Bhakti, Sadhana & Sankirtan

Bhakti, Sadhana & Sankirtan

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A PILGRIMAGE IN SOUTH INDIA IN 1845: TIRUVANNAMALAI
A PILGRIMAGE IN SOUTH INDIA IN 1845: TIRUVANNAMALAI
SPECIFICATION:
  • Product Code : BOOK1077
  • Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam Book Depot
  • By:  FRANCOISE BOUDIGNON (Author)
  • Binding : Paperback 
  • Language : English
  • Edition :2016
  • Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  • ISBN-10: 8182882478

 

$32
Vishnu An Introduction
Vishnu An Introduction
Specification:

Product Code  :  DK2358
Publisher         :   Vakils,Feffer and Simons Pvt Ltd/Mumbai/India
Edition             :   January 1998
Pages               :    130
Cover               :    Paperback        
Author              :   Devdutt Pattanaik
Language        :     English
ISBN                 :    9788187111900 ,

                             978-8187111900

Description:
This is an attempt to undersand the meaning of Vishnu worship in our time.Written in simple narrative style,it takes us through Vaishnava imagery,philosophy,beliefs,customs, history,folklore and myth. The book reaches out to young and old alike,retelling familiar legends of Rama and Krishna as well as unfamiliar ones like those of Vishnu's consort and son.Also included are tales of his lesser known incarnations such as Prithu,Hamsa,Hayagriva and Mandhata. Highlights include lucid explanations and a pictorial key to numerous symbols associated with Vaishnava customs and rituals,a map and showing important Vishnu temples,a bibliography for those interested in learning more and over 200 illustrations of which many are in colour. Vishnu-Narayana Let me meditate on the supreme god who rests on the serpent of Time,who rides the bird of light,whose dazzling form contains every dimension of Space,who holds in his four hands a couch,a discus,a mace and a lotus,who is pleasure and discipline,fulfilment and forgiveness,as his devotee desires,who delights the mind and delivers the soul,who is the source and goal of lifeand who will embrace all creaturesat the end removing the fear of death.
$36
Prior to ConsciousnessPrior to Consciousness
Prior to Consciousness
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Chetana Book
  • By : Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj 
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : September 1, 1999
  • Pages : 157
  • Weight : 550 gm.
  • ISBN-10: 8185300356
  • ISBN-13 : 978-8185300351
DESCRIPTION:

The wisdom contained in Seeds of consciousness and Prior to Consciousness emerged from dialogues with devotees, who came from all over the world to learn the mysteries of life at the feet of the Maharaj, until a few days before his death in 1981 at the age of 84. Jean Dunn, a close follower of Maharaj, was with him towards his last days. She observes that,”During the last two years of his life Maharaj did not entertain any questions pertaining to this worldly life and its improvement. He taught only the highest truth. Even one sentenceof his was like an Upanishad. He was very blunt and sharp in his answers and did not cater for anyone’s ego.

In fact, his stated purpose was to destroy this ‘Pseudo-entity’. To be in his presence was to feel the vibrant truth, Impossible to describe. He was amazing to watch …….One could only gaze at him in total love and awe”, says Jean.

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Songs of Bhaktivinoda Thakura Saranagati Surrender [Hardcover]
Songs of Bhaktivinoda Thakura Saranagati Surrender [Hardcover]
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : RASBIHARI LAL & SONS
  • By : SRILA BHAKTIVINODA THAKURA
  • Cover : Hardcover
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2004
  • Pages : 181
  • Weight : 500 gm
  • Size : 7.9 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
  • ISBN-10 : 8187812664
  • ISBN-13 : 978-8187812661
DESCRIPTION:
Introduction : As Prarthana and Prema Bhakti Candrika of Sri Narottama dasa Thakura are widely known, resepected, and relished by the Caudiya Vaisnavas, so are the songs of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. These songs are not only beneficial for the gross materalists and practitioners of devotional service. They are also relished by the exalted souls who have attained perfection. The songs composed by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura are very instructive and practical for people of all ages, of all castes, and of all religions. The songs of Sri Narottamadasa Thakura are especially meant for devotees who are cultivating devotional service, but Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has songs are intended for all classes of people. By means of these songs, he hopes to attract everyone to the path of devotional service. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has written countless songs. These songs are divided into four books called Kalyana Kalpataru, Saranagati, Gitavali and Gitamala.
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's songs are proof of his cause-less mercy upon the fallen souls of the entire world. We pray that the faithful readers will relish these songs, attain spiritual realization, and ultimately go back to Godhead.
$28
Yogavashishth Maharamayanam (Set of 3 Volumes)
Yogavashishth Maharamayanam (Set of 3 Volumes)
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Chaukhambha Surbharati Prakashan 
  • By : Pnt. Shrikrishan Pant Shastri
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
  • Edition : 2016
  • Pages : 3354
  • ISBN-10 : 9385005340
  • ISBN-13 : 978-9385005343
$109.90
Sri Amnaya Sutra
Sri Amnaya Sutra
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rasbihari Lal & Sons
  • By : SRILA BHAKTIVINODA THAKURA (Author), PURANAPRANJA DASA (Editor), KUSAKRATHA DASA (Translator)
  • Cover : Hardcover
  • Language : English (Transliterated Text, Word-to-Word Meaning, Translation and Detailed Commentary)
  • Edition : 2006
  • Pages : 293
  • Weight : 500 gm.
  • Size : 9 x 5.8 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8184030231
  • ISBN-13: 978-8184030235
DESCRIPTION:
Back of the Book : Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura wrote the Sri Amnaya-sutra in 1890. It is largely based in the Upanisads and contains 130 aphorisms, along with commentary. As it is said, 'Essential truth spoken concisely is true eloquence.'

