A landmark new translation and editionWritten almost two millennia ago, Patañjali's work focuses on how to attain the direct experience and realization of the purusa: the innermost individual self, or soul. As the classical treatise on the Hindu understanding of mind and consciousness and on the technique of meditation, it has exerted immense influence over the religious practices of Hinduism in India and, more recently, in the West.Edwin F. Bryant...

Western scholars have argued that Indian civilization was the joint product of an invading Indo-European people--the "Indo-Aryans"--and indigenous non-Indo European peoples. Although Indian scholars reject this European reconstruction of their country's history, Western scholarship gives little heed to their argument. In this book, Edwin Bryant explores the nature and origins of this fascinating debate.

"What I Saw in California" by Edwin Bryant is a captivating travel narrative that chronicles the author's experiences during the California Gold Rush. Bryant, a keen observer, provides vivid descriptions of the landscapes, the diverse population, and the burgeoning settlements that characterized California during this transformative period. His firsthand accounts offer readers a glimpse into the challenges and triumphs faced by those who ventured westward in search of fortune and adventure...

From the author of what has become the standard edition of The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, an exploration of probably the most significant tradition in Hinduism, along with a rendering of key texts and parables from that traditionBhakti Yoga explores one of the eight “limbs” of yoga. In the simplest terms, bhakti yoga is the practice of devotion, which is the essential heart of yoga and of Hinduism in general. In recent times, the term has come to b...

What I Saw in California is a vivid mid-nineteenth-century travel narrative chronicling Edwin Bryant's 1846 overland journey to the Pacific and his observations of California during the turbulent years of American expansion. Written in a clear, empirical, and often practical prose style, the book combines diary, geographic report, political commentary, and frontier adventure. Its literary context lies among the great American westward narratives, but it is distinguished by its immediacy: B...

One Man's account of the overland journey of the pioneers who traveled west to California.Upper California was discovered in 1548, by Cabrillo, a Spanish navigator. In 1578, the northern portion of it was visited by Sir Francis Drake, who called it New Albion. It was first colonized by the Spaniards, in 1768, and formed a province of Mexico until after the revolution in that country. There have been numerous revolutions and civil wars in California within the last twenty years; but...

A landmark new translation and editionWritten almost two millennia ago, Patañjali's work focuses on how to attain the direct experience and realization of the purusa: the innermost individual self, or soul. As the classical treatise on the Hindu understanding of mind and consciousness and on the technique of meditation, it has exerted immense influence over the religious practices of Hinduism in India and, more recently, in the West.Edwin F. Bryant...

In "What I Saw in California," Edwin Bryant presents a vivid and engaging account of his journey through the American West during the mid-19th century. The book is notable for its detailed observations, rich descriptions, and compelling narrative style, reflecting the broader context of the Gold Rush era in California. Through a blend of personal reflections and historical commentary, Bryant captures the transformative nature of this period, offering insight into both the natural landscape...

In "What I Saw in California," Edwin Bryant presents a vivid and engaging account of his travels during the California Gold Rush. Written in the mid-nineteenth century, this travel narrative combines personal experience with astute observations of the diverse landscapes, burgeoning communities, and myriad characters encountered along the way. Bryant's prose showcases a candid literary style, reflecting both the excitement and the challenges of life during this transformative period in Amer...

In the West Krishna is primarily known as the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita. But it is the stories of Krishna's childhood and his later exploits that have provided some of the most important and widespread sources of religious narrative in the Hindu religious landscape. This volume brings together new translations of representative samples of Krishna religious literature from a variety of genres -- classical, popular, regional, sectarian, poetic, literary, and philosophical.

The Purana is one of the two most important and popular Hindu texts, the other being the Ramayana. It is part of the popular tradition, rather than a literary classic like the Upanishads or the Gita. It tells the story of the god Krishna, the supreme godhead of the Hindus and worshipped by them for over two and a half millennia. The most popular stories about him occur in this, the 10th book, which is the climax of the epic. The stories relate to Krishna's childhood and adolescence in the ...

In this powerful book, Dr. K. Edwin Bryant confronts difficult conversations to help non-blacks reinterpret public responses to oppression imposed on and experienced by the black community. Dr. Bryant offers a real-life characterization of how justice disrupts the organization of power along racial lines and the final analysis needed to pull Black people apart from reliance on the 'double consciousness. This is a lifeline and safe place for people who benefit from privilege to openly admit...