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Myths and Legends of the Hindus and Buddhists
Philosophy, ritual, and mythology are the three pillars of all ancient religions. But in India in particular, mythology has been an extremely important medium for teaching abstract spiritual truths, and it has had a profound influence not only on the religious traditions of the country but also on Indian society. Myths and Legends of the Hindus and Buddhists includes stories from both the great epics of India (the Mahabharata and the Ramayana), and through these stories are introduced two great Avataras of the Hindu tradition: Rama and Krishna. In addition, this volume includes some charming tales of gods and goddesses from the Puranas.Also included are stories from the Jataka depicting the different births of Buddha prior to his enlightenment. The common message running through these stories is: No matter how hopeless things may seem, eventually righteousness prevails over unrighteousness and virtue defeats vice. Winner of the Best Published Book award of the 2001-2002 Kolkata book fair, Myths and Legends of the Hindus and Buddhists includes more than 30 color illustrations. A truly beautiful book!
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Meditation and its Practices by Swami Adiswaranand
This is a definitive guide to the techniques and traditions of meditation in Yoga and Vedanta. In this inspiring guidebook, Swami Adiswarananda outlines the subject of meditation and its practices following the methods and teachings of these two tradition.
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The Yoga of Knowledge Janna Yoga
he Yoga of Knowledge Jnana Yoga is written by Swami Vivekananda. The sacred thoughts and the vivid articulacy of the Swami propose inspiration to his spiritual disciples. This book is popular under the classification of Hindu philosophy because of its diverse description of Vedanta Philosophy. The author focuses on the acumen of the Vedas, Bhagavad-Gita, and the Upanishads in the most technical and contemporary form. ‘Jnana’ is considered to be the best tactic of becoming alert of the perpetual self or god. These allocutions were canned by a popular stenographer names J.J. Goodwin, who later followed the path of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda is one of the most well-known Hindu saints. The author has also written popular books such as Karma Yoga and Raja Yoga. He is known worldwide owing to his ideas of the Vedas and for the introducing the logical yoga. He was one of the strongest forces responsible for resuscitation of Hinduism in the late 19th century. The religion was introduced in the Parliament of Religion in Chicago in 1883 because of his inspiring speech. He was born in Calcutta on January 12, 1863.
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Hari The Lion
The great incarnations and prophets of mankind have often used stories to bring home to the common man the profound truths of philosophy and religion. This book impressively narrates?with attractive illustrations?one such story told and retold earlier by