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The present grammar has been prepared with a view to meet the growing educational need of university students. The author has done his best to bring the present grammar up to the requirements of the students. In writing the various chapters of this book, the author has closely followed Pannini, as explained by Bhattoji Diksita. Many of the rules given here are translations of the relevant Sutras of Panini. The original Sutras are given in footnotes, where necessary. Sandhis and declensions are fully treated; compounds which dominate classical Sanskrit literature have received special attention; formation of feminine bases has been illustrated; Taddhita affixes have been arranged in an alphabetical order. A special feature of the present grammar is the chapter on the "Conjugation of Verbs." The general rules given are amply illustrated by examples. All the verbs which change their pada when preceded by particular prepositions are given in an alphabetical order. The chapter on Syntax contains almost everything given in the first 20 chapters of author's Guide to Sanskrit Composition; the chapter on Prosody is based on the Chandomanjari and the Vrttaratnakara. The author has spared no pains to make the book as useful and as complete as possible.

The present English Translation is based on the original German work written by Professor Winternitz and has been revised in the light of further researches on the subject by different scholars in India and elsewhere.

Volume I is divided into two section. Section I relates to Veda (the Four Samhitas), Brahmanas, Aranyaka, Upanisads, Vedangas and the literature of the Ritual. Section II relates to the study of two great Epics of India-the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. It carries out a general survey of the Puranic literature, and provides ample information about the Tantras too.

Volume II contains two section viz. Buddhism and Jainism. The edition has been translated from the original, incorporating the additional information as found in Mrs. Ketkar's translation from which a larger part of the text has been reproduced here verbatim.

Volume III covers the history of classical Sanskrit literature and scientific Indian literature with its characteristics, grammar, lexicography, philosophy, dharmasastra, architecture, sangitasastra, kamasastra, ayurveda, astronomy, astrology and mathematics and also has an appendix.

About the Book:- History of Indian Literature is a classic work covering the entire gamut of Indian secular and religious literature including epic, Iyric, dramatic and didactic poetry, as well as narrative and scientific prose. It includes not only the large number of works of religious literature - hymns, sacrificial songs, incantations, myths and legends, sermons, theological treatises, polemical writings, manuals of instruction on ritual and religious discipline but also the Iyrical and dramatic works, including the two great epics, the fairy-tales, fables, prose-narratives, the belles-lettres and works on various sciences.

The inclusion of this vast material, covering almost three thousand years of literary activity, could not be compressed into a single volume. Hence this was divided into two volumes by the author. Volume I includes, besides an introductory chapter, the Vedas, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the Puranas and the Tantras, while volume II deals with the Buddhist and the Jaina literature with an Index at the end of each volume.

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Orient BlackSwan
• By : Satish Chandra
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2020
  
• Pages : 432 pages
  
• Weight : ‎ 610 g
  
• Size : 14 x 1.8 x 21.6 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9390122546
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9390122547
  

DESCRIPTION: 

Satish Chandra’s History of Medieval India is a comprehensive overview of the history of the Indian subcontinent during the thousand-year period between the eighth and the eighteenth century. History of Medieval India studies this interesting period in Indian history when the land underwent drastic changes, deeply influenced by the invading armies, religious movements and the vicissitudes of the changing political, economic and cultural scene. To tell the history of a land spanning the geographical dimensions and the political divisions of the Indian subcontinent is in itself a formidable task. Satish Chandra executes this difficult mission with the eye of an enquirer and the pen of a scholar. Both students and interested readers are sure to find this volume, dealing with the histories of the Cholas, Rajputs, the invading Turks, Vijayanagara kings, Bahmanids, Mughals, Marathas and others, an essential reader for understanding the history of medieval India.

Description:

Sanskrit is indeed the language not only of kavya or literature but of all the Indian sciences, and excepting the Pali of the Hinayana Buddhists and the Prakrt of the jains, it is the only language in which the last 2 or 3 thousand years, and it has united the culture of Indian and given it a synchronous form in spite of general differences of popular speech, racial and geographical, economical and other differences, It is the one ground that has made it possible to develop the idea of Hindu nationhood in which kinship of culture plays the most important part. Under the shadow of one Vedic religion there had indeed developed many subsidiary religions, Saiva, Vaisnava, Sakta, etc., and within each of these, there had been many sects and subsects which have often emphasised the domestic quarrel, but in spite of it all there is a unity of religions among the Hindus, for the mother of all religious and secular culture had been Sanskrit.

Maurice Winterintz' work in three volumes seems to be the most comprehensive treatment of Sanskrit Literature. Prof. S.N. Dasgupta was approached for English translation of its 3rd Volume, after Winternitz death. Later he was approached by Calcutta University to undertake his own work on the subjects that formed the content of Volume 3rd of Professor Winternitz' work. Volume I deals with Kavya and Alamkara and Volume II is expected to deal with other Technical Sciences.

Specification:

• Product Code: BK8101-2
• Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers
• Edition : July 1, 2013
• Pages : 962
• Weight : 1.450 km.
• Size : 9.6 x 6.7 x 2.5 inches
• Cover : Hardcover 
• Auther : Surendranath Dasgupta (Author), Sushil Kumar De (Author)
• Language : English
• ISBN: 8120841107, 978-8120841109

Specification:

• Publisher : Zen Publications
  
• By : Ramesh S. Balsekar
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2006
  
• Pages : 205
  
• Weight : 300 gm.
  
