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Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses

395

Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses is an excellent book introducing the essence of Hindu Tantrism. The book discusses all the major concepts and offers valuable corrections for many existing misconceptions. It also introduces the reader to the core Tantric practices of meditation and mantra recitation, focusing on the Ten Wisdom Goddesses (dasa-mahavidya).

Tarkabhasa

125

Tarkabhasa or ‘Exposition of Reasoning‘ of Kesava Misra is an elementary treatise on the Nyaya System. It explains, in brief, the

The Tibetan Book of The Great Liberation

225

The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation is a storehouse of the most profound teachings handed down to us by

The Abhijnanasakuntalam of Kalidasa

595

The Abhijnanasakuntalam is an unparalleled work of the great poet and playwright Kalidasa, the brightest star in the firmament of Indian Poetry. No other composition of this poet displays more the richness of profound knowledge of human heart than this masterly production.

The Adhyatma Ramayana

500

The Adhyatma Ramayana is a canonical book of the Vaishnavas and is a part of the Brahmanda Purana. It is very highly respected by all classes of Hindus for the beauty of its language, its flow of verse, its clear statement of the doctrines of the Vedanta, and like the Bhagavada Gita, for its combination of the path of devotion with that of Knowledge.

The Advaita Vedanta of Siva Samhita

350

Siva Samhita has come to be known as one of the three source texts for the Hatha Yoga tradition. However, it is largely unknown to the world for its clear exposition of the subject of atmajnana or Self-Knowledge consistent with the tradition of the Upanisads and Advaita Vedanta as taught by Sankaracarya.

The Ananda-vana of Indian Art

850

Prof. Dr. Anand Krishna needs no introduction to the world of Indian Art and Culture. With his experience of study,

The Aphorisms of Siva

750

The Siva Sutra was revealed to Vasugupta by Siva in order to counter the effects of dualism. This revelation initiated the hermeneutics of synthesis

The Art of Tabla Rhythm

550

This authoritative work deals comprehensively with Tabla rhythm, focusing, if in brief, on its history and aesthetics. It is aimed at the Tabla student, the Tabla performer, as well as the inquiring listener of Hindustani music, for whom it encapsulates a Tabla practitioner's knowledge acquired over a lifetime of learning and teaching.

The Atharva-Veda and The Ayur-Veda

300

The Atharvaveda and the Ayurveda is a research work on the most ancient document of the Indo Aryans-the Atharva-veda. It

The Book of Aghor Wisdom

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The followers of the Aghora path try to cultivate a state of mind and social practice totally non-discriminatory. Seeing the

The Brahma Kumaris As a ‘Reflexive Tradition’

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The aim of this book is to examine the status of tradition in the contemporary world, through a critical engagement with the recent social theory of Anthony  Giddens on the emergence of a 'post-traditional society' using as a case-study, the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation, a millenarian south Asian New Religious Movement, aims to examine the ways in which forms of tradition not only persist but also flourish in the contemporary world, and the manner in which they are drawn on and (re)created by individuals in their ongoing construction of self-identity.