This is Swami Venkatesananda's longer Yoga Vasiṣṭha. His two volume book is here offered between two covers. Its purpose is to provide a means to eliminate psychological conditioning and to attain liberation. Containing the instructions of the sage Vasiṣṭha to Lord Rama, this scripture is full of intricately woven tales, the kind a great teacher might tell to hold the interest of a student.
Oceanic drops is a book of poems on nature, romance, philosophy, comedy, stories etc. It is entertaining and enriching. Rhyming words, puns, alliterations and tongue-twisters give the poems tremendous wordplay. The poems cover even unlikely topics - chess, hockey, algebra, internet etc. The poem on ‘Chess’ will put the reader directly onto a human-chess-board-battle field. In the poem ‘Grave engravings’, readers are taken on a comical tour of cemetery to come across hilarious engravings. ‘Smart kitten’ will make readers laugh with its cunningly woven story of how a cute kitten outsmarted an aggrieved husband, much to the delight of his wife. The poem ‘Making fun of God’ narrates how the attitudes and behavior of common man would be deemed as ‘making fun of god’. The book contains grand and mesmerizing expressions. One could feel the pulse, beat and thud in these poems…
A collection of spontaneous "satsangs," or truths, spoken from Sri H. W. L. Poonja's experience of the highest and yet simplest truth: that we are pure love and consciousness, the totality of existence. Reveals thousands of ways to help us inquire into who we really are, to bring our awareness into the infinity of the moment, and surrender to the wisdom of our Truth.
The first readable and accurate translation of twenty of the most authoritative Hindu documents pertaining to ascetic ideals and the ascetic way of life, this text opens to students a major source for the study of the Hindu ascetical institutions and of the historical changes they underwent during a period of a thousand years or more. Beginning with an analysis of the historical context that gave rise to Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies, Patrick Olivelle moves on to elucidate the meaning of renunciation—the central institution of holiness in most Hindu traditions—and the function and significance of the various elements that constitute the rite of renunciation. The Samnyasa Upanisads will be an unparalleled source of information and insight for students of Hinduism and Indian asceticism, mysticism, and holiness.
"His writings have had enormous impact on the literary and political life of Peru: taking up the defense of exploited indigenous people, broadsiding the landowning oligarchy, and denouncing the social and political errors of the country.
Did you know that stress causes more than 54% of Americans to fight with people close to them? That people with positive social relationships recover from illness faster? And that people who have a best friend at work are 7 times more likely to be engaged in their jobs? The Relationship Code teaches us to empower ourselves in all types of relationships with the new techniques and insights of the four-step Harmonic System. Based on cognitive behavioral approaches, and developed by Dr. McCraw, the Harmonic System integrates psychology with universal principles to help people achieve their desires. In The Relationship Code, you'll learn to: Create positive self-fulfilling prophecies. Communicate effectively. Enhance relationships on the job. Overcome everyday and long-term challenges. Develop extraordinary outcomes.
The Hong-Sau Technique for reaching deeper levels Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda Advanced and Techniques – Daily Practice – Expert Guidance This is a unique compendium of Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings on meditation, an absolute treasure that will remain a milestone for all spiritual seekers, both beginners and advanced. The book presents the ancient Hong-Sau meditation technique, brought to the West by Yogananda and taught by his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda. The book is divided into three parts. The first describes the basic technique for everyone and teaches how to practice it with success. The second helps deepen meditation in seven weeks, learning how to practice yogic attitudes during daily life. The third is devoted to achieving the highest goal: Self-realization.
As the Andros Odyssey refugees in Eastern Macedonia managed to survive a series of catastrophes, a much bigger threat appears. Greece enters into World War II. Anthony leaves his wife and joins other poorly equipped Greeks at the front. Greece had to fight four enemies at once: Albania, Italy, Bulgaria and Germany. After the Greek capitulation, Eastern Macedonia was occupied by Bulgarians, who wanted to make sure that no Greek claim on that land persisted after the war. This brought about genocidal massacres of all Greek population in the area. The Bulgarian ambitions were also paralleled by Hitlers Final Solution, regarding the Jewish presence in Greece. As the couple and the people around them struggle to survive this murderous environment, they face starvation, greed, language problems, misinformation, illness, treason, and a variety of other factors. Worse yet, following the capitulation of Germany, Greece is plagued by a new catastrophe, a civil war between communist and nationalist factions that lead to the Cold War. As a result, the Greeks sacrifice proportionally the highest part (almost 10%) of their population during this period of War II. It was the earlier part of this noted sacrifice that gave crucial time to the Russians to muster their strength for a decisive WWII victory against the Germans. The end of the civil war finds Anthony and Elisabeth with two sons, barely able to feed themselves. The oldest son, after reaching adulthood leaves for Germany in search of work. The younger one, after finishing high school, and not being able to afford advanced schooling in Greece leaves for the United States, to help his great uncle, Pandel Mayo in exchange for college tuition. He happens to be the author of this book.
“An innovative and original study that sheds light on masculinity, youth culture, performative violence, and the circuit of global imagery.” —Stephan F. Miescher, author of Making Men in Ghana During the 1950s and 60s in the Congo city of Kinshasa, there emerged young urban male gangs known as “Bills” or “Yankees.” Modeling themselves on the images of the iconic American cowboy from Hollywood film, the Bills sought to negotiate lives lived under oppressive economic, social, and political conditions. They developed their own style, subculture, and slang and as Ch. Didier Gondola shows, engaged in a quest for manhood through bodybuilding, marijuana, violent sexual behavior, and other transgressive acts. Gondola argues that this street culture became a backdrop for Congo-Zaire’s emergence as an independent nation and continues to exert powerful influence on the country’s urban youth culture today. “Aligns social banditry with popular cultural formations and subcultures. This has been a longstanding feature of Didier Gondola’s scholarship that is of great interest.” —Peter J. Bloom, University of California, Santa Barbara “Its approach in terms of poverty and unemployment combined with a subtle interest in performance and the creation of an original culture makes this book an eye-opener. Both the dramatic subject and the author’s vivid style make it a pleasure to read and also food for thought regarding issues that haunt not only Africa but also the world at large.” —American Historical Review
