"May Ram Dass's intimate and heartfelt account inspire others to find their own path of true love, compassion, and joyful service." — Thich Nhat Hanh, author of The Heart of Buddha's TeachingRam Dass's long-awaited Be Love Now is the transformational teaching of a forty-year journey to the heart. The author of the two-million-copy classic Be Here Now and its influential sequel Still Here, Dass is joined once more ...

Shanta Rameshwar Rao's Mahabharata tells the central story of India's great Sanskrit epic, one of the oldest works of literature in the world

Composed over three thousand years ago, the Mahabharata is one of Indias greatest epics. In this version, the author, in retelling the main narrative, retains the grandeur and flavour of the epic. The colour plates and black and white drawings by the Indian painter Badri Narayan add a new, rich, spectacular dimension to the classic.

"Ram Dass lived a full life and then some. His final statement is thorough and, yes, enlightening." — Kirkus ReviewsPerhaps no other teacher has sparked the fires of as many spiritual seekers in the West as Ram Dass. If you've ever embraced the phrase "be here now," practiced meditation or yoga, tried psychedelics, or supported anyone in a hospice, prison, or homeless center—then the story of Ram Dass is also part of your story.Fr...

Sometimes illumination occurs spontaneously or, as Ram Dass experienced, in a heart-wrenching moment of opening. More commonly, it happens when we polish the mirror of the heart with daily practice—and see beyond the illusion of our transient thoughts and emotions to the vast and luminous landscape of our true nature.For five decades, Ram Dass has explored the depths of consciousness and love and brought them to life as service to others. With Polishing the Mir...

The story of Chathu, The Elephant Boy was first written and published in Malayalam. The original story was called 'Anakkaran', which means, literally, "elephant man" or mahout. It was written Karoor Nilakanta Pillai and was quite short. Shanta Rameshwar Rao found the story had immense potential for a full length adventure story. In consultation with the author, she added new characters and situations and lengthened the story, although the plot remained the same.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third Analytics Global Conference on Human-centered Data Analytics: Technology for Sustainable Development, AGC 2025, held in Kolkata, India, during March 8-9, 2025.The 16 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. The papers are organized in these topical sections: Health and Well-Being; Social Well-Being; Financial Security.

Diabetes and Neurodegeneration unlocks the complex interplay between diabetes and Neurodegeneration, reviewing the relationship between these two prevalent health challenges. This book begins with a simple guide to understanding high blood sugar, tracing the historical milestones of hyperglycemia, and unveiling the primary factors that contribute to diabetes development, from genetic predisposition to lifestyle hazards. The second section aims to bridge the gap between diabetes and dementi...

According to World Health Organization (WHO) one billion people worldwide are affected by one of the thousands of neurological disorders, including epilepsy, Alzheimer disease, strokes, and headaches. Neurological disorders also include brain injuries, neuroinfections, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson disease. A Review on Neurological Disorders: Pathophysiology, Molecular Mechanisms, and Therapeutics covers the major topics related to neurological disorders, current challenges in diagnosis...

It’s a story of a man and his family who move into a house only to realise that they weren’t the only people to live there. The story and the history of the house unfold as it proceeds, but with a twist of a locked room in that house.Will the family survive? What is behind the locked room? Is it a happy ending?

In a world of halflings there is one girl that will stand out from the rest. Raylene seems like any teenage girl, well at least you think she is until she is named the next Queen by the goddess Artemis who grants her with her power. With new powers being awakened she has to find the gems so she can use her new powers or they will tear her apart. With evil dwelling in their mist as her brother, Ezekiel goes crazy attacking people. Will she and her guardians be able to handle what’s coming o...

This book analyses global issues holistically and offers pragmatic solutions from a Jainism perspective. Accordingly, it presents a fresh vision of individual development, social transformation and cosmic wellbeing based on the central tenets and practices of Jainism. Through this book, readers learn viable solutions to the current problems of environmental disharmony, economical distress, and religious and cultural conflicts. It deals with religious pluralism and brings to fore the need f...