Hinduism 6

“A wonderful translation, full of contemporary insight yet luminous with eternal truth.”ーJacob Needleman The Yoga Sutras were cast in their present form in India around the third century b.c. Yoga ……続きを見る

“Once you’ve had a taste of heaven, everything else in life becomes tasteless. Once you’ve had a taste of heaven, everything else in life becomes even more tasteful.” Taste of Heaven: An Awakening t……続きを見る

For those who wonder what relation actual Tantric practices bear to the "Tantric sex" currently being marketed so successfully in the West, David Gordon White has a simple answer: there is none. Swe……続きを見る

A God-fearing person on his own desists himself from doing wrong, as he is aware of the omnipresence of the Lord. Hindu religious texts make one aware of one’s duties and of the principles of Dharma……続きを見る

Hinduism is a much contested term used to describe the religious beliefs and practices of more than 800 million people, most of whom live in India. Yet Hinduism is a religion that lacks a set of cor……続きを見る

A student's distinction lies in his devout pursuit of knowledge, and not merely in his heritage. This manifests in a splendid manner in Ekalavya's life He worshipped an idol of his 'Guru', learnt hi……続きを見る

For the first time Genealogy of the South Indian Deities, the work of Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (1682-1719), the first Protestant missionary in India, is made accessible to an English readership. Ori……続きを見る

A Vedic Reader By Arthur Anthony Macdonell Containing Thirty Hymns Of The Rigveda In The Original Samhita And Pada Texts. About the Author: "Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1854 - 1930), 7th of Lochg……続きを見る

There are times when one’s surrender can represent one’s greatest victory. Although Pandu’s son Arjuna was widely known as one who in combat could single-handedly fight and defeat 1,000 opposing war……続きを見る

Conventional wisdom says that integration into the global marketplacetends to weaken the power of traditional faith in developingcountries. But, as Meera Nanda argues in this path-breaking book,this……続きを見る

The Pancatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages. No other Indian work has had a greater influence on……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa. Besides its epic narrative of the Kuruksh……続きを見る

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……続きを見る

The Ultimate Medicine is not for those who like their spirituality watered down, but for serious students searching for awareness. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981) lived and taught in a small ap……続きを見る

In this vivid retelling of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, the author uses anecdotes, lores and legends of the epic to narrate the story of Rama, and brings forth its perennial meaning for the con……続きを見る

Indonesia is a remarkable case study for religious politics. While not being a theocratic country, it is not secular either, with the Indonesian state officially defining what constitutes religion, ……続きを見る

"The Legend of Ponnivala" is a vast, ancient epic from the Kongu region of South India, where it is known as the "Annanmar Kathai" or "Elder Brothers' Story." It is th……続きを見る

Younger brother of Sri Rama, Lakshmana personifies brotherly love and self-effacement. When Sri Rama, in fulfillment of father Dasharatha's promise to queen Kaikeyi, set out for the forest with Sita……続きを見る

Occult Science in India By Louis Jacolliot This book was written in the 1860s, when reliable information about Hinduism was just starting to filter back to the west. Jacolliot was searching for the ……続きを見る

The Mahabharata, Book 8: Karna Parva Kisari Mohan Ganguli, tr. Om! Having bowed down to Narayana, and Nara the foremost of male beings, and the goddess Saraswati also, must the word Jaya be uttered.……続きを見る

This book, compiled from basic Hindu writings, is an exploration of the essential meaning of the Hindu tradition, the way of thinking and acting that has dominated life in India for the last three t……続きを見る

The Svetasvataropanisad is considered to be the most beautiful of all the Upanisads, the philosophical texts of the Hindu religion. In this new translation, Devadatta Kali takes a fresh look, and wo……続きを見る

The Bhagavad Gita, also called The Song of the Lord, is a 700-line section of a much longer Sanskrit war epic, the Mahabharata, about the legendary conflict between two branches of an Indian ruling ……続きを見る

Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and ……続きを見る

The Bhagavad Gita: Victory Over Grief and Death is a traditional translation using modern English. It follows the original understanding of these verses at the time of the Bhagavad Gita's compositio……続きを見る

The Mahabharata, Book 11: Stri Parva by tr. Kisari Mohan Ganguli Om! Having bowed down unto Narayana and Nara, the foremost of male beings, and unto the goddess Sarasvati, must the word Jaya be utte……続きを見る

The Official Monitor Of The Grand Lodge Of Ancient Free And Accepted Masons by Sam Hamilton Details of important Masonic rituals, including initiations for the first three degrees, installation of a……続きを見る

Religious texts play an important role in the progress of the society and development of its values in it. The Vedas, the Ramayana, the Gita, the Puraanas and the Mahabharata are some of Hindu's pre……続きを見る

Rohini Ralby spent eight years as head of security, appointments secretary, and personal assistant to Swami Muktananda, and in their many hours alone together, this world-renowned guru taught her, o……続きを見る

This is a translation of the chapter on perception of Kumarilabhatta's magnum opus, the Slokavarttika, one of the central texts of the Hindu response to the criticism of the logical-epistemological ……続きを見る