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- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2010
- Pages : 280 pages
- Size : 21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm
- ISBN-13: 8184950926
- ISBN-13: 978-8184950922
DESCRIPTION:
Dhammapada means "the path of drama," the path of truth, harmony, and righteousness that anyone can follow to reach the highest good. Easwaran's translation of this classic Buddhist text is based on the oldest, best-known version in Pali.

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2014
- Pages : 296 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8184956252
DESCRIPTION:
The Buddha call to Nirvana Eknath Easwaran, translator of the best-selling edition of the Dhammapada, sees this powerful scripture as a perfect map for the spiritual journey. Said to be the text closest to the Buddha actual words, it is a collection of short teachings memorized during his lifetime by his disciples. Easwaran presents the Dhammapada as a guide to spiritual perseverance, progress and ultimately enlightenment – a heroic confrontation with life as it really is, with straight answers to our deepest questions. We witness the heartbreak of death, for instance – what does that mean for us? What is love? How does karma work? How do we follow the spiritual life in the midst of work and family? Does Nirvana really exist and if so, what is it like to be illumined? In his interpretation of Buddhist themes, illustrated with stories from the Buddha life, Easwaran offers a view of the concept of right understanding that is both exhilarating and instructive. He shares his experiences on the spiritual path, giving the advice that only an experienced teacher and practitioner can offer and urges us to answer for ourselves the Buddha call to Nirvana – that mysterious, enduring state of wisdom, joy and peace. Eknath Easwaran was Professor of English literature at the University of Nagpur, India and an established writer, when he came to the United States on the fulbright exchange program in 1959. As founder and director of the Blue mountain center of meditation and the Nilgiris press, he taught the classics of world mysticism and the practice of meditation from 1960 till his death in 1999.


SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2009
- Pages : 384 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8184950915
DESCRIPTION:
The book The Upanishads is an translation of the old age Hindu religious texts and is meant for anyone exploring consciousness and spirituality. Thousands of years ago, Indian sages found the answers for some of the eternal questions of human mind, which they have passed on to the future generations through the books of Upanishads. Upanishads are guides for human beings and are said to have answers to all the questions that people have pertaining to the realization of one's own self. These books still have relevance to the modern world.
The author in this book has extracted some of the important concepts from the Upanishads and has made an attempt to introduce the readers to some spiritual aspects such as consciousness, self, death, knowledge, wisdom and joy in a detailed manner. The author's explanation of the concepts in his own language of wisdom and the way he connects the texts to the world of today's advanced science and technology make the book a lucid, relevant read. Though the original text of Upanishads are voluminous with complicated language, the author has tried to condense and simplify the major teachings of the book and has presented them in a readable manner.
The author Eknath Easwaran has successfully managed to present the discoveries of the sages of the Upanishads in a concise style in his book. This first edition of the book was published by Jaico Publishing House in 2009. It is available in paperback.
Key Features:
This book has been a bestseller continuously in the Religions and Hinduism category.


SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2013
- Pages : 144 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8184954685
- ISBN-10: 8184954689
DESCRIPTION:
Exploring the Undiscovered Country, understanding Life's Last Great Change. What is the greatest mystery in life? That although we see people die every day, we never believe we will die. The "Theater of Death" confronts us everywhere, in the newspaper, by the roadside, with the loss of a family member and most personally as we face our own aging and yet, how many of us see through life's passing show to learn what death can teach us about how to live? In this engaging book, Eknath Easwaran shows how we can learn from death and what we can do now to fully understand life's last great change.

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2009
- Pages : 240 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8172247577
- ISBN-10: 8172247575
DESCRIPTION:
Every moment is precious. There is so little time, not a day to waste on quarreling with those we love, no time for anything that robs our lives of joy, hope and meaning. Dialogue with Death is not a book on death and dying. It is a book about life and living: what life is for, who we are as human beings, why we are here. Yet it is death that forces these questions on us. If we could live forever, there would be little urgency in finding answers. But the fact is that whatever our age or the status of our health, none of us has time to waste in learning what life is for. We begin to take life seriously when we take death seriously. Otherwise, as Thoreau said, we run the risk of discovering, when we come to die, that we have never lived. This is not a negative observation. It is completely positive, for it brings life into focus. Fulfilling the purpose of life becomes our overriding priority and that brings joy, hope, love and meaning to us and to those around us. Let this book be your guide.