This wonderful book is the perfect example of this. Here we find all the basic understandings of the Krsna conscious philosophy, and refutations of the arguments that attempt to counter such an understanding, presented in a very concise, progressive, and masterly way.

'Bowing down before Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya, the teacher of the entire world, a certain person named Bhaktivinoda, by the grace of the Vaisnavas and by the order of the great souls, has composed 130 sutras describing the final conclusion of the Vedas, a conclusion attained by studying the eight sources of evidence, the six signs, and the direct and indirect interpretation of words.

May all the Vaisnavas who serve Lord Caitanya's lotus feet study these sutras.

From the Jacket : Attraction to Lord Krsna and the various kinds of ecstatic love for Krsna all come from the Lord's pleasure potency. In this way the mellows of spiritual love are self-manifest, unbroken, and perfect.
$28
The Life of Ramanujacarya
The Life of Ramanujacarya
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rasbihari Lal & Sons
  • By : Naimisaranya Das
  • Cover : Hardcover
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2005
  • Pages : 252
  • Weight : 400 gm.
  • Size : 8.5 x 5.8 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8187812710
  • ISBN-13: 978-8187812715
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Back of the Book: At the time of the Norman Conquest a revolution took place in the religious life of medieval India. A ware of devotion to Visnu, the one Supreme Lord of the Vedas, spread across the entire subcontinent. Spearheading this movement was a philosopher, saint and devotee – Ramanuja. Herein is described his life and teachings, his struggles against prejudice and persecution, and above all his purity and deep love of God.

From the Jacket : Ramanujacarya (1017-1137) was the principal acarya in the Sri Sampradaya, one of the four main lines of Vaisnava teachers and disciples. His Vedanta-sutra commentary – Sri-bhasya-establishes the doctrine knows as Visistadvaita, “qualified nondualism.” A staunch proponent of the philosophy of personalism, he taught that although the Supreme Lord and the individual souls are qualitatively one, there is still a difference between them, for the Lord is infinite and the living entities are infinitesimal. Srila Ramanujacarya traveled extensively throughout India, teaching personalism and defeating proponents of monistic philosophy.

He founded seventy-four centers of Sri Vaisnavism and initiated seven hundred sannyasis (renounced monks), twelve thousand brahmacharis (celibate students), and thousands of householders, including kings and wealthy landowners.

Preface : Great saints and devotees of the Lord give purpose to this material world and its history by their presence; their absence renders this world use- less and its history a chronological record of non- sense. By providing another glimpse into the ways that pure devotees transform the lives of materialistic people and alter the course of history, Naimisaranya Prabhu has done great service to all English readers, especially Vaisnavas and aspiring Vaisnavas. Without such information, people tend to doubt or forget that another plane, beyond the mundane, exists and even controls the destiny of that mundane plane. In the examples they set in their lives, however, saintly persons help us to see the path to Krsna consciousness. "Example is better than precept." The philosophy of Krsna consciousness remains inaccessible except by the mercy of the pure devotees whose behavior gives three dimensions to such philosophy.

