Author: Richards, Glyn Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Through a balanced selection of texts with commentaries, this work combines an approach to the renaissance of Hinduism and the reformation of Indian society.
Author: Davies, Douglas J. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the fastest growing religious movements in the world. It is highly visible, with a massive missionary program, yet it remains a mystery in ter...
Description: Baba's love encompassed the whole universe with an equality of vision. However he had deep emotional and spiritual ties with some of his devotees. Although Baba rarely left Shirdi in his physical form...
Description: This book is a collection of the sayings and teachings of Baba, that are highlighted in the experiences of the devotees as they interacted with Him. Thriugh direct intervention in their lives, ans the...
Author: N/A Publisher: The Floating Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: The Bhagavad Gita, one of the most sacred and venerated Hindu texts, is a series of conversations between the Lord Krishna – the divine one – and the warrior prince Arjuna in the prelude t...
Author: Unknown Publisher: NuVision Publications Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Bhagavad Gita is one the greatest scriptures ever written expounding the creed, disipline, nad ideals of HInduism. Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that ca...
Author: Tirtha, Swami Sadashiva Publisher: Sat Yuga Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: In this new translation and commentary on the ancient Sanskrit text, Swami Tirtha offers a completely fresh and accessible interpretation, making it easy to apply its teachings to daily life. The time...
Description: If, as you hold this book in your hand, the thought crosses your mind: "Another book on the Gita! Do we need so many of them?" Rev. Dada J. P. Vaswani's response is: We need many more of them! The G...
Author: Turina, Danijel Publisher: Ouroboros Publishing Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Bhagavad-gita is a scripture universally accepted in Hindu spiritual traditions as the very essence of all holy scriptures; a revelation of God, which confers upon man the knowledge of correct action,...
Author: Patton, Laurie L. Publisher: University of California Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This elegantly written book introduces a new perspective on Indic religious history by rethinking the role of mantra in Vedic ritual. In Bringing the Gods to Mind, Laurie Patton takes a new look at ma...
Author: Jain, Pankaj Publisher: Ashgate Format: Adobe PDF
Description: In Indic religious traditions, a number of rituals and myths exist in which the environment is revered. Despite this, India's natural resources are under heavy pressure with its growing economy and ex...
Author: Paramahamsa, K. R. Publisher: TotalRecall Publications Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Ekam Sat 5 The Gita literature in Sanskrit is the spontaneous outpouring of the sages and seers that have realized the Self. It is the expression of their direct experience of the Divine - the Self, ...
Author: Cook, Michael Publisher: Cambridge University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Michael Cook's magisterial study in Islamic ethics, Commanding Right and Forbidding Wrong in Islamic Thought, was published to much acclaim in 2001. It was described by one reviewer as a masterpiece. ...
Author: Brodbeck, Simon Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book brings together many of the most respected scholars in the field of Mahabharata studies, as well as some of its most promising young scholars. By focusing specifically on gender construction...
Description: RELIGION / HINDUISM ""With spellbinding luminosity, master storyteller Vanamali propels the reader into transcendental realms of inspiring valor and sublime devotion. With illuminating authenticity, ...
Author: Vanamali Publisher: Inner Traditions Format: Adobe PDF
Description: RELIGION / HINDUISM ""With spellbinding luminosity, master storyteller Vanamali propels the reader into transcendental realms of inspiring valor and sublime devotion. With illuminating authenticity, ...
Author: Kinsley, David R. Publisher: University of California Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Goddess worship has long been a significant aspect of Hinduism. In this book David Kinsley, author of The Sword and the Flute-Kali & Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythol...
Author: Akhilananda, Swami Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This six volume set from the International Library of Psychology explores the interface between pschology and religion looking at a number of areas. The relevance of Hindu belief systems and thier per...
Author: Ramstedt, Martin Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book provides new data and perspectives on the development of 'world religion' in post-colonial societies from the early twentieth century to the present day.
Author: Saraswathi, Swami Sri Ramanananda Publisher: World Wisdom Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Two short classics of Advaita Vedanta presented in a single volume: Many people have found that the Advaita Bodha Deepika (Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge) is the clearest, easiest to understand summary ...
Description: Using the lens of 'visuality' and 'materiality,' this book offers insights into the everyday religious lives of Hindus as they strive to sustain theistic, devotional Hinduism in diasporic locations. R...
