, the nature of the mind, and the realization that the bidy is only the jacket of the soul, and that in death the body dies, but the person does not. The Undiscovered Country shows there is no real death, only passage.

    Swami Janakananda guides you into a deep relaxation of body and mind to a background of music and sounds of birds, animals and the elements. He uses the Tantric mantras and visual symbols to awaken and harmonize your innermost nature. Roop Verma, onsitar, is the first musician to record the chakras ancient music symbols. Comes with a 20 page booklet.

    What better a character to introduce children to Hindu mythology than Ganesha, the god of new beginnings? Often impulsive, forever generous, the elephant-headed god with the fat belly makes mistakes but learns from them. He fills the world around him with laughter. These stories deliver up a pantheon of Hindu deities and support such concepts as nonviolence, respect for life, and the folly of vanity. This collection of Hindu folktales for middle readers features stories about the Hindu god, Ganesha, who is easily recognized because of his elephant head. Author, Uma Krishnaswami introduces the stories by recalling her own introduction to Ganesha and goes on to offer a mythological context for the tales. Included among these classic stories are "Ganesha's Head", "The Broken Tusk", and "Why Ganesha Never Married". Most of the stories come from Hindu legend; one comes from Mongolia, where Ganesha made his way into the Buddhist tradition. The simple pen-and-ink illustrations support the themes and a helpful pronunciation guide and glossary are also included.

    Through the simple yet captivating paintings, text and photographic montages, children of every race, nationality and religion will deepen their understanding of God, themselves, their relationship with God and all His children everywhere.

    Arun Shourie, formerly India's leading journalist and a minister in the federal government until May 2004. These letters refute his case against Christian missions, demonstrating that—far from being a tool of colonialism—Western missionary efforts were a "conspiracy" to reform colonial rule and to bless India. Dr. Mangalwadi also dissects the causes that are leading modern/secular Hindus to return to Hinduism and demonstrates that their needs are best met in a return to the biblical faith that created the India they love—modern and free.