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Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of Ramayana is an epic story based on the life of India’s most admired prince- ‘Rama’ and his wife ‘Sita’. Ramayana is a mythological story, which is being passed on from past many generations. Since ages, the character that is most emphasized has been...

This book is a seed that many, many souls will be activated by. Each soul who listen to this book will experience the flowering of their own recognition and remembrance of who the divine masculine truly is. As a divine feminine, the remembrance will come with a deep compulsion to honour and revere the divine masculine’s Sacred Phallus Member. In this deep, heartfelt guidebook, Jen McCarty takes you into the heart of sacred tantric wisdom, sharing holy information that has been locked away in the tantric temples of Asia for millennia.

The Aṣṭāvakra Gītā|also known as the Aṣṭāvakra Saṃhitā|is a short treatise on Advaita Vedānta|ascribed to the great sage Aṣṭāvakra. Sage Aṣṭāvakra demonstrates a profound knowledge of Brahman that Swami Nityaswarupanand of Ramakrishna Mission has placed before the readers in this book in simple|easy-to-understand English. The subtle philosophical truths are expounded in the form of a lucid dialogue between the teenage sage Aṣṭāvakra and his royal disciple|King Janaka.

Like Kelly Kapoor on The Office, Mindy is engaged with her Indian heritage to the extent that it is fun and convenient. So apart from a tolerance for spicy foods and an appreciation for Ravi Shankar, Mindy isn’t all that Hindu. Her daughter’s Jewish godfather--TV and film’s B.J. Novak--prompts her to reconsider her religious beliefs and ask herself: How Indian do I want my daughter to be?

An account of the author's meetings with the 135-year-old sage known as the Shivapuri Baba and the story of a forty year pilgrimage round the world on foot. A description and analysis of a teaching known as Swadharma — "Right Life."

The Rig Veda stands as one of the oldest surviving testaments to human thought—a luminous tapestry of hymns composed over three millennia ago in the fertile lands of ancient India. More than a sacred text, it is a record of revelation, ritual, and the riddle of existence, set to the rhythms of fire and sky. This collection of over one thousand hymns—composed in Vedic Sanskrit (presented here in English) and attributed to visionary seers known as rishis—offers praise to a vast pantheon of gods and forces.

Bhakti yoga is a real, genuine search after the Lord, a search beginning, continuing, and ending in love. One single moment of the madness of extreme love to God brings us eternal freedom. “Bhakti is greater than karma, greater than yoga, because these are intended for an object in view, while Bhakti is its own fruition, its own means, and its own end.”

This is an audio series by Sundaresan Subramanian (Guruji Subi) explaining the Glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It is based on the extensive notes made by Guruji Subi's uncle, Sri Giridharadas, who was an ardent devotee of Sri Krishna and son of the well known Krishna-bhaktha Sri. Arana (Venkatraman).

A revelatory primer on what it means to be human and a mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence, by “perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West" (Los Angeles Times). At the root of human conflict is our fundamental...

Death is a subject obscured by fear and denial. When we do think of dying, we are more often concerned with how to avoid the pain and suffering that may accompany our death than we are with really confronting the meaning of death and how to approach it. Sushila Blackman places death - and life - in a truer perspective, by telling us of others who have left this world with dignity.

How had Gandhi transformed himself from an ineffective young lawyer into the Mahatma, the “great soul” who led 400 million ordinary men and women in their nonviolent struggle for independence? To find out, Easwaran visited Gandhi’s ashram and watched the Mahatma absorbed in meditation on the Bhagavad Gita – the wellspring of Gandhi’s spiritual strength.

Welcome to Whispers of God, a sacred journey into devotion and mindfulness. This audiobook helps you cultivate self-love, deepen your connection with the Divine, and embrace the spiritual wisdom of Bhakti Yoga and Anapanasati (Vipassana) meditation. Through 10 guided meditations (18-45 min each), you will explore love, surrender, selfless service, and divine connection. Each session blends Anapanasati (breath awareness) with Bhakti Yoga, turning every breath into a prayer and every moment into an act of love.

Bloomsbury presents Ramayana Unravelled (Hindi Edition), written and read by Ami Ganatra. No epic has moved the consciousness of millions like the Ramayana. The appeal of the story of Rama is such that it has inspired the imagination of countless storytellers over the centuries, across the...

Lectures on the Mandukya Upanishad and Karika by Swami Sarvapriyananda at the Vedanta Society of New York.

Cosmic Sound for Deep Meditation. Feel inspiration by listening to the Om, the Pranava Mantra, the Cosmic Sound. Use Om to start your meditation, to uplift your spirit, to feel new energy. Recitations from various sources, mostly from Yoga Vidya Ashram Germany.

If you’ve always wanted to activate the power of the third eye but have not experienced any success, then pay attention.... Third eye activation doesn’t have to be difficult. Even if you’ve tried to activate your third eye through numerous other ways and it hasn’t worked, all is not lost. Third eye activation is not an impossible task. In fact, it could be easier than you think. Studies suggest you can make your pineal gland, the physical location of your third eye, active and healthy by following the right technique.

In this canto, we first meet Prahlad, a prince in the race of Asuras, fierce enemies of the gods. An exalted saint, he excites the ire of his demonic father Hiranyakshipu by his devotion to Krishna. The demon tries in every way possible to kill his son until at last, he is confronted by Krishna’s half-man, half-lion incarnation, Nrshinghadeva. After this is a conversation between the celestial sage Narada and King Yudhisthira, in which Narada describes in detail the ancient Vedic system of organizing society known as varnashrama dharma.

She is benevolent and nurturing, yet fierce and terrible, a warrior and a lover. She creates and gives life, is death personified and the one who grants eternal salvation. She is the ultimate form of reality, the cosmos. The Goddess inspires deep devotion, and it is not surprising to see her being worshipped and revered across homes in India. Shakti delves into this rich tradition of the Divine Feminine as She is represented across India and the subcontinent.

To hear one line of his is to forget all the troubles of the world. Rabindranath Tagore writes music for his words, and one understands at every moment that he is so abundant, so spontaneous, so daring his passion, so full of surprise, because he is doing something which has never seemed strange, unnatural, or in need of defense. At every moment the heart of this poet flows outward without derogation or condescension, for it knows that most will understand; and it has filled itself with the circumstances of life.

Dedicated to the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother