SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Sterling Publications
- By : N S Karandikar
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2008
- Pages : 222
- Weight : 350
- Size : 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-10: 8120734459
- ISBN-13: 978-8120734456
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About the book nothing ever happens in this universe without the divine willman is merely an instrument and can never achieve success in any task whatsoever whether it is small or big without the divine graceit is the divine will that prevails
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- Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
- By: Devdutt Pattanaik (Author)
- Binding :Paperback
- Language : Hindi
- Edition :2017
- Pages: 128 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10: 93506438810
- ISBN-13: 9789350643884
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रामायण मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम श्रीराम की गाथा मानी जाती है और उन्हीं को महिमामंडित करती है। भारत से लेकर दक्षिण-पूर्व के दूर-दराज के देशों में रामायण अनेक भाषाओं में उपलब्ध है और हरेक में कुछ अन्तर है, लेकिन सभी मुख्यता श्रीराम को केन्द्र में रखकर लिखी गई हैं। शायद यह पहली बार है कि रामायण की कथा सीता के दृष्टिकोण से बतायी गयी है। देवदत्त पट्टनायक की यह पुस्तक रामायण पर आधारित अनूठी कृति है जिसे पढ़कर अहसास होता है कि रामायण में सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिका शायद सीता की थी और पाठक के मन में सीता की एक नयी छवि उजागर होती है - अपनी स्वतन्त्र सोच और स्वयं निर्णय करने की हिम्मत रखने वाली सीता की, जबकि जनसाधारण में यह विश्वास है कि सीता वही करती थीं जो श्रीराम कहते थे।
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Westland;
- By : Amish Tripathi
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 376 pages
- Weight : 318 g
- Size : 12.7 x 2.5 x 19.7 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9386224585
- ISBN-13 : 978-5530441455
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mmerse yourself in book 2 of the Ram Chandra series, based on the Ramayana, the story of Lady Sita, written by the multi-million bestselling Indian Author Amish; the author who has transformed Indian Fiction with his unique combination of mystery, mythology, religious symbolism and philosophy. In this book, you will follow Lady Sita's journey from an Adopted Child to the Prime Minister to finding her true calling. You will find all the familiar characters you have heard of, like Lord Ram and Lord Lakshman and see more of Lord Hanuman and many others from Mithila. You will also start discovering the true purpose of the Vayuputras and Malayaputras and their conflicting ideologies that leads to plot twists, politics and intrigue as they try to influence outcomes from behind the scenes.She is the warrior we need. The Goddess we await.She will defend Dharma. She will protect us.India, 3400 BCE.ndia is beset with divisions, resentment and poverty. The people hate their rulers. They despise their corrupt and selfish elite. Chaos is just one spark away. Outsiders exploit these divisions. Raavan, the demon king of Lanka, grows increasingly powerful, sinking his fangs deeper into the hapless Sapt Sindhu.Two powerful tribes, the protectors of the divine land of India, decide that enough is enough. A saviour is needed. They begin their search.An abandoned baby is found in a field. Protected by a vulture from a pack of murderous wolves. She is adopted by the ruler of Mithila, a powerless kingdom, ignored by all. Nobody believes this child will amount to much. But they are wrong.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : New Horizon Media
- By : Omsakthi Narayanasamy
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Tamil
- Edition : 2010
- Pages : 200
- Weight : 360 gm.
- Size : 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
- ISBN-10: 8183684130
- ISBN-13: 978-8183684132
Further, the study also throws fresh light on the iconographical evolution of different forms of Siva, besides their physiognomy. The forms of Siva are grouped as Nrityamurtis, Samyuktamurtis, Samharamurtis, Anugrahamurtis, Saumyamurtis & Pratyekamurtis. Being a serious research work this is very valuable for the history of Iconography of Siva and serves as a beacon for further research in this field. With over 100 illustrations, this is an essential book for anyone interested in Indian art.
