Hinduism category: 1323 books

What does it mean to be a Brahmin, and what could it mean to become one? Over the years, intellectuals and dogmatists have offered plenty of answers to the first question, but the latter presents a cultural puzzle, since normative Brahminical ideology deems it impossible for an ordinary individual...

In this book we shall read about the great Spiritual Truths, known as the ‘MAHAVAKYAS’ (pronounced as “MAHĀVĀKYAS”; Mahaa-vaakyaas), that are enunciated, expounded, elucidated and proclaimed by the magnificent great scriptures of India known as the Upanishads which have been inspiring the...

The “Kaagbhusund Ramayan” (pronounced as “kāg-bhusunda rāmāyaṇa”) is a part of the epic story of Lord Ram as narrated in the famed classic known as the ‘Ram Charit Manas’ by Goswami Tulsidas. It is also known as the “Aadi Ramayan” (ādi-rāmāyaṇa) because it is the most...

This book is a compilation of 108 Names in praise of Sadhguru Sai Baba. The book also contains the meaning of each verse. These verses if chanted with devotion, will bring prosperity and wellbeing by the grace of Sadhguru Sai Baba.

Over centuries, The Bhagavad Gita has been considered an important spiritual guidebook and has influenced many thought leaders in human history. The Gita is conversational poetry set in an epic battlefield where a family of cousins are engaged in a war for control of a kingdom. The Lord Almighty assumes...

This book is a collection of poems and essays, by the Author over a 25 year time period ending in December 2010, based on inspirations from Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba, a Poorna Avathar of the Age. This book expounds the efficacy of Sai’s love which radiates spirituality, love, faith, hope, peace,...

This work focuses exclusively on Rabindranath Tagore's sermons/addresses and miscellaneous prose writings in Bengali. With a substantive introduction by Amiya P. Sen identifying various stages in the evolution of Tagore's religious thoughts, beginning from about the 1880s, the book includes representative...

This is the message of Bhagavad-Gita.If even a single person understands this science as taught by the Lord Krishna to Arjuna and to the mankind itself, and becomes a devotee, we shall consider our endeavor a success.

The power of India reached its pre-British Raj height under the Maratha Empire or the Maratha Confederacy which was an Indian imperial power that existed from 1674 to 1818. At its peak, the empire covered much of India, encompassing a territory of over 2.8 million km². The Marathas are credited for...

The definitive analysis of Hindu nationalism in contemporary India and the challenges for the radical Left With the Hindu nationalist BJP now replacing the Congress as the only national political force, the communalization of the Indian polity has qualitatively advanced since the earlier edition...

Adhyatma Upanishad is classified as a Samanya (non-sectarian) Upanishad. It is also known as Ṭurīyāṭīṭa Avaḍhūṭa Upanishaḍ. This Upanishad expounds on the nature of Brahman.

*Wisdom is to reject conventional wisdom about almost everything.*Thus begins Robert Powell's inquiry into the nature of Totality and the unreality of all else. This small but profound book is divided into three parts. In the first, Reflections, Robert Powell comments on some of humankind's most timeless...

The book God of Fire is based on the Vedas, a collection of hymns and other religious texts composed in India nearly four thousand years ago. Written in a very obscure style and filled with metaphors, the Vedas hide great secrets and wisdom about humanity and spirituality in particular. It...

Globally known as Amma, meaning "Mother," Mata Amritanandamayi has developed a massive transnational humanitarian organization based in hugs. She is familiar to millions as the "hugging saint," a moniker that derives from her elaborate darshan programs wherein nearly every day...