Only the hearts of unfortunate persons will not melt upon reading or hearing this moving depiction of the life of Srila Ramanujacarya. The nectarean subject matter and the competent rendering by Naimisaranya Prabhu combine to produce genuine spiritual effects within the mind. I hope Naimisaranya Prabhu will continue producing such illuminating accounts of the lives of great devotees.
$30
Sri Caitanya-carita-maha-kavya Srila Murari Gupta
Sri Caitanya-carita-maha-kavya Srila Murari Gupta
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rasbihari Lal & Sons
  • By : Purnaprajna Dasa
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2000
  • Pages : 813
  • Weight : 1.250 kg.
  • Size : 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8184030061
  • ISBN-13: 978-8184030068
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Introduction

As indicated at the end of book, it was compiled by the author soon after Lord Caitanya's disappearance and was read by many of the Lord's associates, including Advaita Acarya and Srivasa Thakura, and they all greatly appreciated it. As indicated in a purport by Srila Prabhupada to the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami: "By this time (of the compilation of the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta), contemporary and near-contemporary scholars and devotees had already written several biographical works on the life of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. There included Sri Caitanya-carita, by Murari Gupta, Caitanya-mangala, by Locana dasa Thakura, and Caitanya-bhagavata.

It is very interesting to note that the other biographies of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu utilized the notebooks of Murari Gupta for their information, thus indicating that all the great associates of the Lord Accept his account as accurate and reliable. In a purport to the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Srila Prabhupada wrote: The Lord's early life was recorded by one of His chief devotees and contemporaries, namely Srila Murari Gupta, a medical practitioner of that time, and the latter part of the life of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was recorded by His private secretary Sri Damodara Gosvami, or Srila Svarupa Damodara, who was practically a constant companion of the Lord at Puri. These two devotees recorded practically all the incidents of the Lords activities, and later on all the books dealing with the Lord, which are above mentioned, were composed on the basis of kadacas (notebooks) by Srila Damodara Gosvami and Murari Gupta.
$42
The Six Goswamis of Vrindavan
The Six Goswamis of Vrindavan
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rasbihari Lal & Sons
  • By : Steven Rosen
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2000
  • Pages : 226
  • Weight : 450 gm.
  • Size : 6.8 x 4.2 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8187812257
  • ISBN-13: 978-8187812258
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Introduction: For the last one hundred years, technological advancement has afforded us many modern conveniences and advantages over the pre-industrial period. Man has harnessed the power of the atom. He hurls probes to photograph and map distant planets. He mines the ocean floor and continues to make significant breakthroughs in the fields of chemistry, physics, and natural biology. Man's technology is more advanced than he ever expected it to be. Yet for every disease cured a new one arises. And men and women wonder aloud about their future in a world bristling with nuclear weaponry. While we patiently wait for destruction, humans live with vermin in major inner-city areas and violent crime soars in once quiet neighborhoods. Thus, while technology may have improved, we must admit that in many ways our quality of life has not. We have inadvertently replaced tranquility with technology, and we consistently look for a viable alternative. This is not to say that technology is necessarily some vicious fiend to be avoided at all costs. There are appropriate ways to make good use of technology, which can then become an asset for the aspiring spiritual seeker. This and other similar books, for instance, could not be printed or widely circulated without the use of modern technology. In fact, the greatest religious teachers have taught that 'otherworldly' pursuits can be fully realized while existing in the here and now, making full use of material of nature. Use, but not abuse. The great sages and prophets throughout history knew that abuse of material nature engenders a concomitant self-abuse. What goes around comes around. Actions and reaction. Cause and effect. Karma. Contemporary society is a good example. The more 'advanced' we get, the more we seem to exploit our environment. And we ourselves must suffer as a result. Thus, despite access to every modern amenity, we still experience a great void, a lack, a cavity that desperately needs to be filled. A substantial 'slice of life' is missing. This can easily be attributed to our single-minded and anxious pursuit of materialism (or technology), which, incidentally, never accomplished its end – namely, to make people happy. The net result is that many have decided to pursue spirituality in earnest. Usher in the New Age. While some writers and social critics consider man's reactionary quest for spiritual knowledge to be a positive outcome of a world gone mad with secular advancement, there is another school – and rightly so! – that brings to light an inherent downside to the New Age 'enlightenment'. We are now beset, they say, with a plethora of every conceivable kind of metaphysical, mystical mumbo-jumbo, and the result is that the mind rejects spirituality in the same way that it initially rejected materialism. And so you have a sort of cat-and-mouse game, wherein one rejects material advancement for spiritual life and then rejects spiritual life for the same kind of material advancement that one had rejected in the first place. The game goes on; the chase goes back and forth; the mid is sent reeling. As a result, the mass of people settle for a sort of placated materialism. Such confusion was addressed five hundred years ago by the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan – Shri Rupa Goswami, Shri Sanatan Goswami, Shri Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, Shri Raghunath Das Goswami, Shri Jiva Goswami, and Shri Gopal Bhatta Goswami. Far from suggesting that one toss up one's hands in frustration, resigning one's fate to one of complacent materialism, they propounded a sensible doctrine of devotional practice that culminates in divine love. Scientific, calculated procedure (sadhana-bhakti) and mythical spontaneity (raganuga-bhakti) both play a part in the Goswamis' theology. In their system one does, indeed, throw up one's hands, but not in disappointment or resignation. Rather, one raise one's hands in glorification of the Supreme. But this glorification is not whimsical. It is not a concocted or sentimental philosophy propounded by conditioned souls who have imperfect senses and the tendencies to be illusioned, make mistakes, and cheat. Rather, it is an exhaustive theistic process that is deeply rooted in a time-honored scriptural tradition having as its source ancient India's divinely inspired Vedic texts. This immersion in bona-fide scriptural commentary, so characteristic of the Six Goswamis, can spare one the otherwise inevitable burden of faulty mental speculation and gross misconception. Thus, the six Goswamis sought not to invent some imaginative or novel interpretation of scripture, but rather to faithfully and clearly represent the original intent of the text itself. This was no easy task, for the Vedic scriptures represent the most vast storehouse of spiritual knowledge known to man, and the Goswamis had the laborious if also loving task of thoroughly analyzing the scriptures for the benefit of all spiritual seekers. Their endeavor was explained by Shrinivas Acharya, a great saint and scholar of the early seventeenth century. In the second stanza of his Shri Shri Shad-Goswami-ashtaka, a song in praise of the Six Goswamis, he makes clear that their most important contribution was to 'scrutinizingly study all the revealed scriptures with the aim of establishing eternal religious principles for the benefit of all human beings.' In other word, rather than contributing more speculative commentaries to an already confused religious world, they used logic and reason to scientifically analyze all existing religious scriptures. They passed down in disciplic succession the conclusions of the predecessor teaches and the compilers of the Vedic texts. In this way they sought to alleviate the suffering of mankind. People are suffering due to want of knowledge. This is clearly seen in the confusion that exists today, especially in secular Western countries. As stated previously, when one is materially exhausted, one generally turns to religion. But without proper guidance, the religious quest can also lead to confusion, and one then again takes shelter of the materialistic life that one knows so well. But the work of the Goswamis can save one form that back and forth dilemma so characteristic of today's society. When properly applied, their philosophy of yukta-vairagya, or 'practical renunciation,' solves the dichotomy between tranquility and technology. The Goswamis taught the proper utilization of material phenomena. That is, everything is meant to be used in the service of the Absolute Truth. The confidential, detailed procedure of just how to do this was revealed by the Six Goswamis.