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2009
- Pages : 296 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 9788184950908
- ISBN-10: 818495090X
DESCRIPTION:
The Bhagavad Gita is the most famous poem in all of Hindu literature and part of the Mahabharata, the ancient Indian epic masterpiece. The Gita (in Sanskrit, "Song of the Lord") consists of a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna on the morning of a climactic battle. Krishna provides Arjuna with the spiritual means to understand his own nature so that he can take action and prevail. However, the larger canvas painted in the poem is that of the moral universe of Hinduism. As translator Eknath Easwaran, one of the world's premier teachers of meditation and spirituality, notes "The Gita does not present a system of philosophy. It offers something to every seeker after God, of whatever temperament, by whatever path. The reason for this universal appeal is that it is basically practical: it is a handbook for self-realization and a guide to action."

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2012
- Pages : 296 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8184953411
DESCRIPTION:
A Contemporary Guide to Yoga, meditation and Indian philosophy. The Bhagavad Gita is India's best-known scripture -a dialogue between a warrior-prince named Arjuna and his charioteer and spiritual guide, Sri Krishna. For Easwaran, a foremost translator of the Gita, who taught classes on it for over 40 years, the Gita's epic battle represents the war in our own hearts and Arjuna's anguish reflects the human condition: torn between opposing forces, confused about how to live. Sri Krishna's timeless guidance, Easwaran argues, can shed light on our dilemmas today. Placing the Gita's teachings in a modern context, Easwaran explores the nature of reality, the illusion of separateness, the search for identity, the meaning of yoga and how to heal the unconscious. This book is his distillation of the Gita's teachings from the end of his life, based on talks given to his close students and published here for the first time. Easwaran shows how, through the principles of yoga and the practice of meditation, the Gita can point a way forward for us, both as individuals and in society today.

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 328 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-9386348876
DESCRIPTION:
The thousand names of Vishnu reiterate a single message: the Lord is everything, everywhere. His names evoke the qualities that elevate our lives: forgiveness, beauty, tenderness, compassion and love.
Every religion in the world worships their God with a different name. Words like ‘Holy, Merciful, Compassionate, Truth and the One’ appear in all these religions, emphasizing that however we worship, the Lord is one and the same.
In India, one of the most popular litanies is the thousand names of Vishnu. He is worshipped by millions in his incarnations as Rama and Krishna. Eknath Easwaran comments on a fraction of these names and what each one means in our daily lives. This is a book for daily inspiration, full of personal reminders of what it means to see God in the faces and events of everyday life.

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 336 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-9386348869
DESCRIPTION:
An anthology of sacred text for modern times
The Bhagavad Gita
• Saint Francis of Assisi
• The Dhammapada
• Hazrat Inayat Khan
• Psalm 100
• Kabir
• Jewish Liturgy
• Tukaram
• Lao Tzu
• The Upanishads
• Saint Paul
• The Rig Veda
Gems from World Religions is a collection of sacred pieces of literature from the religious traditions of the East and the West. It has the power to change your life. Positive and practical, inspiring and life-affirming, these pieces are filled with the charge of mystical awareness. They sweep aside time and borders to speak with one voice, confirming the unity of all creation.
In this book, you will find crystal clear instructions on how to apply these pieces in meditation and shed unwanted habits. If you are ready to make that change, all you have to do is turn the page.

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 400 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-9386348852
DESCRIPTION:
Daily wisdom for modern times
The Buddha
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Ramana Maharshi
• Swami Vivekananda
• Bhagavad Gita
• Sri Ramakrishna
• Saint Matthew
• Meher Baba
• George Bernard Shaw
• Mother Teresa
• William Wordsworth
• Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Anne Frank
• Mark Twain
• Rabindranath Tagore
• Spinoza
• Rumi
• Oscar Wilde
• Lao Tzu
• Kabir
• Mira Bai
• Omar Khayyam
Words have exceptional power. They can transform lives. In Great Thoughts of Great People, Eknath Easwaran frames the words of brilliant philosophers, poets and sages, with insights that make the age-old wisdom relevant to the contemporary world.
This book provides an easy way for those seeking a spiritual path to get on track. Each day’s reading is thought-provoking and focused. Consult it every morning to plant an idea that can act as a touchstone for the day’s events or refer to it each evening as a way to quieten the mind. Change your life, one day at a time.

