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This the third volume of the Krsna in Vrndavan series is replete with the pastimes Lord Krsna manifested five thousand years ago. The focus of Krsna-sangati is how during these pastimes Krsna repeatedly leaves and then again meets the residents of Vrindavan. Devotees always want to meet Krsna, but to increase their bliss and their love He repeatedly separates from them. That is His mercy. However when the Lord and His pure devotees meet after extended...
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The South African indian diaspora having emerged from an oppressive past into a democratic dispensation, enjoys freedom of religion, belief and opinion as enshrined in the South African constitution. The issue of cultural identity facing diaspora communities globally, has always been expressed by the community taking visible action to construct both physically and socially, those institutions which they maintain will exemplify and nurture their religious...
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"Prueba tu fe tratando de obtener información y experiencia de primera mano," le dijo su Maestro en los Himalayas a Mumtaz Ali (popularmente conocido como M) cuando este era un jovencito, "verás que las dudas y el escepticismo gradualmente se desvanecen".
M nació en el sur de la India. Sus inquietudes espirituales lo llevaron a viajar a lo largo y ancho del país explorando en profundidad diferentes tradiciones, especialmente Yoga y Vedanta. A...
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An exploration and translation of the work of Hindu poet-saint Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār.
The Hindu poet-saint Kāraikkāl Ammaiyār describes herself as a demon, accompanying the god Śiva as he dances in the cremation grounds. She is believed to be the first to write devotional poetry to Śiva in the Tamil language and is considered the first of the sixty-three Tamil poet-saints. Written in the sixth or seventh century, her beautiful poetry presents...
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Discusses Hindu Advaita Vedānta as a philosophy of social justice for the modern world.
This engaging and accessible work provides an introduction to the Hindu tradition of Advaita Vedānta and brings it into discussion with contemporary concerns. Advaita, the non-dual school of Indian philosophy and spirituality associated with Śaṅkara, is often seen as "other-worldly," regarding the world as an illusion. Anantanand Rambachan has played a central...
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Exploring homegrown movements and figures, proclaims "American Hinduism" as a distinct religious tradition.
Today, a new stage in the development of Hinduism in America is taking shape. After a century of experimentation during which Americans welcomed Indian gurus who adjusted their teachings to accommodate the New World context, "American Hinduism" can now rightly be called its own tradition rather than an imported religion. Accordingly, this spiritual...
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Antes de llevarlo a este viaje de aventuras, desde la costa sur de la India hasta los picos nevados del legendario Himalaya en el norte y viceversa, en el que conoceremos a personas extraordinarias y tendremos experiencias inusuales, a menudo increíbles, me gustaría abordar algunas cosas, hasta ahora me he guardado la mayoría de las experiencias que describo en este libro, y no he dejado que mis mejores amigos me convenzan para hacer más que comentarios...
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Looks at Western understandings of South Asian religions and indigenous responses from pre-colonial to contemporary times.
Focusing on boundaries, appropriations, and resistances involved in Western engagements with South Asian religions, this edited volume considers both the pre- and postcolonial period in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. It pays particular attention to contemporary controversies surrounding the study of South Asian religions, including...
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From the introduction by Gopiparanadhana Dasa: In the association of pure devotees, discussion of the pastimes and activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is very pleasing and satisfying to the ear and the heart. By cultivating such knowledge one gradually becomes advanced on the path of liberation, and thereafter he is freed, and his attraction becomes fixed. Then real devotion and devotional service begin. — Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.25...
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Looks at narrative in the history of ayurvedic medical literature and the perspectives on illness and patient hood that emerge.
In ayurvedic medical practice, the ways in which and the reasons why people become ill are often explained with stories. This book explores the forms and functions of narrative in Āyurveda, India's classical medical system. Looking at narratives concerning fever, miscarriage, and the so-called king's disease, Anthony Cerulli...
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Bring Balance to your Life with the Essential 7 Chakras.
Only recently, in the west, have we come to an understanding of meditation as a tool for achieving better mental and spiritual health. One of the most effective and simple methods of meditation is Chakra meditation.
Meditation is one of the best things you can do to bring a little relief to your mind, your spirit and even your physical body. It is a practice, which has been with us for thousands...
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Este trabajo aborda la profecía acogiéndose al legado de Santo Tomás, quien al estudiar los carismas enumerados por San Pablo, encauza su estudio desde el punto de vista del conocimiento. El distintivo de estos carismas consiste en que hacen llegar a los hombres el mensaje de la revelación divina por medio de algunos privilegiados a quienes estas gracias les son conferidas. Esta misión es de índole principalmente intelectual, puesto que su fin...
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The author Sri 'M' is an extraordinary individual. His uniqueness lies not only in the fact that at the young age of 19 and a half, he travelled to snow clad Himalayas from Kerala, and there he met and lived for several years with a 'real-time' yogi, Babaji, but also that he should undertake such an unusual and adventurous exploration, given his non-Hindu birth and antecedents.
The metamorphosis of Mumtaz Ali Khan into Sri 'M', a yogi with profound...
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Discusses Gandhi's creative use of ascetic practice, particularly his practice of celibacy, for nonviolent activism.
More than six decades after his death, Mohandas Gandhi continues to inspire those who seek political and social liberation through nonviolent means. Uniquely, Gandhi placed celibacy and other renunciatory disciplines at the center of his nonviolent political strategy, conducting original experiments with their possibilities to gain...
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Katha Kathopanishad comes from the Yajurveda. It is the story of Nachiketas, son of Vajashravas, discussing the important question of Death and immortality with Yama the Lord of Death. This ancient story, mentioned in various other scriptures, is discussed in the Kathopanishad in detail. Kathopanishad is one of the ten principal Upanishads. Prashna As the name indicates, it is an Upanishad that questions everything including the concept of the Guru...
56) The Upanishads
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A part of the "Vedas", a collection of ancient manuscripts which form the basis for the Hindu religion, the "Upanishads" are ancient Sanskrit texts which contain arguably the most important spiritual aspects of the Hindu faith. Of the more than two hundred "Upanishads", the ones of principal importance, Chandogya, Kena, Aitareya, Kaushitaki, Isa, Katha, Mundaka, Taittiriyaka, Brhadaranyaka, Svetasvatara, Prasna, and Maitriyana, are presented here...
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The first edition of this pragmatic course text emphasized the policy value of a "big picture" approach to the ethical, political, technological and scientific, economic, and management aspects of environmental issues. The text then applied this approach to real-world case examples involving leaking underground storage tanks, toxic waste cleanup, and the effects of global climate change. This second edition demonstrates the ongoing effectiveness of...
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This hymn praises the lord kālabhairava who is the guardian of kāshi as the supreme god who is non different to Shiva and non-different to atman our true self. He who is the creator, protector, destroyer of the whole world.
He is the giver of wisdom and liberation, destroyer of all evil qualities.
This hymn was sung by achārya ādi shankara bhagavadpāda in the holy shrine of kāshi.
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A wide-ranging analysis of the Mokṣopāya, the Indian literary classic that teaches through storytelling how to enjoy an active, successful, worldly life in a spiritually enlightened way.
In the Mokṣopāya (also known as the Yogavāsiṣṭha), an eleventh-century Sanskrit poetic text, the great Vedic philosopher Vasiṣṭha counsels his young protégé Lord Rāma about the ways of the world through sixty-four stories designed to bring Rāma...
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