The Author
Dr. D. Kiran Kranth Choudary, (b.1954), Ph.D., D.Litt. is Professor of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology and also the Principal and Dean Faculty of Arts, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. He is the Coordinator of the UGC SAP DRS-I. His field of specialization is Art and Architecture in which he contributed innovative articles. He has completed five Research Projects sponsored by the UGC and ICHR. He has organized seven conferences/seminars/ workshops on different themes. He was the Coordinator of the Association of Indian Universities, 78th Annual Meet of the All India Vice-Chancellors. He received training in Remote Sensing for Archaeology at NRSA, Hyderabad. He chaired many sessions in various conferences and seminars. As a resource person he delivered lectures/talks in different universities in India and Abroad.
Dr. Kiran Kranth has published books: Five Prominent Temples of Bhuvanesvar (1982), Ragadhuli (1984), Ramayana in Indian Art and Epigraphy (2006), Srikalahstisvara Temple, A Study based on Epigraphs and Sculptures (2008), Teluguvari Silpakala (2012) and also edited Sankaram, Recent Researches on Indian Culture (2000), Prasadam, Recent Researches on Archaeology, Art, Architecture and Culture (2004), Ancient Civilizations (2006) and Archaeology and Art: New Dimensions (2008). He has seventy six research papers to his credit published in reputed Research Journals. He served as Dean (Exams) and Special Officer (Evaluation) for the university and also former Head and Chairman Board of Studies, Dept of A.I.H.C. & Archaeology. He is awarded Sri Gomateshwara Vidyapeetha Award-2008, Srikalahastisvaraswamy vari Puraskaram-2010, Meritorious Teacher Award-2011and Government of Andhra Pradesh State Awards to Meritorious Teachers-2013. He is associated with many academic bodies in various capacities. As poet and creative writer he is associated with many literary and cultural organizations.
Contents
Preface ix
Foreword xiii
Abbreviations xxxi
List of Illustrations xxxiii
1. Introduction 1
2. Nṛityamūrtis 28
3. Saṁyuktamūrtis 47
4. Saṁhāramūrtis 68
5. Anugrahamūrtis 99
6. Saumyamūrtis 122
7. Pratyēkamūrtis 151
8. Epilogue 185
Glossary 206
Bibliography 214
Index 231
Plates 239
The Purana is a class of literature that treats of ancient religion, philosophy, history, sociology, politics and other subjects. It is an Encyclopaedia of various branches of knowledge and ancient wisdom. It has been defined as a class of literature that contains material on the topics of Creation, Dissolution of Manus, Ages of Manus, Genealogies and the History of glorious kings. For dealing primarily with these subjects it has been called Pancalaksana a little that was incorporated in the Puranas themselves and had become popular by the Fifth Century A.D., for it was included by Amarasimha in his lexicon 'Amarakosa'. But as the process of interpolation continued, the Pancalaksana definition was found inadequate. The Puranic redactors adopted a Dasalaksana definition that suited the contemporary text. Still the dynamic forces were at work and the process of insertion, modification and abridgement went on and it was soon discovered that the Dasalaksana definition too fell short of an actual fact. It was found that the puranas contained certain aspects that were not covered by any of the five or ten characteristics. Besides some of the characteristics covered by the Pancalaksana or Dasalaksana definition were not found in certain Puranas. In fact the Purana as a class represents the different phases and aspects of life of diverse ages. It is impossible to adopt a standard definition for the class of literary composition that contains heterogeneous phases and aspects. Moreover, a definition framed on the numerical basis of points is bound to be imperfect. The Puranas are divided into two classes the Mahapuranas and the Upapuranas. Each class consists of eighteen puranas. Thus the number of the Puranas is thirty six.
This book, Siva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening, isrevealed by the twentieth centurys great philosopher saint Swami Lakshmanjoo. This spiritual treasure, gifted by God to the sage Vasugupta for the upliftment of humankind, is considered to be one of Kashmir Shaivisms most important scriptures. Here, Swami Lakshmanjoo gives the reader a penetrating vision of the glorious journey of the Supreme Awakening: the traveling from limited individuality to absolute oneness with God. This secret teaching, contained with these pages, is revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo or the first time. Drawing on his own experience Swami Lakshmanjoo, basing his rendering on the esoteric commentary of Abhinavaguptas chief disciple Kshemaraja, shows us the way home.