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2009
- Pages : 232 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8179929506
- ISBN-10: 8179929507
DESCRIPTION:
In this collection of passages for meditation, Eknath Easwaran brings the wisdom of the world's great saints and sages within our reach. These are powerful, universal wisdom texts that inform and transform. Enjoy them for their poetic and intellectual appeal Or study them slowly, with concentration Or meditate on them, so that the words come to life in your thoughts and actions. The great saints and sages are the world's spiritual geniuses -men and women such as the Compassionate Buddha, Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila and the sages of the Upanishads. They come from different faiths, different times, but they all discovered the same changeless reality underlying the shifting world of sense experience. By reminding us of our essential goodness, they give us hope. Through the legacy of their words, they show us what it means to think in freedom, love fully and see life as it really is. Easwaran chose texts that are positive, practical and inspiring, that express the universal ideals of love, steadfastness and wisdom. They can be read as holy words but also as the promptings of our true self, the core of goodness within us. Read this book again and again and let these saints and sages take you to the heart land of the spirit within.

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2005
- Pages : 296 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8179925072
- ISBN-10: 8179925072
DESCRIPTION:
The Lord is everything, everywhere he dwells in every heart. The Constant Companion is a book of daily inspirations - short, personal reminders that divinity can be found all around us, if we will only look. In each piece, Eknath Easwaran selects one of India's traditional Thousand Names of The Lord and shows its universal significance, that these are not only names of God, but also aspects of the spark of divinity within us. In the Thousand Names, the Lord is called our Constant Companion, an inner friend whose love and support we can never lose. This book, too, will serve as a constant companion for those who want to see God in the faces and events of everyday life.

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1997
- Pages : 208 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8172245825
- ISBN-10: 8172245823
DESCRIPTION:
TThis book is a short, positive, practical selections from the world's great scriptures and mystics -Christian, Jewish, Hindus, Buddhists, Muslim, Native American chosen by one of the most respected teachers of meditation in the world today. Brief instructions on how to use these powerful selections in meditation are included. The slow, sustained concentration on these passages, "Eknath Easwaran writes," drives them deep into our minds and whatever we drive deep into consciousness that we become

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Eknath Easwaran (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1996
- Pages : 384 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10: 8172244274
- ISBN-13: 978-8172244279
DESCRIPTION:
This daily reader introduces you to all the important concepts and techniques of leading a spiritual life in today's world. The insights given here are stated in simple words and stresses Easwaran's eight point program for meditation and spiritual living.


SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :J. Phillip Jones (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 160 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10:8184952236
- ISBN-13: 978-8184952230
DESCRIPTION:
Now in Telugu A Simplified Approach For Beginners… — Can you multiply 231072 by 110649 and get the answer in just a single line? — Can you find the cube root of 262144 or 704969 in two seconds? — Can you predict the birth-date of a person without him telling you? — Can you predict how much money a person has without him telling you? — Can you check the final answer without solving the question? Or, in a special case, get the final answer without looking at the question? — Can you solve squares, square roots, cube-roots and other problems mentally? All this and a lot more is possible with the techniques of Vedic Mathematics described in this book. The techniques are useful for students, professionals and businessmen. The techniques of Vedic Mathematics have helped millions of students all over the world get rid of their fear of numbers and improve their scores in quantitative subjects. Primary and secondary school students have found the Vedic mathematics approach very exciting. Those giving competitive exams like MBA, MCA, CET, UPSC, GRE, GMAT etc. have asserted that Vedic Mathematics has helped them crack the entrance tests of these exams.