About the Author

Steven Rosen (aka Satyaraj Das) It is free-lance writer and the author of several books. He is an initiated disciple of his Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , the founder and spiritual master of ISCKON. Although Satyraj Das , was not born in India, his writing and scholarship has developed for him a reputation as an important voice in the Indian religious community. As a Vaishnava he serves as the Minister of interreligious Affairs for the New York branch of ISCOKON
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Sri Krsna Sandarbha (Volume I)
Sri Krsna Sandarbha (Volume I)
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rasbihari Lal & Sons
  • By : Srila Jiva Gosvami
  • Cover : Hardcover
  • Language : English (Transliterated Text, Word-to-Word Meaning and Translation)
  • Edition : 2006
  • Pages : 453
  • Weight : 750 gm.
  • Size : 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8184030177
  • ISBN-13: 978-8184030174
DESCRIPTION:
Introduction

In Krsna-Sandarbha, Srila Jiva Gosvami explicitly endeavors to prove once and for all that Sri Krsna is the original Personality of Godhead, ad all other forms of Godhead are His expansions. In this volume, we also see some quotations from the Sarva-samvadini, which is Jiva Gosvami commentary on his own Sat-sandarbha.

In the Krsna-sandarbha itself, second-to-last text, the purpose of the book is very succinctly stated: The description of sambandha (the relationship between the individual living entities and the Supreme Personality of Godhead), which was begun in the Tattva-sandarbha, and continued in the Bhagavat-sandarbha ad Paramatma-sandarbha, is now concluded in this Krsna-sandarbha. In the next book (Srimad-bhakti-sandarbha), I shall describe abhidheya (devotional service, or the activities of the relationship between the individual living entities and the Supreme Lord) and in the last book (Priti-sandarbha), I shall describe prayojana (pure love for Krsna, the result of engaging in the activities of devotional service).