Swami Lakshmanjoo was born in Srinagar, Kashmir on May 9, 1907. He was the last and the greatest of the saints and masters of the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism. Having a deep understanding of the philosophy and practices of Kashmir Shaivism, he was like a splendid and rare jewel. Beginning from childhood he spent his whole life studying and practicing the teachings of this unique sacred tradition. Because of his intellectual power and strength of awareness, he realized both spiritually and intellectually the reality of its thought.
Cover: Hard Cover
Edition : 2010
Publisher : Munshiram Manoharlal Publication Pvt.Ltd
ISBN : 978-8121511841
Language : English
Pages : 348
Specification:
- Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
- By : Jaideva Singh
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2017
- Pages : 278
- Weight : 300 gm.
- Size : 5.8 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches
- ISBN-10 : 8120804074
- ISBN-13 : 978-8120804074
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Siva Sutras: The Yoga of Supreme Identity by Jaideva Singh
Text of the Sutras and the Commentary Vimarsini of Ksemaraja
The Saiva philosophy of Kashmir is generally called Trika Sastra, because it is philosophy of the triad ñ (1) Siva (2) Sakti (3) Nara ñ the bound soul or (1) para ñ the highest (2) parapara ñ identity in difference and (3) apara ñ difference. The literature of the Trika system of Kashmir falls into three categories, viz., (1) the Agama Sastra, (2) the Spanda Sastra and (3) the Pratyabhijna Sastra. Agama Sastra is considered to be revelation by Siva. It lays down both the principles and practices of the system. The most important Agama of the Trika system was known as the Siva Sutras.
Siva Sutras are considered to be a revealed book of the Yoga: supreme identity of the individual self with the Divine. Here and English translation of the Siva Sutras has been provided, together with an abstract of each sutra, throws a flood of light on the entire system of Saiva Yoga. A glossary of technical terms and index are appended for the convenience of the reader.
Four commentaries on Siva Sutras are available at present, the Vimarsini commentary of Ksemaraja in prose, the Siva-sutra-vrtti by some anonymous author in prose, the Siva-sutra-varttikam by Varadaraja in verse.
The Siva-Sutra-vrtti is so close to Vimarsini that it appears to be either a preliminary draft or a later abstract of the Vimarsini. There is a strong presumption that the author of the Vrtti was Ksemaraja himself.
About the Book
Siva Sutras are considered to be a revealed book of the Yoga : supreme identity of the individual self with the Divine.
Dr. Jaideva Singh has studied the book with the help of his guru Swami Laksmana Joo, the sole surviving exponent of this system in Kashmir and has provided an English translation of the Sutras together with the commentary of Ksemaraja.
The subject matter is arranged as under:
Each Sutra is given in Devanagari as well as in Roman Script. Then the meaning of every word of the Sutra is given in English, followed by a translation of the whole Sutra. This is followed by the Vimarsini Commentary in Sanskrit and its English translation, copious notes on important and technical words and a running exposition of the main ideas of the Sutra.
A long introduction, together with an abstract of each Sutra, throws a flood of light on the entire system of Saiva Yoga. A glossary of technical terms and index are appended for the convenience of the reader.
Introduction
THE MAIN SOURCES OF THE NON-DUALISTIC SAIVA SYSTEM OF PHILOSOPHY AND YOGA
The Saiva system of Philosophy and Yoga is generally known as Agama. The word Agama means a traditional doctrine or system which commands faith.
The Saiva system,. in general, is known as Siva-sasana or Sivagama, The non-dualistic Saiva system of Kashmir is known as Trika-Sasana or Trika-sastra or Rahasya-sampradaya. The words sasana and sastra are very significant. Both contain the root sasa which means discipline. Sasana or Sastra means teaching containing rules for discipline. A Sastra or Sasana in India never meant merely an intellectual exposition of a particular system. It certainly expounded the fundamental principles of reality but at the same time laid down on the basis of the principles certain rules, certain norms of conduct which had to be observed by those who studied the particular Sastra. A Sastra was not simply a way of thought but also a way of life. The Saiva philosophy of Kashmir is generally called 'Trika Sastra, because it is philosophy of the triad - (1) Siva (2) Sakti (3) Nara- the bound soul or (1) para - the highest (2) parapara - identity in difference and (3) apara - difference.