Specification:
- Publisher : Elen Publications
- By : Mythili Venkateswar Rao
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Telugu
- Edition : 2011
- Pages : 184
- Weight : 272 gm.
- ISBN-10 : 8192053865
- ISBN-13 : 978-8192053868

Specification:
- Publisher : Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan
- By : P. Harishankar Pathak
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Hindi
- Edition : 2013
- Pages : 536
- Weight : 272 gm.
- Size : 4.7 x 4.7 x 0.8 inches
- ISBN-10 : 9382443592
- ISBN-13 : 978-9382443599

Specification:
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd
- By : Dr. Vikas Kumar
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Hindi
- Edition : 2020
- Pages : 326
- Weight : 330 gm.
- Size : 8.50 x 5.50 inches
- ISBN-10: 8120842669
- ISBN-13 : 978-8120842663

Specification:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By : Azim Jamal
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2007
- Pages : 272
- Weight : 385gm.
- Size : 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
- ASIN : 8179925188
- ISBN-13 : 978-8179925188
Description:
Seven Steps to Lasting Happiness is the product of years of questioning and reflection in the author's quest to find sustained happiness. This book examines how to: Have a clear vision for yourself, Know your values and principles, Feel fulfilled in the career of your choice, Have wholesome and mutually fulfilling relationships, Live to your fullest potential, Move forward in your life, Have a happy and balanced life.

Specification:
- Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- By : Jaishankar Prasad
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Hindi
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 214
- Weight : 385 gm.
- Size : 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
- ISBN-10 : 1977592244
- ISBN-13 : 978-1977592248
Description:
Kamayani (1936) is a Hindi epic poem (Mahakavya) by Jaishankar Prasad (1889-1937). It is considered one of the greatest literary works written in modern times in Hindi literature. It also signifies the epitome of Chhayavadi school of Hindi poetry which gained popularity in late 19th and early 20th centuries. Kamayani depicts the interplay of human emotions, thoughts, and actions by taking mythological metaphors. Kamayani has personalities like Manu, Ida and Sraddha who are found in the Vedas. The great deluge described in the poem has its origin in Satapatha Brahmana.

Specification:
- Publisher : Rajpal & Sons
- By : J. Krishnamurthy
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Hindi
- Edition : 2015
- Pages : 160
- Weight : 221 gm.
- Size : 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-10 : 8170287235
- ISBN-13 : 978-8170287230

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Nicholas Sutton (Author), Hanuman Dass (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 172 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8184959208
DESCRIPTION:
After Valmiki, the illustrious sage, learned all about the life of Lord Rama, he went to the river to bathe. Close to the river were two large and pretty birds sweetly singing and playing together. A vicious hunter, who was plotting evil, shot an arrow which struck the male bird. Upon seeing her partner trembling on the ground, his body covered in blood, the hen cried out in great distress for her beloved’s life. As Valmiki witnessed this ruthless hunter strike down the male bird, he became sad and thought to himself, “This was not dharma to kill a sweetly singing bird for no reason at all.” As he listened to the hen pour her heart out, he said to the hunter: After what you have done to this bird, peace will be no more than a word. Then Valmiki realized that he had unintentionally created a work of poetry and he named the metre shloka because it was spoken in shoka (sadness). And thus he began penning one of the greatest texts on dharma the world has ever seen.

SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :M.V. Kamath (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1993
- Pages : 352 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8172241759
DESCRIPTION:
This fascinating book of M.V. Kamath helps to answer the most crucial question of existence "What is the meaning of death"? Drawing from the wisdom of major religions and cultures of the East and West, he presents a clear, highly, informative study on the experience of Life and Death. Included are the thoughts and reflections of 55 famous men and women during their experience of dying, who tells us what we ought to know or intuite, that those who are well integrated die bravely, calmly and at peace with themselves. To mention a few names like Socrates, Madame Curie, Queen Elizabeth, Swami Vivekananda -these are people whose deaths tell us how to die.


SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By :Devdutt Pattanaik (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2011
- Pages : 240 pages
- Size : 14 x 1.3 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-10: 8184951523
- ISBN-13: 978-8184951523
DESCRIPTION:
In the game of cricket, having scored 99 runs, when a batsman stands poised on the threshold of that much coveted century, he experiences the moment that is best associated with Ganesha. Fear and uncertainty envelope him, between him and his achievement stand hurdles, both real and imaginary, a possible spin from the bowler can overwhelm him, his own anxiety can paralyze him, cheering fans can distract him. He needs divine intervention then. He needs to focus, get rid of all hurdles, perform, get the final run and achieve what he so longs for. In other words, he needs to think of Ganapati. This book brings together 99 meditations to better understand the stories, symbols and rituals of that ador-able elephant-headed Hindu god who removes hurdles and brings prosperity and peace. Known variously as Ganapati, Gajanana, Vinayaka or Pillayar, he can help all of us score a century in the game called life.
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