That Sri Krsna is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead (as the sruti-mantra explains: Sri Krsna, accompanied by Srimati Radharani, is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead) has been explained in this Krsna-sandarbha.

In his purport to the first verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Srila Prabhupada has written: Sri Vyasadeva asserts herein that Sri Krsna is the original personality of Godhead, and all others are His direct or indirect plenary portions or portions of the portion. Srila Jiva Gosvami has even more explicitly explained the subject matter in his Krsna-sandarbha.
$34.80
Sri Bhakti Sandarbha (Volume-1)
Sri Bhakti Sandarbha (Volume-1)
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rasbihari Lal & Sons
  • By : Srila Jiva Gosvami
  • Cover : Hardcover
  • Language : Transliterated Text, Word-to-Word Meaning and Translation
  • Edition : 2007
  • Pages : 740
  • Weight : 1.05 kg
  • Size : 9.5 x 6 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8184030509
  • ISBN-13: 978-8184030501
DESCRIPTION:
From back of the book

In this purport, Srila Prabhupada described the Bhakti-sandarbha in these words: The fifth Sandarbha is called Bhakti-sandarbha, and in this book there is a discussion of how devotional service can be directly executed, and how such service can be adjusted, either directly indirectly. In the course of this discussion it is emphatically and repeatedly explained that devotional service to the Lord must be executed under the direction of a bona fide spiritual master. The qualifications of such a spiritual master are discussed at great length and indeed, association with such an advance devotee is explained as the actual cause of engagement in devotional service.

From the Jacket

In this first volume of Bhakti-sandarbha Srila Jiva Gosvami discusses how devotional service is the best of all spiritual activities, how liberation is automatically attained by engagement in devotional service, how devotional service is achieved by the association of devotees, how devotional service automatically awards knowledge and detachment from materialism, how devotional service is the actual goal of life, how engagement in devotional service is far superior to impersonal liberation, how the devotees of the lord are always protected, how devotional service is transcendental to the three modes of material nature, how devotional service pleases the supreme Personality of Godhead, and how devotees of the Lord are not approached by Yamaraja or his servants.

From his childhood Jiva Gosvami was greatly fond of Srimad-Bhagavatam. He later came to Navadvipa to study Sanskrit, and, following in the footsteps of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, he circumambulated the entire Navadvipa-dhama. After visiting Navadvipa-dhama he went to Benares to study Sanskrit under Madhusudana Vacaspati, and after finishing his studies in Benares he went to Vrndavana and took shelter of his uncles, Sri Rupa and Sanatana.
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The 12 Mahajanas
The 12 Mahajanas
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rasbihari Lal & Sons
  • By : BHUMIPATI DASA (Author), PURNAPRAJNA DASA (Editor)
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2004
  • Pages : 138
  • Weight : 150 gm
  • Size : 6 x 4 inches
  • ISBN-10: 818781263X
  • ISBN-13: 978-8187812630
DESCRIPTION:
Introduction

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, devotional service and the devotee are all transcendental. The mentality of lording it over material nature is artificial and it obstructs the path toward genuine self-realization. Artificially considering oneself to be the of material nature cannot be the constitutional position of the pure spirit soul. While engaging in material activities after having given up the cultivation of religious principles, people whose hearts are attacked by the three material qualities traverse the paths of karma and jnana. As a result, they experience various bodily and mental miseries, being obserbed in self-centered activities.

The Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna, who is fully transcendental, is served by the pure spirit souls by means of devotional service that is unmotivated and uninterrupted. Until a living entity voluntarily engages his body, mind and speech in the cultivation of Krsna consciousness, he remains unhappy, due to lack of knowledge about his constitutional position and due to engaging in material sense gratification or cultivating knowledge of impersonal Brahman.
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Sri Bhagavat Sandarbha (Volume I)
Sri Bhagavat Sandarbha (Volume I)
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rasbihari Lal & Sons
  • By : Srila Jiva Gosvami
  • Cover : Hardcover
  • Language : Transliterated Text, Word-to-word Meaning and Translation
  • Edition : 2007
  • Pages : 551
  • Weight : 850 gm
  • Size : 9.4 x 6 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8184030460
  • ISBN-13: 978-8184030464
DESCRIPTION:

From the Jacket,

This first volume of the Bhagavat-sandarbha includes the first 60 Anucchedas of the work. First, there is discussion of how the Absolute Truth is manifested in three features; as Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan. Next is a discussion of the various potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, including the potency that manifests the living entities.