The literature of the Trika system of Kashmir falls into three categories, viz., (1) the Agama Sastra, (2) the Spanda Sastra and (3) the Pratyabhijna Sastra.
Agama Sastra :
Agama Sastra is considered to be revelation by Siva. It lays down both the principles and practices of the system. Among the works belonging to the Agama category may be mentioned the following Tantras.
Malinivijaya or Malinivijayottara, Svacchanda, Vijnana Bhairava, Mrgendra, Netra, Rudra- Yamala, Siva-Sutras, etc. Most of these taught generally the dualistic doctrine. The most important Agama of the Trika system was known as the Siva-Sutras.
The importance of this work consists in the fact that it was revealed to counter the effects of dualism. It is generally known as Sivopanisat-sangraha - a compendium containing the secret doctrine revealed by Siva. This was revealed to Vasugupta.
There are three theories regarding the revelation of the Siva- Sutras to Vasugupta.
1. Kallata in the Spanda-vrtti says that Siva taught the Siva- Sutras in a dream to Vasugupta who was living on Mahadeva mountain in the valley of the Harvan stream behind the Shalimar garden near Srinagara.
2. Bhaskara says in his Varttika on the Siva-Sutras that they were revealed to Vasugupta in a dream by a Siddha - a perfected semi-divine being.
3. Ksemaraja, in his commentary Vimarsini, maintains that Siva appeared to Vasugupta in a dream and said, "On the Mahadeva mountain, the secret doctrines are inscribed on a piece of stone. Collecting the doctrines from there, teach them to those who deserve grace." On waking up, Vasugupta went to the place and by a mere touch the particular stone turned up and he found the Siva-Sutras inscribed on it.
The particular rock is still called Samkaropala, and it is said that the Sutras were inscribed on it. (See the plate No. I). The rock is there, but there is no trace of the sutras.
The following are the common points in all the theories regarding the discovery of the Siva-Sutras.
1. There was no human author of the Sutras. They origi- nated from Siva.
2. They were revealed to Vasugupta.
Whether they were revealed to him by Siva in a dream or by a Siddha or they were found on a rock at the instance of Siva are matters which are irrelevant to the main issue of the revela- tion.
We know from Rajatarangini that Kallata flourished in the reign of king Avanti-Varman of Kashmir, Avanti-Varman reigned in the 9th Century A.D. Vasugupta who had discovered the Siva-Sutras was the guru (teacher) of Kallata. He must have flourished either in the last part of the 8th Century or the beginning of the 9th Century A.D. This must have been therefore, the date of the discovery of the Sutras.
The Hindu poet-saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar describes herself as a demon, accompanying the god Siva as he dances in the cremation grounds. She is believed to be the first to write devotional poetry to Siva in the Tamil language and is considered the first of the sixty-three Tamil poet-saints. Written in the sixth or seventh century, her beautiful poetry presents the path of love and service that brings liberation. In Siva’s Demon Devotee, Elaine Craddock provides a historical, literary, and ethnographic exploration of Karaikkal Ammaiyar and her work. An annotated translation of the poet-saint’s 143 verses is included along with an introduction to the Tamil literary tradition. Craddock’s analysis of this poetry in its ancient context and of the narrative tradition that developed around the life of Karaikkal Ammaiyar centuries later reveals cultural tensions concerning women’s roles and the devotional path. Printed Pages: 205
About the Author
Elaine Craddock is Professor of Religion at Southwestern University George Town, Texas (U.S.A). She has contributed several articles to leadings journals around the world.