Author: Hegarty, James Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: The Sanskrit Mahabharata is one of the greatest works of world literature and pivotal for the understanding of both Hindu traditions and wider society in ancient, medieval and modern South Asia. This ...
Author: Hegarty, James Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Sanskrit Mahabharata is one of the greatest works of world literature and pivotal for the understanding of both Hindu traditions and wider society in ancient, medieval and modern South Asia. This ...
Author: N/A Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: This book critically assesses recent debates about the colonial construction of Hinduism. Increasingly scholars have come to realise that the dominant understanding of Indian culture and its tradition...
Description: Secrets of Living is based on the teachings of Bhagawad Gita, one of the most widely read books in the world. In today's busy life, we hardly get any time to meditate deeper into the meaning and purp...
Author: Dutta, R., N. Publisher: Wildside Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Sanskrit drama is said to have been invented by the sage Bharata, who lived at a very remote period of Indian history and was the author of a system of music. The earliest references to the acted ...
Author: Piironen, Henry M. Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Bhagavad Gita (Song of God) is considered as one of the most significant scriptures of Hinduism, and also one of the most important philosophical classics of the history of the world. This workboo...
Author: Mehta, Shyam Publisher: EbooksLib Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Millions of Hindus all over the world believe in Krishna and Rama. What they do not know is that in about 500 B.C. India was at a time of enormous tragedy. Barbarians had conquered their land. Indians...
Author: Schouler, Kenneth Publisher: Adams Media Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Yoga. Karma. Reincarnation. Most Americans are familiar with a few basic ideas of Hinduism, but are unfamiliar with the big picture. This beginner's guide covers the major Hindu thinkers and their phi...
Description: The spiritual journey is perhaps the most personal experience of our lives-but does that mean we have to go it alone? With The Guru Question, award-winning author Mariana Caplan brings you a unique an...
Author: Alsdorf, Ludwig / Patil, Translated by Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil. It focuses on two of the most pertinent issues in Indian religi...
Author: Lutgendorf, Philip Publisher: University of California Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The Life of a Text offers a vivid portrait of one community's interaction with its favorite text-the epic Ramcaritmanas-and the way in which performances of the epic function as a flexible and evolvin...
Author: Raghavan Publisher: World Wisdom Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: In Hinduism, as in all of the great religious traditions from around the globe, the repeating or singing of a sacred name is an integral part of prayer and daily life. With chapters that explore the c...
Description: The Bhagwad Gita is a book of light, love and life: Jnana, Bhakti and Karma. Karma is work and work is life. The Bhagwad Gita teaches us how to be, how to think and how to act. In this book, the aut...
Author: Parmananda , Swami Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society Format: Adobe PDF
Description: The translator's idea of rendering the Upanishads into clear simple English, accessible to Occidental readers, had its origin in a visit paid to a Boston friend in 1909. The gentleman, then battling w...
Author: Nicholson, Andrew J. Publisher: Columbia University Press Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Some postcolonial theorists argue that the idea of a single system of belief known as "Hinduism" is a creation of nineteenth-century British imperialists. Andrew J. Nicholson introduces another perspe...
Author: Pant, A. K. Publisher: iUniverse.com Format: Adobe PDF
Description: A man, who keeps propinquity with the women, can never get untouched by the pseudo attraction of the illusory world of them. Young ladies ruin the character and carrier of young boys and devour their ...
Author: Lipner, Julius Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Hinduism, a major religion for well over 3000 years, has played a crucial role in the rise of two other widespread religions: Buddhism and Sikhism. Hindus now comprise about eighty percent of the Indi...
Description: Devotion is a category of expression in many of the world's religious traditions. This book looks at issues involved in academically interpreting religious devotion, as well as exploring the interpret...
Author: Pechilis, Karen Publisher: Routledge Format: Adobe PDF
Description: Devotion is a category of expression in many of the world's religious traditions. This book looks at issues involved in academically interpreting religious devotion, as well as exploring the interpret...
Author: Saraswathi, Swami Sri Ramanananda Publisher: World Wisdom Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Two short classics of Advaita Vedanta presented in a single volume: Many people have found that the Advaita Bodha Deepika (Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge) is the clearest, easiest to understand summary ...
Author: Roy, Beth Publisher: University of California Press Format: Adobe ePUB
Description: Fascinating in its combination of personal stories and analytical insights, Some Trouble with Cows will help students of conflict understand how a seemingly irrational and archaic riot becomes a means...