It is proven beyond doubt that the Supreme Lord is always the absolute controller of all His potencies, and that there is no question of Him coming under their control, especially under the control of the external energy, known as maya.

In the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila, chapter one, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami writes: Sri Rupa Gosvami's newphew, Srila Jiva Gosvami, has compiled so many books on devotional service that there is no counting them. In Sri Bhagavata-sandarbha, Srila Jiva Gosvami has written conclusively about the ultimate end of devotional service.

Back of the Book

In his purport, Srila Prabhupada wrote: The Bhagavata-sandarbha is also known as the Sat-sandarbha. In the first part, called Tattva-sandarbha, it is proved that Srimad-Bhagavatam is the most authoritative evidence directly pointing to the Absolute Truth. The second Sandarbha, called Bhagavat-sandarbha, draws a distinction between impersonal Brahman and localized Paramatma and describes the spiritual world and the domination of the mode of goodness devoid of contamination by the other two material modes. In other words, there is a vivid description of the transcendental position known as suddha-sattva.

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Astakala Lila Padavali
Astakala Lila Padavali
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Rasbihari Lal & Sons
  • By : Raya Sekhara
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : Transliterated Text and Translation
  • Edition : 2000
  • Pages : 203
  • Weight : 300 gm
  • Size : 8.5 x 5.5 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8187812044
  • ISBN-13: 978-8187812043
DESCRIPTION:
From back of the book

The honeybees gave up the faces of the lilies and quickly approached the lotus flowers. The female parrot said: Rai, wake up and go home! All the people have awoken! Aren't You afraid? Raya Sekhara then laughed and told Radika Sekhara (Krsna): You remain there reclining like a saint, although You are a (women) thief!
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Bhakti Yoga (Life and Works of Swami Sivananda): v. 5Bhakti Yoga (Life and Works of Swami Sivananda): v. 5
Bhakti Yoga (Life and Works of Swami Sivananda): v. 5
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Divine Life Society
  • By : Swami Sivananda
  • Cover : Papaerback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2009
  • Pages : 308
  • Weight : 500 gm.
  • Size : 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8170522218
  • ISBN-13: 978-8170522218
DESCRIPTION:
In the present age of increasing global and personal insecurities, bhakti or love of God is the easiest and most direct path to Self-realisation or liberation. The essence of all religions, it is an integral part of life for millions of people. In this handbook on bhakti yoga, comprising what is surely the most authoritative and comprehensive text on the subject, Swami Sivananda has provided us with an inspiring guide to its practice. Through this volume it is possible to reach a complete understanding of this aspect of yoga, and implement its practice with the clear and practical instructions given by the author. Click on Life & Works on the left menu to see other titles in this series.
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Practice Of Karma Yoga
Practice Of Karma Yoga
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Divine Life Society
  • By : Swami Sivananda
  • Cover : Papaerback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2004
  • Pages : 204
  • Weight : 300 gm.
  • Size : 8.7 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8170520142
  • ISBN-13: 978-8170520146
DESCRIPTION:
It is almost a Herculean task for man in the street to forge his way to realisation of God. This book has been carefully prepared for the benefit of those who are intricately placed in life that they cannot tread the path of renunciation.

Practice of Karma Yoga has been prepared for the benefit of those who are intricately placed in life that they can not tread the path of renunciation or Sanyasa. Karma Yoga encourages one to develop all noble qualities such as cosnmic love,endurance,nobility and Brahmacharya.

About the Author

India has produced many many Sages and Saints to explain what Hinduism stands for and needless to say every one of them did a great job..many names come to mind, Swami Vivekananda,Sri Ramana Maharshi and many many others.Swami Sivananda has his own place among these greats and his thoughts,elucidations and
commentaries on the great subject of Hinduism earned him a permanent and fond place in the hearts os the “seekers”.A Medical Practitioner by profession,he renounced the profession and pursued the path of spirituality and at an young age set up the Sivananda Ashram.Attracting many contemporaries and disciples the Ashram grew in
size and to-day is one of the most revered institutions. Swami Sivananda’s literay output is great covering the whole gamut of Hinduism. Many of his books are best sellers on amazon.
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Meditation Know-HowMeditation Know-How
Meditation Know-How
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Divine Life Society
  • By : Swami Sivananda
  • Cover : Papaerback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2009
  • Pages : 271
  • Weight : 330 gm.
  • Size : 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8170522242
  • ISBN-13: 978-8170522249
DESCRIPTION:
The goal of life is the attainment of final beatitude. This can be attained by meditation. The Ultimate Truth can be experienced by all persons by regular practice of meditation with a pure heart.