Introduction
Karaikkal Ammaiyar, the "Mother from Karaikkal," was probably the first poet to write hymns to the god Siva in Tamil, in approximately the mid-sixth century, when the boundaries between Siva's devotees and competing groups were just starting to be articulated in a self- conscious way. Speaking to god in one's mother tongue, rather than Sanskrit, was pivotal to the triumph of Hindu devotionalism over the religions of Jainism and Buddhism that reached the apex of their popularity in South India during the fifth and sixth centuries. The Tamil Saiva tradition considers Karaikkal Ammaiyar the author of four works of poetry. Her powerful poetry is what Indira Peterson calls a "rhetoric of immediacy," as it speaks to a particular community defining itself in a context of competing religious allegiances (1999, 165). Along with the hymns of the later saints, her 143 poems envision a world where devotees can dwell in perpetual bliss with Siva, ridicules those who cannot see that Siva is the only truth, and points to the sophisticated philosophy that would be systematized as Saiva Siddhanta centuries later.
In the southernmost Indian state of Tamilnadu, Saiva Siddhanta developed over many centuries to become the dominant philosophical, theological, and ritual system associated with the god Siva. The tradition was systematized between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries but draws its devotional perspectives from the stories and hymns of the nayaumars, or "leaders," the sixty-three devotees of Siva who were canonized as saints in Cekkilar's twelfth-century hagiography, the Periya Puranam. Seven of these saints wrote poems to Siva between the sixth and ninth centuries. Along with the Alvars who sang to Visnu, these poets were part of the bhakti or devotional movements that began in South India and spread the emotional worship of a personal god throughout the Indian subcontinent.
The devotional movements contained elements of social as well as religious reform, protesting Brahmanical orthodoxy along with the heterodox faiths of Buddhism and Jainism, But this revivalist Hinduism was rooted in the temple, which depended on royal patronage. So, although the devotional ideology undercut caste and gender hierarchies in principle, in practical terms the patriarchal boundaries remained. Statistically, women are not very visible among the Tamil devotional movements: Antal is the only woman Vaisnava saint, and out of the sixty-three Saiva nayanmars, only three are women (Ramaswamy 1997, 120-121). However, the life and poetry of Karaikkal Ammaiyar, the only woman poet among the nayaumars, reveals a fascinating portrait of the localization of a pan-Indian god and the potential space for women in this emerging tradition.
I first became acquainted with Karaikkal Ammaiyar many years ago when I saw Cola bronze images of her in the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City and the Metropolitan Museum of New York. I was immediately attracted to her: Her beautiful face wore an expression of pure bliss; her mouth was open, singing her praises for Siva, her Lord. Her enraptured face seemed profoundly at odds with her skeletal, vaguely demonic form. Her striking image led me to read her poetry, and to discover that she indeed had a demon or pey form, in which she lived with Siva in the cremation ground. As I investigated Karaikkal Ammaiyar's life and work, it became clear that there is a continuing tension between the twelfth-century image of her created by Cekkilar and standardized in the ensuing centuries-that of a devoted wife whose love for Siva finally disrupts her domestic life-and the image she presents of herself in her poetry, a pey happily singing in the cremation ground, enraptured by Siva's dance. It turns out that the way I became acquainted with Karaikkal Ammaiyar is a common pattern even in South India, where most people know at least the outline of her story. Worshipers at temples to Siva in Tamilnadu see her image among the sixty-three saints recognized by the Saiva tradition. But not many people are acquainted with her poetry. The divergence between her poetry and her popular life story will be examined in detail in the following chapters.
Specification:
- Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
- by : Lingeswara Rao
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2018
- Pages : 459
- Weight : 670gm.
- Size : 22 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10: 8188225614
- ISBN-13: 978-8188225613
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It is similar to Periyapuranam and gives an account of the lives of the sixty-three Nayanmars, the Shaivite saints of south India. Sri Ramanana Maharshi was profoundly influenced by the lives of these Nayanmars.
Devotees of Sri Ramana Maharshi are well aware that he was profoundly influenced by the Periapuranam containing the lives of the Nayanmars, the sixtythree Saivite saints. Even after realizing the Self he prayed before the images of the Nayanmars at the Meenakshi temple that he may become a devotee like them! Sivabhakta Vilasam is similar to the Periapuranam and gives an account in Sanskrit of the lives of the Nayanmars. It has its origin in an episode in Kailasa when a congregation of rishis saw a brilliant light descending before them. Maharshi Upamanyu explained to the assembled rishis that it was Sundara, the preeminent Nayanar who came in that form. He also revealed the names and stories of all the sixtythree Nayanmars. This account by Maharshi Upamanyu was later given to others by Sri Suta Muni and Agastya Rishi. The present translation of Sivabhakta Vilasam into Enlglish is by Lingeswara Rao, a fellow devotee.
