There have been, in the past, many books on Shri Sai Baba, but this volume is distinguished for the stress on authenticity. Every chapter speaks for the incisive approach adopted by the author who has made a study of Shri Sai Baba a lifetime mission. All aspects of Shri Sai Babas life and work are inquired into, as also the nature of his functions and powers. Sai Baba was a unique and rare blend of all faiths; for him there were no barriers of religion, sect, race, sex, caste, creed, language...

A UNIQUE SAINTSAI BABA OF SHIRDI IS A PHENOMENON. In all of India’s history, there has never been another like him. He is not a conventional saint. He wrote no critique of the Bhagvad Gita or the Upanishads or any other holy work. He made no pretensions to scholarship yet he had a profound insight into both Hindu and Islamic scriptures. He founded no ashram or peetham, wrote no tome, initiated no disciple to take over from him. He performed ‘miracles’ but in no manner of means to impress anyo...

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the basic text of one of the nine canonical schools of Indian philosophy. It provides a complete manual for the study and practice of Raja Yoga, the path of concentration and meditation. The sutras begin with the most basic concentration, and then progresses to discipline, manifestation, and finally, emancipation of the transcendental ego. It is now considered one of the most important textual sources for the practice of yoga. This classic w...

Are you curious about your Chakras?This book is a thorough look at each of the Chakras, what they represent and how they interact with your physical, psychological and spiritual self.In addition to learning about your chakras this ebook provides you with practical information to find balance and even heal with you're own energies including brief introductions to using basic reiki, performing cleansing ceremonies, using pendulums, reading aura, Healing with sound, Distant he...

The Bhagavad Gita (Song of God) is considered as one of the most significant scriptures of Hinduism, and also one of the most important philosophical classics of the history of the world. This workbook contains all the 729 verses of this classic, and as it encourages the readers to write their interpretations of the teachings, the books creates a deep contemplative atmosphere for readers, and gives writing tips to enforce the creative process when filling the spaces for interpretations. Th...

A guide to changing negative emotions and promoting happiness using traditional Tantric and Ayurvedic practices• Details the 9 Rasas that represent our basic emotions• Offers emotional fasting exercises and daily routines for emotional well-being• Shows how Rasa Sadhana can be integrated with other yoga practices• Based on the teachings of Harish JohariRasas are the essence of our emotions that exist in both the body and the mind. The Tantric traditi...

The Mahābhārata ; Sanskrit: महाभारतम्, Mahābhāratam, is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kurukshetra Warand the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes and their succession. Along with the epic Rāmāyaṇa, it forms the Hindu Itihasa.It also contains philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or puruṣārtha (12.161). Among the...

The Life of Shirdi Sai Baba is a book containing Baba’s leelas (great work), miracles and teachings. It is a book for devotional reading. Sai Baba’s teachings are the principles enunciated in the Vedas. All the great things contained in the scriptures were narrated by Baba in the form of stories, which could be understood even by lay people. His life is a spiritual institution for us.If anyone does devotional reading of Baba’s Life History for relief from worldly problems or diffic...

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.

This book offers new translations of the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli, composed by the ninth-century Tamil mystic and poetess Kotai. Two of the most significant compositions by a female mystic, the Tiruppavai and Nacciyar Tirumoli give expression to her powerful experiences through the use of a vibrant and bold sensuality, in which Visnu is her awesome, mesmerizing, and sometimes cruel lover. Kotai's poetry is characterized by a richness of language in which words are imbued with polyv...

ardhanarishvara means the half feminine form of ishvara (Shiva) this form is a combined form of Shiva and Shakti. It is the union of Shiva and shakti and expresses their oneness.This is one of the most important forms of Shiva described in the shaivagamas, puranas, and mantra shastrasacharya Adishankara bhagavadpada composes this hymn to praise this particular form of Shiva. Worshiping this form is equivalent to worshiping Shiva and Shakti together.The kind acharya ...

Recent years have seen the emergence of a virulent version of Hindu nationalism and fundamentalism in India under the banner of Hindutva. This xenophobic movement has obfuscated and mystified the notion of Hindu identity and reinforced its stereotypes. Its arguments range from the patently unscientific - humankind was created in India, as was the first civilisation - to historical whitewash: Hinduism has continued in one, unchanged form for 5000 years; Hinduism has always been a tolerant f...