This book deals with how to develop concentration, what is meditation, prerequisites for meditation, favourable places for meditation, suitable diet, guidelines to successful meditation, practice of meditation, the most common obstacles in meditation and all such information which a seeker of Truth wants to know before starting the practice of meditation.

No more words. Enough of discussions and heated debates. Retire into a solitary room. Close your eyes. Have deep silent meditation. Dive deep into the innermost recesses of the heart. Drink the nectar of immortality.

About the Author

No saint or sage in the history of the world has such a prolific literary output to his credit, in addition to the building up of a world-wide organization. Even dynamic political leaders have confessed often that the exigencies of administration keep them away from literary pursuits. It is only Swami Sivananda, who has been able to keep a
continuous flow of spiritual literature, in spite of being busily engaged in the administration of the Divine Life Society.The secret, according to him, lies in being able to switch his mind on, at will, from one task to another, without the least difficulty and with great advantage. Sri Swami Sivananda's writings are characteristic in being
free from the rigid technical nomenclature and the austere logic usually met with in texts dealing with super- mundane matters and in thus being accessible even to the most non-intellectual type of aspirants. A medico by profession, Swami Sivananda moved towards spirituality and established the Sivananda Asram at Rishikesh in the
year 1934.His lucid teachings and writings attracted many and the Ashram became one of the most revered spirituality centres.Many of his disciples established their Ashrams devoting themselves to the propogation of the teachings of their master.One such, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, established the internationally famous Bihar
School of Yoga and produced many master pieces on the subject like Asana ranayama Mudra Bandha and other titles,are best sellers on amazon.com
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Hindu Fasts and Festivals
Hindu Fasts and Festivals
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Divine Life Society
  • By : Swami Sivananda
  • Cover : Papaerback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2001
  • Pages : 176
  • Weight : 150 gm.
  • Size : 7 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8170520398
  • ISBN-13: 978-8170520399
DESCRIPTION:
Book description:the hindus are a profoundly religious people their goal of life is self-realisation or the attainment of god-consciousness in this book gurudev has explained the significance and the philosophy of many of our fasts and festivals in two aspects of these observances, he has always allowed the greatest freedom: (1) in the determination of the dates of the festival, which, as he has explained on page 53, vary, and (2) in the traditional ways of celebrating them for instance, in south india during the durga puja they have the kolu when various idols and toys are arranged in colourful gallaries before which, every evening, girls sit and sing again, in some places there is fire-walking without the kavadi (see page 109), held in honour of draupadi amman who was born of fire; or in ceylon, according to yogi satchidananda of ceylon, in honour of kannaki amman gurudev never disturbs anyones good beliefs and customs about author:sri swami sivanandaji maharaj was a healer of the body in his purvashram (before he entered the holy order of sannyasa) he was a born healer, with an extraordinary inborn love to serve humanity; that is why he chose the medical profession as a career that is why he edited and published a health journal ambrosia that is why he went over to malaya to serve the poor in the plantations there and, strangely enough, that is why, he renounced the world and embraced the holy order of sannyasa sri swamiji wanted that all systems of healing should flourish he had equal love and admiration for all systems of healing he wanted that the best of all the systems should be brought out and utilised in the service of man he has written a number of books on all aspects of healing-from the naturopathic and allopathic points of view
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Guru Bhakti Yoga
Guru Bhakti Yoga
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Divine Life Society
  • By : Swami Sivananda
  • Cover : Papaerback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 2008
  • Pages : 175
  • Weight : 210 gm.
  • Size : 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8170521688
  • ISBN-13: 978-8170521686
DESCRIPTION:
Just as Kirtan-Sadhana has been made the special Kali-Yuga Sadhana for quick God-vision, even so herein you have the New Yoga, a Yoga most eminently suitable for this age of doubt and scepticism, pride and egoism. It is Guru-Bhakti Yoga. This Yoga is marvellous. Its power is tremendous. Its efficacy is most unfailing. The true glory
of Guru-Bhakti is indescribable. It is the Yoga par excellence for this age, which makes God appear here before you in flesh and blood and move with you in this very life. The hard Rajasic ego is the arch enemy of the Sadhaka. Guru-Bhakti Yoga is the surest and best Sadhana to destroy arrogance and to dissolve the vicious ego. Just as a particular deadly germ can be annihilated only by a certain specific chemical germicide, even so, to destroy Avidya and Ahankara, this unique Guru Bhakti-Yoga is the peerless specific. They are the gravest ‘Mayacide’ and ‘egocide’. They become quite powerless and no longer afflict the fortunate soul who saturates himself with the spirit of Guru-Bhakti-Yoga. Blessed indeed is the man who earnestly takes to this Yoga; for he will obtain crowning success in all other Yogas. To him will accrue the choicest fruits of perfection in Karma, Bhakti, Dhyana and Jnana.