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The Upanisads from the concluding of the Vedas and are, therefore, called the Vedanta or the end of the Veda. The number of the Upanisads is not fixed. The collection of Upanisads translated by Darashikoh into Persian contained 50 Upanisads. The Muktika Upanisads gives a list of 108 Upanisads. There are about 112 Upanisads published by Nirnaya Sagar Press. But only ten Upanisads which were commented upon by Sankaracarya are taken to be genuine and most authoritative.
The Upanisads, which teach that life and death are only different forms of one and the same being and which aim at the release from mundane existence by the merging of the individual soul in the world soul through correct knowledge, have been hailed as the inspired utterances of the mystics for centuries. In them the whole of the later philosophy of the Indians is rooted.
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- Publisher : Zen Publications
- by : Joy C. Raphael
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2013
- Pages : 158
- Weight : 210gm.
- Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
- ISBN-13: 978-9382788133
- ASIN: 9382788131
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When you applied for work in Saudi Arabia, didn’t you think you would work for a few years, make a pile, marry off your daughter or sister, build a home, retire to the good life?
When you paid the huge commission to the recruitment agent and a large fee for your visa, did anybody tell you the bad news?
Ihat your contract may be ‘renegotiated’ once you land in Saudi Arabia. You may not be paid your salary for months. You may have to sleep in chains. You may be falsely charged, perfunctorily tried and jailed. You may be threatened with sacking or your salary may be withheld if you spurn your employer’s ‘suggestion’ to convert to Islam.
If you are a maid, you might be raped. If you are a male you may be thrashed by your boss for even a minor bungle.
The dangers foreign workers face in Saudi Arabia are manifold. Yet the foreign embassies behave like ostriches, leaving the vulnerable employees to Saudi mercy. Meanwhile, thousands continue to queue up with job agents in New Delhi, Mumbai, Karachi, Dhaka, Colombo, Manila and other cities... lured by the petrodollars that they believe will fulfil their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families.
In the Tamil country of south India, during the last millennium, a powerful cult of saints has been in existence. These saints referred to themselves as adiyar or tondar, both words meaning "slaves"-of the Lord. Although the south Indian saints are lesser known than those of northern India, or of Europe, they are in a manner more significant. For the sacred canon of south India, both the Saivites and Vaishnavas, consists of the poems composed by these saints. Their hymns are chanted daily in the southern temples, and often sung in homes and at festivals. In the field of art too, the saints of south India occupy a unique position. Images of the complete group of saints, sixty-three Nayanmars in the case of Siva and twelve Alvars in the case of Vishnu, are to be seen in every temple in the Tamil country. Placed beside the shrine of the god, the saints are anointed, clothed and worshipped, being an integral part of temple rituals. To view the art forms in their totality and to appreciate the saints and the status accorded to them in the Tamil country, the author introduces their biographical details, the milieu in which they functioned, and includes selected translation of their poems. A complete picture emerges when the strands of poetry and religious history are brought in to highlight a study of the art. This is not simply a book about images of the saints, but one that will appeal to students of religion and literature. This original and exciting book is of relevance for the history of ideas. Printed Pages: 218 with 87 b/w illustrations.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By: Ken Blanchard (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : Malayalam
- Edition : 2007
- Pages : 140 pages
- Size : 17.8 x 1.1 x 14.3 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8179927903
- ISBN-13 : 978-8179927908
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Are You a "Smart" Leader? Millions of people have improved their leadership and management style as well as the quality of their life after reading Ken Blanchard's best-selling books. Now, in Smart Leadership, Blanchard reveals powerful life and leadership principles with simple insights that help you sharpen your leadership skills and build personal integrity. This book contains smart leadership advice on aiming for excellence, maintaining integrity, finding courage to change, helping others reach their potential and much more. Impact the lives of those around you by becoming a person of influence. Let one of the most revered leadership and management experts in the world show you how.
