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A contemporary interpretation of the foundational text for the practice of yoga. Patañjali’s Yoga Sutra (second century CE) is the basic text of one of the nine canonical schools of Indian philosophy. In it the legendary author lays down the blueprint for success in yoga; now practised the world over. Patañjali draws upon many ideas of his time; and the result is a unique work of Indian moral philosophy that has been the foundational text for the practice of yoga since. The Yoga Sutra sets out a sophisticated theory of moral psychology and perhaps the oldest theory of psychoanalysis. For Patañjali; present mental maladies are a function of subconscious tendencies formed in reaction to past experiences. He argues that people are not powerless against such forces and that they can radically alter their lives through yoga—a process of moral transformation and perfection; which brings the body and mind of a person in line with their true nature. Accompanying this illuminating translation is an extended introduction that explains the challenges of accurately translating Indian philosophical texts; locates the historical antecedents of Patañjali’s text and situates Patanjali’s philosophy within the history of scholastic Indian philosophy.

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• By : Sujog Bandopadhyay Shirshendu Mukhopadhayay
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : Bengali
• Pages : 48
  
• Weight : 200 gm.
  
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9381140235
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9381140239

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The beautiful wall hanging is a paradigm of beauty and enhanced with patchwork, sequins and beadwork, this splendid wall hanging exemplifies Gujarati textile art. The motifs are also carefully embroidered by hand, making each piece wonderfully unique. The craft of patchwork has been passed on from generations and is still practiced by the natives of Gujarat and other North West Indian states. The borders of the wall hanging have been painted gray.

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• Publisher : Rajpal and Sons 
• By:  Rangey Raghav (Author)
• Binding :Hardcover
• Language: Hindi
• Edition :2016
• Pages: 112 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10: 8170281377
• ISBN-13:9788170281375
  

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हिन्दी के जाने-माने लेखक रांगेय राघव का उपन्यास ‘पथ का पाप’ एक कालजयी रचना है। अपनी अन्य कृतियों की तरह अपने इस उपन्यास के लिए भी उन्होंने ग्रामीण परिवेश को ही आधार बनाया है। ग्रामीणों में व्याप्त अंधविश्वास और धार्मिक आडम्बरों को रेखांकित करने के साथ-साथ लेखक ने पारिवारिक संबंधों पर आधुनिकता के प्रभाव को भी बखूबी दर्शाया है।

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• Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
• By: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : Hindi
• Edition :2015
• Pages:  256 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10:9350642646
• ISBN-13 :9789350642641
  

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सत्यजित राय की विश्वप्रसिद्ध फिल्म, पथेर पांचाली, लेखक बिभूतिभूषण बंद्योपाध्याय के इसी नाम के उपन्यास पर आधारित है। यह उपन्यास बंगाल के निश्चिन्दिपुर गाँव में रहने वाले अपू और उसकी बड़ी बहन दुर्गा की कहानी है। अपू और दुर्गा गरीबी की कड़वी सच्चाई से अनजान अपने बचपन की अल्हड़ शैतानियों में मस्त अपना जीवन बिताते हैं। इस उम्मीद से कि शायद अधिक आमदनी हो पाए उनके पिता काशी चले जाते हैं। पीछे परिस्थितियाँ कुछ ऐसी बनती हैं कि अपू को समय उसे पहले ही अपने परिवार की देख-भाल का बोझ उठाना पड़ता है। लड़कपन से जवानी तक का यह उपन्यास पथेर पांचाली सबसे पहले एक पत्रिका में धारावाहिक रूप में, और 1929 में पुस्तक के रूप में प्रकाशित हुआ। 1944 में पुस्तक के नये संस्करण के लिए सत्यजित राय को इसकी तस्वीरें बनाने की जि़म्मेदारी सौंपी गई और तभी उन्होंने तय कर लिया कि वह इस पर फिल्म अवश्य बनाएंगे। पथेर पांचाली पर बनी सत्यजित राय की फिल्म को देश-विदेश में अनेक सम्मान मिले। आधुनिक बंगला साहित्य के जाने-माने लेखक बिभूतिभूषण बंद्योपाध्याय का जन्म 12 सितम्बर 1894 में बंगाल के 24 परगना क्षेत्र मंे हुआ। उन्होंने अपने जीवन में कई उपन्यास लिखे जिनमें पथेर पांचाली और उसी कड़ी की अगली कृति अपराजितो सबसे लोकप्रिय हैं। उनके उपन्यास इच्छामति के लिए मरणोपरान्त उन्हें 1951 में ‘रबीन्द्र पुरस्कार’ से सम्मानित किया गया।

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• Publisher : Vakils Feffer & Simons
  
• by : Dirk Collier
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2013
  
• Pages : 214
  
• Weight : 450
  
• Size : 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
  
• ISBN-10: 8184620756
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8184620757

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Black and white. Left and right. Believers and infidels. Us and them. The list is endless and should make it painfully obvious: differences between people are inherently dangerous Difference divides; it breeds prejudices, fear and hatred; and sometimes, it kills. This is what Paths to Peace is about: how to avoid the traps of hatred, even if there is no hope of avoiding, removing or convincing those with whom we disagree. No religion or cultural tradition is immune to the poison of fanaticism and hatred. In each and every one of them, however, paths to peace can be found.

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• Publisher : Indica Books
• By :  Reza Shah-Kazemi
• Cover : Paperback
• Edition : January 1, 2009
• Pages : 261
• Weight : 350 gm.
• Size : 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Language : English
• ISBN-13 : 978-8186569870
• ISBN-10 : 8186569871
• Product Code : BK14213

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The aim of this book is to contribute to the elucidation of an important but much neglected theme in comparative religion and mysticism: that of transcendence. The book intends to shed light on the meaning of transcendence both in itself and as the summit of spiritual realization, taking as starting point what three of the world’s greatest mystics have said or written on this subject. Shankara, Ibn Arabi and Meister Eckhart, each of an inmense importance within their respective traditions, have been chosen for this study inasmuch as both the conceptual and experiential aspects of transcendence figure prominently in their articulated writings and discourses; each one has, moreover, expressed himself in a manner that is at once authoritative — bearing witness to his personal realization — and detailed, thus allowing for extensive analytical treatment of these aspects of transcendence.
“Paths to Transcendence has the merit of gathering, in the same volume, the deepest thinking of the most intellectual and spiritual elite of three great traditions and civilizations: Shankara for Hinduism, Ibn Arabi for Islam, and Meister Eckhart for Christianity. It provides detailed analysis and lucid examination of the misinterpretations which frequently occur nowadays about these spiritual authorities.”
— Jean-Pierre Lafouge, Marquette University
“Here is a major landmark in comparative metaphysics. The universality of spiritual realization through knowledge is rendered apparent with a rare combination of analytic rigour and depth of ‘synthesis. This book demonstrates that spiritual intuition can inform and innervate academic discourse without compromising its conceptual demands.”
— Patrick Laude, Georgetown University