The qualification for taking to this Yoga is the simple trio of sincerity, faith and obedience. Be sincere in your aspirations for Perfection. Be not vague or half-hearted. Then have perfect faith in the one you have accepted as your Guru. Do not allow even so much as a shadow of doubt to approach you. When once you have reposed
absolute faith in him, then know that what he instructs you is indeed for your highest good. Therefore, obey his word implicitly. Follow his teachings to the letter. Be earnest in doing thus, and take my word: you will attain Perfection; I assure you emphatically.
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Music as Yoga
Music as Yoga
SPECIFICATION:
  • Publisher : Divine Life Society
  • By : Swami Sivananda
  • Cover : Papaerback
  • Language : English
  • Edition : 1998
  • Pages : 119
  • Weight : 150 gm.
  • Size : 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
  • ISBN-10: 817052198X
  • ISBN-13: 978-8170521983
DESCRIPTION:
Anything Indian is spiritual and music is specially so. Our music is intended to enable the mind melt in the melody and since the Swaras have their own vibratory chords in the inner psychic centres - Chakras in the Sushumna, this Mano-laya at once releases the latent spiritual power and leads to blissful Samadhi. So we have an illustrious galaxy of saints as the foremost artists: Thyagaraja, Dikshitar, Shyama Sastrigal, Purandaradasa, Mira Bai, etc. It is hoped that this volume would enable the public and musicians to view music in the proper light as an Anga of Sankirtana Yoga, as an aid to the purification of the heart and as a Sadhana that leads to Bhava- Samadhi.
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Dhyan Tantra ke Alok me (Hindi)
Dhyan Tantra ke Alok me (Hindi)
Specification:
  • Publisher : Yoga Publication Trust
  • by : Swami Satyananda Saraswati
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Language : Hindi
  • Edition : 2013
  • Pages : 330
  • Weight : 550 gm.
  • Size : 3.9 x 3.9 x 2 inches
  • ISBN-10: 8185787638
  • ISBN-13: 978-8185787633
Description:

 

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    Dhoom-Dhaam Program, Download and Print (Satyam Tales)
    Dhoom-Dhaam Program, Download and Print (Satyam Tales)
    Specification:
    • Publisher : Yoga Publication Trust
    • by : Bihar School of Yoga
    • Cover : Paperback
    • Language : English
    • Edition : 2015
    • Pages : 20
    • Weight : 150 gm.
    • Size : 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
    • ISBN-10: 8100000263
    • ISBN-13: 9788100000264
    Description:

     

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      Dharana Darshan (Hindi)
      Dharana Darshan (Hindi)
      Specification:
      • Publisher : Yoga Publication Trust
      • by : Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
      • Cover : Paperback
      • Language : Hindi
      • Edition : 2001
      • Pages : 453
      • Weight : 600 gm.
      • Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
      • ISBN-10: 8186336214
      • ISBN-13: 978-8186336212
      Description:

       

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        Dharana Darshan
        Dharana Darshan
        Specification:
        • Publisher : Yoga Publication Trust
        • by : Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
        • Cover : Paperback
        • Language : English
        • Edition : 1999
        • Pages : 439
        • Weight : 600 gm.
        • Size : 5.7 x 1 x 8.7 inches
        • ISBN-10: 8186336303
        • ISBN-13: 978-8186336304
        Description:

        Dharana Darshan includes as yet unpublished classic meditation practices derived from the Upanishads, the Tantras and other traditional yogic texts. The core of the book is Swami Niranjanananda’s adaptation of the complex upanishadic akasha (space) dharanas for modern practitioners, including chidakasha, hridayakasha, daharakasha and vyoma panchaka dharanas, along with advanced stages of the classic ajapa japa and trataka practices. Also included is an introduction explaining the theory and purpose of concentration, psychic symbol, visualisation, and the obstacles commonly encountered by practitioners.

        This book is designed for those already familiar with the fundamentals of meditation and have a degree of mastery in the pratyahara (sensory withdrawal) practices.

        About the Author

        Author of over twenty books and guides Swami Niranjanananda Sarswati is well known to amazonians.Many of his titles are best sellers on amazon.He presently heads Bihar School of Yoga and Yoga Publications Trust.

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