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- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By: Vinod Desai (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2019
- Pages : 324 pages
- Size : :14 x 1.9 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9388423941
- ISBN-13 : 978-9388423946
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FOR GROWN UPS
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The most comprehensive, ruthlessly unbiased and easy-to-read guide on personal finance
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Smart Money Moves is a comprehensive but easy-to-read guide that will teach you everything you need to know about saving and multiplying your money using basic math. Starting from the fundamentals and all the way to step-by-step processes, you can now truly get started on your investing journey.
IN THIS BOOK YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT: • Fundamentals of investing in stocks, mutual funds, real estate, debt instruments and gold • Salary structure, saving tax, annual tax to-dos • Insurance policies and loans • Goal-based investing and retirement saving • Most common mistakes and tips to avoid them
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SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By Lee L. Jampolsky (Author)
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2011
- Pages 256 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-13 : 978-8184951042
DESCRIPTION:
12 Principles for Lasting Happiness, trying to change your life without changing your attitude is like painting over rust -it only looks good until the rust shows through again. In Smile for No Good Reason, Dr. Lee Jampolsky shares the 12 principles of Attitudinal Healing in a collection of motivational, uplifting and often humorous lessons designed to help us realize lasting happiness -the kind of happiness that not even changing our jobs, our partners or our income brackets can help us attain. Dr. Jampolsky offers a series of powerful and concise stories that teach us how to joyfully exchange fear for love, selfishness for service and anger for clarity -to respond to life's challenges with peace, confidence and laughter. Your attitudes, nothing more and nothing less, are your most important tools for building happiness and good health. Recapture the joy of living -learn how to Smile for No Good Reason.
Specification:
- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By J.P. Vaswani (Author)
- Language : English
- Edition : 2008
- Pages : 340 pages
- Size : 14 x 1.9 x 21.6 cm
- ISBN-13: 978-8179927915
Description
Snacks for the Soul is a collection of stories that offer emotional, intellectual and spiritual nourishment. The 'snacks' come in a variety of flavors -the sweet, the bitter, the sad, the joyous, the spicy and the pungent. There are tastes to suit every palate, tastes that will linger long in your mind. This collection is not to be read at one sitting, nor is it for idle page-turning, read these stories for inspiration and guidance, read them to have your mind and spirit uplifted. They are slices of life and they strike a chord that is rarely heard in your heart, they make you feel instinctively "this might have happened to me"
'If you never had the time to plow through dreary Economics textbooks, but still want a flavour of its key concepts, illustrated with examples from daily life, this is the book for you.'-Raghuram Rajan, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India Why doesn't the government simply print more money so that everyone has enough? Who decides that seventy Indian rupees equal one American dollar? How do you figure out what to price a glass of lemonade at the Diwali mela? Are economists really as boring as they look? For answers to these and other mystifying questions, look no further than this fun book! (Psst! You may even catch your adults sneaking a peek inside!)
