Merging with Śiva
Merging with Śiva

Author: Subramuniya (Master.)

Publisher: Himalayan Academy Publications

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 1065

ISBN-13: 0945497997

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This book is a guide for one who is ready to diligently walk the spiritual path. Great new vistas open up throughout its 365 daily lessons as Gurudeva shares, in the clearest terms, deep metaphysical insights into the nature of God, soul and world, mind, emotions, ultimate realizations, chakras, purpose of life on earth and much, much more. Simple but effective practices are taught: how to remould our nature and karmas, calm the mind, develop self-esteem, begin to meditate, clear up the past and create a bright future. At the same time, the seeker is guided in establishing a regular devotional and yogic practice whereby the gains of his inner life and realizations are stabilized and used in practical ways.

Greater Magadha
Greater Magadha

Author: Johannes Bronkhorst

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 9004157190

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Through a detailed analysis of the available cultural and chronological data, this book overturns traditional ideas about the cultural history of India and proposes a different picture instead. The idea of a unilinear development out of Brahmanism, in particular, is challenged.

Dancing With Siva
Dancing With Siva

Author: Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Publisher: Himalayan Academy Publications

Published: 2003-06

Total Pages: 1270

ISBN-13: 0945497962

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This 1,008-page sourcebook answers many questions to quench the soul's thirst for God and Self-knowledge. Every spiritually-inclined human being will be enriched by the path revealed in this extraordinary book. India's tolerant and diverse vision of the Divine is all here: meditative, devotional, philosophical, scriptural and yogic. In question-and-answer style, Dancing with Siva guides the aspirant deep into the Hindu heart. Lavishly illustrated with 165 black and white reproductions of paintings from India. Resources include a Hindu timeline, comparisons of 12 world religions, a children's primer and more.

The Kapalikas and Kalamukhas
The Kapalikas and Kalamukhas

Author: David Lorenzen

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-11-10

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0520324943

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1972.

Essential Hinduism
Essential Hinduism

Author: Steven Rosen

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 2006-10-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0275990060

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An overview, focusing on Vaishnavism - the most common form of Hinduism, this work is suitable for those who wish to learn more about this ancient tradition. Beginning with chapters about the foundations of Hinduism, It lays out what is otherwise a complicated history.