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Religious authority and political power have existed in complex relationships throughout India’s history. The centuries of the ‘early modern’ in South Asia saw particularly dynamic developments in this relationship. Regional as well as imperial states of the period expanded their religious patronage,...

“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...

Few in this life escape stress and suffering. But what if the world were nothing but an illusion? Speaking joyfully from the intersection of science and spirituality, psychiatrist Akshya Vasudev introduces “bite-sized” wisdom from Vedanta, the ancient spiritual science of India. Expounded by sages...

What you will learn: Practiced for thousands of years to promote healing and regeneration, as well as to transform negative emotional patterns mantras are therapeutic tools for improving all your sensory perceptions.  Learn six of the most powerful Sanskrit Mantras practiced since ancient...

Lalitha Sahasranamam consists of very powerful hymns in praise of the Goddess and regular chanting of these hymns brings prosperity and happiness in life. When chanted with meaning understood, it gives inner peace, clarity of thoughts and improves performance at work. In Me and the Mother, the inner...

'Drops of Nectar' are gathered from the Mahabharat. It is not a translation but an interpretation and categorization of Mahabharat in English rhyme, into varied facets of life. Mahabharat is not an ordinary story, It is an immortal great epic of glory; A story of truth and untruth vultures, A story of...

THIS celebrated Kaula Stotra, which is now translated from the Sanskrit for the first time, is attributed to Mahakala Himself. One of the chief features of this Stotra is that it gives the mantroddhara of the Dakshina-Kalika. It not only gives us the Dhyana, Yantra, Sadhana and Svarupa-varnana of...

The Devî Gita By Swami Vijnanananda "This is an excerpt from a much larger work, the the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam[..] This self-contained text describes an incarnation of the Devi, the Goddess. She discourses on her nature, and how she wants to be worshipped, particularly with Yogic practices, meditation and rituals."

The Bhagvat Gitaan important Hindu scriptureoffers a comprehensive view of God supreme, humanitys place in the world, and the avenues of destiny. In Bhagvat Gita, Song of God, author Dr. Roopnarine Singh MD FRCPC, building on many years of devotion and study, presents a modern-English interpretation...

Western medicine has made great advances toward treating medical conditions, but all too often these treatments don't do enough on their own to fully address problems or they cause side effects that are downright dangerous. Increasingly, people are turning toward more traditional ways to improve their...

According to Wikipedia: "The Brahma sūtras, also known as Vedānta Sūtras, are one of the three canonical texts of the Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. A thorough study of Vedānta requires a close examination of these three texts, known in Sanskrit as the Prasthanatrayi, or the three starting...

Listen to what I am about to tell you: do not read this book alone. You really shouldn’t. In one of the most playful experiments ever put between two covers, every other section of Trance-Migrations prescribes that you read its incantatory tales out loud to a lover, friend, or confidant, in order...

Sparks of Divinity is a collection of the teachings of yoga master B. K. S. Iyengar first published in a French-English bilingual edition in 1976. The material for this book was gathered and compiled by Noëlle Perez-Christiaens from class notes and correspondence during the formative years of Iyengar’s...

Saffron-robed monks and long-haired gurus have become familiar characters on the American popular culture scene. Jane Iwamura examines the contemporary fascination with Eastern spirituality and provides a cultural history of the representation of Asian religions in American mass media. Encounters...