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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Chakras: Chakras for Beginners: The Guide to Balancing Your Life Force Finding balance in life is a goal that is common to most of us. As we struggle to survive in this busy and crazy world we live in, we often find ourselves searching for meaning and purpose. We question our existence in this...

Between the late sixteenth and early twentieth centuries, Banaras, the iconic Hindu center in northern India that is often described as the oldest living city in the world, was reconstructed materially as well as imaginatively, and embellished with temples, monasteries, mansions, and ghats (riverfront...

This unique book explains in great detail the esoteric concept of ‘OM/Aum’ and ‘Naad’ as they are envisioned and elucidated by the Upanishads. All the various connotations and aspects of ‘OM’ as well as the ‘Naad’ are elaborately dealt with.            While ‘OM/Aum’...

I well remember the interest excited among the learned Hindus of Calcutta by the publication of the Sarva-darśana-saṃgraha of Mádhava Áchárya in the Bibliotheca Indica in 1858. It was originally edited by Paṇḍit Íśvarachandra Vidyáságara, but a subsequent edition, with no important alterations,...

The Bhagavadh Geetha is a very important book for Hindus all over the world. It is recited with reverence and is also used in Indian courts of law to swear in the Hindu witnesses. It is an epitome of eternal wisdom which is oft quoted by Hindus in discussions and discourses. Bhagavadh Geetha...

"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 the story of three generations of a farming family who through their exploits and the intercession of...

According to Wikipedia: "According to Wikipedia: "The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smti), considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the...

Ganesh Chalisa in English rhyme alongwith original text.O Ganesh! Glory – to you the whole world is paying,You the delight of Gauri and Shiv – their son charming,You – the destroyer of all problems accumulating,You – to everybody be happiness ever conferring.

Bhagvad Geeta is a part of epic Mahabharata. It was written in a dialogue transpired between lord Krishna and his disciple Arjun. It has eighteen chapters containing seven hundred verses. Though it is a dialogue between Krishna and Arjun but in realty there is a message in it for the entire manking. Bhagvad Geeta was written thousand of years ago but its message is very relevant even today.

Maha-bharata condensed into English verse by Romesh Chunder Dutt.This book is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India,the other being the Ramayana.The Mahabharata is an epice narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pandava princes.

The Bhagavad-Gita (Sanskrit, 'the song of God'), is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Sanskrit epic, THE MAHABHARATA.  The GITA is frequently treated as an Upanishad in its own right, one of the several books that represent the words and message of God, and is considered...

The seven chakras are responsible for the energy flow and life force in your body. When a blockage occurs in one of your chakras, you'll notice obstacles in the parts of your health and life that are governed by the chakra. A chakra blockage can be caused by anything from a childhood trauma that you...

Several thousand years ago in north-central India, two people sat in a chariot in the midpoint of a great battlefield. One of them, the yogi Arjuna, knew that it would be not be long before the conflict would begin. So he asked Krishna, the Master of Yoga (Yogeshwara), what should be his attitude...