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Rajpal and Sons
- By: J. Krishnamurti
- Binding : Paperback
- Language : Hindi
- Edition :2018
- Pages: 132 pages
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10: 8170287596
- ISBN-13 9788170287599
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1981 में ज़ानेन, स्विट्ज़रलैंड तथा एम्स्टर्डम में आयोजित इन वार्ताओं में कृष्णमूर्ति मनुष्य मन की संस्कारबद्धता को कम्प्यूटर की प्रोग्रामिंग की मानिंद बताते हैं। परिवार, सामाजिक परिवेश तथा शिक्षा के परिणाम के तौर पर मस्तिष्क की यह प्रोग्रामिंग ही व्यक्ति का तादात्म्य किसी धर्म-विशेष से करवाती है, या उसे नास्तिक बनाती है, इसी की वजह से व्यक्ति राजनीतिक पक्षसमर्थन के विभाजनों में से किसी एक को अपनाता है। हर व्यक्ति अपने विशिष्ट नियोजन, 'प्रोग्राम' के मुताबिक सोचता है, हर कोई अपने खास तरह के विचार के जाल में फंसा है, हर कोई सोच के फंदे में है। सोचने-विचारने से अपनी समस्याएं हल हो जाएंगी ऐसा मनुष्य का विश्वास रहा है, परंतु वास्तविकता यह है कि विचार पहले तो स्वयं समस्याएं पैदा करता है, और फिर अपनी ही पैदा की गई समस्याओं को हल करने में उलझ जाता है। एक बात और, विचार करना एक भौतिक प्रक्रिया है, यह मस्तिष्क का कार्यरत होना है; यह अपने-आप में प्रज्ञावान नहीं है। उस विभाजकता पर, उस विखंडन पर गौर कीजिए जब विचार दावा करता है, ‘मैं हिन्दू हूं’ या ‘मैं ईसाई हूं’ या फिर ‘मैं समाजवादी हूं’-प्रत्येक ‘मैं’ हिंसात्मक ढंग से एक-दूसरे के विरुद्ध होता है। कृष्णमूर्ति स्पष्ट करते हैं कि स्वतंत्रता का, मुक्ति का तात्पर्य है व्यक्ति के मस्तिष्क पर आरोपित इस ‘नियोजन’ से, इस ‘प्रोग्राम’ से मुक्त होना। इसके मायने हैं अपनी सोच का, विचार करने की प्रक्रिया का विशुद्ध अवलोकन; इसके मायने हैं निर्विचार अवलोकन-सोच की दखलंदाज़ी के बिना देखना। ‘‘अवलोकन अपने आप में ही एक कर्म है’’, यही वह प्रज्ञा है जो समस्त भ्रांति तथा भय से मुक्त कर देती है।
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books
- By : Napoleon Hill
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Gujarati
- Edition : 2020
- Pages : 184
- Weight : 200 gm
- Size : 5.5 x 0.39 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-10 : 8128836471
- ISBN-13 : 978-8128836473
DESCRIPTION:
A classic by Napoleon Hill and still, the top selling book in its genre, it teaches you how you can acquire riches!
Hill talks about twelve steps that one needs to take to become rich. He has gone deeply into thought process, sex, romance, fear, subconscious mind and the apt age for achieving success, among other things, as the methods for acquiring wealth. He has quoted examples in plenty. He has given ideas in a plain, benign form so that even a youngster would be able to understand them. Thus, Hill says (we quote): "Knowledge will not attract money unless it is organized and intelligently directed...to the definite end of accumulation of money."
He goes on to state that if we concentrate our mind on a material thing or money, circumstances would become conducive to help us acquire that coveted item.
You should read this book, not only to earn money, but also to start looking at life from a positive viewpoint. So, our pragmatic advice is ? read this book and grow rich, besides becoming wise!
Auther: Dr. Santanu Kumar Pattnayak,S Edited by Dr. Sanjaya Kumar Mahapatra
Soma is part of the eternal pair of Agni- Soma. Agni is the fire element; Soma is the water element, moonlike. This pair is the Vedic equivalent of the Taoist yin-yang principle, balancing of the female and the male, energizer (female) and the energized (male).
What is the secret of Soma, the legendary mystic drink of immortality, first lauded by India's ancient Vedic seers? Is Soma a single plant, a type of plants, a way of healing, a special intoxicant, or an inner elixir produced by Yoga and meditation?
Going back to the vision of the Vedic seers, David Frawley reveals the secret of Soma for body, mind and spirit, with its profound implications from diet and herbs to pranayama, mantra and meditation. His new analysis of Soma, reflecting forty years of study of Vedic texts, is practical, comprehensive and deeply insightful so that you can bring the secret power of Soma into all aspects of your life and consciousness, and for the world as a whole.
The book, weaves together the outer and inner search for immortality and transcendence of death and sorrow. It shows that an immortality in consciousness is our very nature-and that it is possible to prolong our outer lives by aligning ourselves to it. The orientation of
the book is practical, presenting comprehensive knowledge and special methods to heal and rejuvenate body and mind ñ and to resurrect
the immortal spirit within us. Yet the book does require that we look at ourselves, examining our nature not simply as human beings, but as immortal souls. The book rests upon a yogic view of who we are, what our greater existence is, the nature of mind and consciousness, and the place of our physical life within the context of many lives and incarnations.