Rama: 82 books

Ángel Rama was one of twentieth-century Latin America's most distinguished men of letters. Writing across Cultures is his comprehensive analysis of the varied sources of Latin American literature. Originally published in 1982, the book links Rama's work on Spanish American modernism with his arguments...

Rama Prasad is best known for a series of articles published in nine parts in the The Theosophist under the name "Nature's Finer Forces" in 1887-1889, and for the book The Science of Breath & the Philosophy of the Tatwas that was based on those articles. His translation of an ancient...

"What exists after death? Explain it to me," insists the young student Nachiketa as he puzzles over the supreme mystery in the Kathopanishad. Swami Rama's penetrating commentary on the ensuing dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama, King of Death, reveals a clear, profound philosophy of death...

Swami Rama Tirtha also known as Swami Ram, was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States, travelling there in 1902, preceded by Swami Vivekananda in 1893 and followed by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. During...

匯集東西方觀點── 有關呼吸的鼻子與胸腹腔解剖生理學、瑜伽能量學、調息法 揭露如何運用呼吸來調節生命能量的祕密   呼吸不只是單純的生理現象 呼吸的節奏及速度，反映著一個人的身心狀態； 若能調控呼吸，就能改變人生。   ◎「呼吸」不值得注意嗎？ 情緒、身體及呼吸之間的關係本質為何？ 呼吸是否與心念有任何的互動關係？ 我們是否能藉由改變呼吸模式，來改變情緒與生理狀態？ 「呼吸」實則扮演著整合人類生命各層次的角色， 若能對「呼吸」有著徹底的了解， 將能擴展我們對身心的覺察及調控力。   ◎****呼吸是身體與心念之間的連結   斯瓦米‧拉瑪與兩位美國知名醫師，分別從東方與西方的觀點，對「呼吸」進行全面的審視，包括胸腔與腹部的物理運動、呼吸道的生理與解剖學、各式呼吸習慣的生理與心理作用、鼻子構造與呼吸氣流的關係、呼吸氣流與神經系統活動的複雜模式、瑜伽觀點中潛藏在身心背後的載具「氣」（prana）等，說明了呼吸對生理健康及高階意識狀態的重要性。斯瓦米‧拉瑪也在本書中分享喜馬拉雅瑜伽士所練習的調息法，讓讀者可以立即從中受益。   不論是幫助釋放食物中的能量、影響心肺系統的功能，或是改變自主神經系統、情緒狀態等，呼吸在維繫人體器官的完整運作中，扮演著關鍵的角色。呼吸是所有生理活動的基本，並因為它碰觸到人體眾多層面的運作，我們可以透過它來觀察與操控這些層面。   受傷時的哭泣、驚嚇時的喘氣，以及憤怒時呼吸的顫抖等，都是我們所熟知的情緒如何影響呼吸的情況。瑜伽士認為，呼吸與心念之間存在著對等的關係，若某種心念狀態會造成某種呼吸模式，那麼藉由有意識的採用該呼吸模式，即可喚起相對應的心念狀態。如果我們改變呼吸模式，就能改變個性；當我們的心念受到干擾時，呼吸就會變調，會變淺、變快且不均勻。   呼吸與心相互依存，掌控呼吸，心就會開始變得專一；假使呼吸不規則或斷斷續續，則心就會散亂。能控制呼吸與「氣」的人，就能控制住他的心；能控制心的人，就能控制住他的呼吸。調息能幫助練習者控制「氣」，進而達到更高層次的靈性修持。   本書將呼吸理論知識視為可被應用的個人成長工具，詳實描述了一系列實用的練習與技巧，以便讀者可有系統地控制呼吸及「氣」生命能量。這些練習都有助於擴展對呼吸的覺察，並以有益的呼吸方式來取代無意識的呼吸習慣。由於呼吸是身體與心念之間的連結，因此也可以被用來介入身體與心念的運作，隨著我們對呼吸的覺察及控制，這種介入將可以深化生理與心理的改變。     作者/譯者簡介 作者簡介 斯瓦米‧拉瑪（Swami...

East of Home by Santha Rama Rau (108,000 words) In 1947, Santha Rama Rau went to Japan with her father, India’s ambassador to Tokyo. A year later, she went to China with friends, hitchhiked to remote provinces of the northwest, and traveled through Indo-China and Siam to Indonesia to...

Swami Rama Tirtha also known as Swami Ram, was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States, travelling there in 1902, preceded by Swami Vivekananda in 1893 and followed by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. During...

Swami Rama Tirtha also known as Swami Ram, was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States, travelling there in 1902, preceded by Swami Vivekananda in 1893 and followed by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. During...

Swami Rama Tirtha also known as Swami Ram, was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States, travelling there in 1902, preceded by Swami Vivekananda in 1893 and followed by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. During...

Azazel Rama is a poet and artist from the San Francisco Bay Area who has been tapped into the spirit realm for the past 20 years. After dropping out of the Bay Area underground, he has finally decided to share with the world his unique understanding of the astral plane and the curious inhabitants...

Art in the Park is a year of painting in the park rolled up into a single, brilliant day. Here young artists make a discovery—a mistake can lead to art you never imagined. And, while artists may try to paint a certain way, one thing is for sure! Their art will become what it wants to be. As...

In this inspirational collection of stories, Swami Rama relates his experiences with the great teachers who guided his life, including Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Sri Aurobindo, and Ramana Maharshi. This book documents Swami Rama’s spiritual quest, which showed him that direct experience is the source of real knowledge.

This rising sun is an invitation to see the Garden of Eden around us with open eyesand, with closed eyes, the Kingdom of Heaven within us here and now. The ancient mystics termed this enlightenment Sahaja Samadhi. As Oya Zen-Rama discovers, this profoundly peaceful state is a natural consequence of...

Sang Thong: A Dance-Drama from Thailand, a beloved treasure of Thailand's classical theater is now available for the first time in English. Composed by King Rama II and his court poets early in the 19th century, this captivating dance-drama blends ribald humor, sharp observation, and graceful...