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The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism

Consciousness is Everything

By: Swami Shankarananda

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The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism

Consciousness is Everything

By: Swami Shankarananda

Kashmir Shaivism is the study of consciousness. Consciousness is the most intimate experience of life the essence of life itself. Among the many spiritual traditions born and developed in India, one ancient philosophy-Kashmir Shaivism-has explored it completely. Consciousness is the most intimate experience of life, the essence of life itself. Among the many spiritual traditions born and developed in India, one ancient philosophy-Kashmir Shaivism-has explored it completely. Until now, Kashmir Shaivism was an esoteric field accessible only to a few scholars and other specialists. Here, for the first time, Swami Shankarananda, a Self-realised spiritual master, presents the wisdom of this powerful tradition in a form that will delight and inspire all spiritual seekers. He explores the teachings in rich detail, elucidating ideas and meditative practices while drawing upon a vast canvas of many great beings, wisdom traditions and personal experience. When Kashmir Shaivism is studied the way a subject at university is studied, it becomes a set of principles and concepts, which are rich and suggestive. But Kashmir Shaivism is not only food for the intellect. It also implies direct nurturance of the soul, the direct experience of consciousness itself. The goal of this book is to inspire spiritual seekers to make sure of the sublime methods and understandings of Shaivism in their own practice. The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism is a book that will transform you. It is a resource and guides you towards investigating and deepening your own consciousness.

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Motilal Banarsidass

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812082699X

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Happy For No Good Reason

Become Stronger, Calmer and Happier

By: Swami Shankarananda

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Happy For No Good Reason

Become Stronger, Calmer and Happier

By: Swami Shankarananda

If making money, finding a lover, winning an award, or reaching a goal is a good reason to be happy then meditation certainly seems like on good reason, Ironically, happiness through meditation is the best reason of all since it directs us to the source of happiness itself-the inner self. Happiness that has no good reason is the most stable happiness which cannot be destroyed when the outer world cause is removed. It is the author's wish that everyone learns the secret of happiness for the best reason of all.

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8120820061

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9788120820067

In The Divine Realm

By: Swami Apurvananda

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In The Divine Realm

By: Swami Apurvananda

It was in 1918 that Swami Apurvananda, the author of this title, first came to Belur Math. Shortly thereafter, he received initiation from Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi. As a member of Ramakrishna Order, he came in contact with many direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna and other participants in Sri Ramakrishna’s divine play. He also saw many of Sri Ramakrishna’s householder devotees in different places and under different circumstances. Through his reminiscences of these spiritual luminaries and through stories of Belur Math during his time, the author provides the readers insightful glimpses into the lives of those who belonged to a divine realm. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, this title is a translation of the Bengali title ‘Devloke’ published by Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata.

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Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

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8175059265

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9788175059269

Vivekananda, World Teacher

His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind

By: Swami Adiswarananda

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Vivekananda, World Teacher

His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind

By: Swami Adiswarananda

A message of love, compassion and the spiritual unity of humankind from one of India’s visionary teachers Vivekananda’s message gives us hope for the future. His love for humanity gave him the mandate for his message, and his innate purity gave him an irresistible power that nobody could match. The same love that was born as Buddha, the Compassionate One, once again assumed human form as Vivekananda. —from the Introduction At the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, a young Hindu monk caused a sensation. At the utterance of his simple opening words—“Sisters and Brothers of America”—the audience broke into spontaneous applause for Swami Vivekananda. What followed was a stunning speech about the validity and unity of all religions. In just a little over a century, Vivekananda’s message has spread throughout the world. In this book for spiritual seekers of all faiths and backgrounds, and for all who yearn for solutions to the ideological conflicts that threaten our world, Swami Adiswarananda presents a selection of Vivekananda’s most profound and inspiring lectures and an intimate glimpse of his life through newspaper reports from the time, personal reminiscences from disciples and others close to him, and impressions of his life and message from world leaders. A chapter by Swami Nikhilananda, founder of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York, offers a fascinating view of Vivekananda’s spiritual mission to America—a mission that brought the ideals of spiritual freedom and spiritual democracy to the forefront of Western religious thought.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1594733856

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Ishvara Darshana

By: SWAMI TAPOVAN MAHARAJ

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Ishvara Darshana

By: SWAMI TAPOVAN MAHARAJ

In the company of a a Mahatma, We Watch the seeker Grow The Autobiography of a saint is an experience in Truth. In, it, we are introduced to variety of experiences that constitute the life of a seeker. Ishvara Darshan narrates the journey of Subramaniam, a young seeker from Kerala who grew into the venerated rishi Swami Tapovan Maharaj.Deftly weaved into the narrative on the natural beauty of the Himalayas, a place that he seldom left, and his reminiscences of the spiritual leaders he met. Narrated in third person, Ishvara Darshan is a book where its author unfolds his own evolution as neutral observer, uninvolved in the proceedings that make up his life. Translated from the original Sanskrit, it is both a learning and a pilgrimage every seeker must take.

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Central Chinmaya Mission Trust

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817597687X

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9788175976870

Realizing God

Lectures on Vedanta

By: Swami Prabhavananda

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Realizing God

Lectures on Vedanta

By: Swami Prabhavananda

This book published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India, comprises of lectures and talks of Swami Prabhavananda on Vedanta and spiritual life. The Swami had an extraordinary ability to make even the most subtle of enigmatic ideas exciting and comprehensible. He contributed a great deal to the understanding of Vedanta in the West and also facilitated a better understanding of all the religions of the world.

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Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

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8175059028

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9788175059023

Many Blessings

By: Swami Chitinanda

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Many Blessings

By: Swami Chitinanda

This book is about the spiritual journey of an enthusiastic Physical Education student. It spans 26 years of intensive Yoga studies with Swami Kamala Mata Aranya, an English woman who had met her own spiritual Master when she was only five years old in India. Esoteric wisdom from the Vedas culminated in her initiation into the silent and ancient Aranya Order in 1995. Swami Chitinanda was driven by her thirst for knowledge of the Divine. Her story began in childhood in the Huon Valley, Tasmania. The spiritual quest took her to the ashram in the north of the state to Somerset, Burnie.

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BalboaPress

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1452507996

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Depth Over Time

Kundalini MahaYoga: A Path of Transformation and Liberation

By: Swami Khecaranatha

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Depth Over Time

Kundalini MahaYoga: A Path of Transformation and Liberation

By: Swami Khecaranatha

Depth Over Time offers a vision of the freedom and liberation available to anyone who is willing to make spiritual growth the primary focus of their life. Much more than just a discussion of philosophy, the book provides readers with the tools to undertake a profound spiritual transformation within themselves, to gain the direct realization that "God dwells within you, as yourself." Depth Over Time covers the most important aspects of the practice of Kundalini MahaYoga. Discussions include the topics of Grace and individual effort, our relationship with God, the wish to grow, the teacher-student relationship, selfless service, surrender, cultivating stillness, and the critical need to consciously choose spirituality, moment by moment. Throughout the book, Swami Khecaranatha reiterates that spiritual practice does not just happen during formal, closed-eye meditation. Swami Khecaranatha explains the philosophy and practices of this Tantric tradition in terms that Western students can readily understand, yet his message conveys the essence of the highest teachings of the ancient Kashmiri Shaivite tradition. He makes it clear that attaining liberation and living in Divine Presence is not just the purview of saints, but a real possibility for anyone willing to devote his or her life to the pursuit of unconditional freedom.

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1452016275

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Facets of Spirituality

Dialogues and Discourses of Swami Krishnananda

By: Swami Krishnananda

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Facets of Spirituality

Dialogues and Discourses of Swami Krishnananda

By: Swami Krishnananda

this book Buddhists from Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Tibet and the

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Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

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8120800877

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9788120800878

Divine Protection

The Yoga of Psalm 91

By: Swami Shankarananda

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Divine Protection

The Yoga of Psalm 91

By: Swami Shankarananda

In Divine Protection: The Yoga of Psalm 91, Swami Shankarananda offers divinely inspired insights about the meaning of Psalm 91 and ways each of us may live truth and joy in daily life. He shared these talks with meditation community members at Divine Life Church in Baltimore, Maryland, from June 2004-April 2005. These talks were transcribed and are the substance of this book. The meditation community is now named Awake Yoga Meditation of Baltimore. Swami Shankarananda prepared his talks meticulously and then spoke without notes, in spontaneous outpourings of realization. His blissful state often erupted into humor and play on words. The teachings are vital for all times, guiding us to move beyond fear to dwell in the secret place of the Most High as we continue to expand through all changes and challenges"--

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The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism

Consciousness is Everything

By: Swami Shankarananda

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Consciousness is Everything

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Happy For No Good Reason

Become Stronger, Calmer and Happier

By: Swami Shankarananda

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Happy For No Good Reason

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By: Swami Shankarananda

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Book's by Swami Shankarananda

The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism

The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism

Happy For No Good Reason

Happy For No Good Reason

In The Divine Realm

In The Divine Realm

Vivekananda, World Teacher

Vivekananda, World Teacher

Ishvara Darshana

Ishvara Darshana

Realizing God

Realizing God

Many Blessings

Many Blessings

Depth Over Time

Depth Over Time

Facets of Spirituality

Facets of Spirituality

Divine Protection

Divine Protection

The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism

The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism

Happy For No Good Reason

Happy For No Good Reason

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