• Size : 8 x 5 x 8 inches
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-8188071272
  
• ASIN : 8188071277

Description:

‘“How does one thank someone who gives you: Freedom, from guilt and regrets of the past; From fears of the future; From the idea that one is not free; Trust, in the moment that has to be exactly as it is; Acceptance of and Contentment in whatever happens? This time when I met him I understood that the Guru is not loving; He is Love. He is not kind, He is compassion. And most of all, He is not in my heart; He is my Heart. For this blessing, There is no way of being grateful enough.”

Edited by Jaya Arun Nagarkatti

About the Book:

Devotion is dedication of the self to the All Serene. To Rabindranath Tagore, it is more than mere dedication. It is a vrata to be I perfect unison with the Vratapati, the Lord of askance in sincerity, purity and poignance.

To be christened with the spirituality of Tagore in the most intrinsic and poignant pattern is to muse and re-muse his devotional songs, and in doing so, one cannot but discover within oneself the lotus-land of spiritual excellence. Indeed, somewhere in the heartland of everyone lurks the unending beckoning of the All Beautiful.

Here are a hundred devotional songs of Rabindranath representing prayer and worship with diverse dimensions of joy, sorrow, awakening, introspection, aspiration, resolution and so on to encounter the All Beautiful.

Hitherto unknown to the national and the global lovers appreciators of Tagore due to language-constraints, A Hundred Devotional Songs of Tagore, the first of its kind in India and abroad, might be a resourceful and thrilling companion to the study of and quest for devotion.

About the Author:

MOHIT CHAKRABARTI, D. Litt., is a teacher of English at Visva-Bharti University, Santiniketan. He has participated in so many national and international conferences and has been a regular contributor in a number of journals of repute. Besides being a contributor to children's literature in English and Bengali he is a regular contributor to the studies and researches being to the studies and researches being held on Rabindranath Tagor, Mahatama Gandhi and Swami Vivekanand. He has a number of books to his credit and has also got National Award.

About the Translation:

Translating the songs of Rabindranath Tagore is undeniably a very challenging but thrilling task. Care is taken to be justified to the original as far and as best as possible. One cannot but admit the constraints related to translating a few typical words, phrases and idiomatic expressions, where a judicious approach to retain the nuances called forth is undertaken. At the same time, the imagery patterns of Tagore in each song have been given due importance in the task of translation.

Look, my feet measure beyond earth and sky!’ he said and touched the sky. I have surrendered to my lord who glanced at me with his large radiant eyes. The Tiruviruttam is an iconic poem by Nammāḻvār (c. ninth century CE), the greatest of the āḻvār poet-saints of the Tamil Śrīvaiṣṇava tradition. Its hundred interlinked verses celebrate the love between an anonymous heroine and hero, who come to be identified with Nammāḻvār and his beloved deity, Viṣṇu. The poet masterfully weaves the erotic and esoteric to reveal both the contours of love and the never-ending cycles of separation and union, of birth and death, from which only Viṣṇu can offer release. In A Hundred Measures of Time, Archana Venkatesan has crafted a sonorous free-verse rendering and an accompanying far-ranging essay to delight poetry lovers and scholars alike.

The philosophical significance of Jainism extends far beyond its statistical presence in India and the world, for it lies in the unique quality of its thought. This book is an attempt to take its insights into account for the light they shed on issues customarily debated in the Philosophy of Religion as it has evolved in the West.

Specification:

• Publisher : Indica Books
• Edition : 30 May 2008
• Pages : 454
• Weight : 800.
• Size : 22.3 x 2.7 x 14.8 cm
• Cover : Hardcover
• Auther : John Grimes
• Language : English
• ISBN-10: 8186569804
  ISBN-13: 978-8186569801
• SKU: BK14175

Description:

"This new and revised third edition presents a comprehensive dictionary of Indian philosophical terms, providing the terms in both Devanagari and Roman transliteration along with an English translation. It offers special meanings of words used as technical terms within particular philosophical systems. It contains etymological roots and the meanings of terms fundamental to epistemology, metaphysics, and practical teachings of the heterodox and orthodox schools of Indian philosophy. Cross-referencing has been provided and various charts are included that provide information regarding relationships, categories, and sourcebooks relevant to the individual schools.
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Specification:

• Publisher : Indica Books
• Edition : 30 May 2008
• Pages : 454
• Weight : 800.
• Size : 22.3 x 2.7 x 14.8 cm
• Cover : Hardcover
• Auther : John Grimes
• Language : English
• ISBN-10: 8186569804
  ISBN-13: 978-8186569801
• SKU: BK14175

Description:

"This new and revised third edition presents a comprehensive dictionary of Indian philosophical terms, providing the terms in both Devanagari and Roman transliteration along with an English translation. It offers special meanings of words used as technical terms within particular philosophical systems. It contains etymological roots and the meanings of terms fundamental to epistemology, metaphysics, and practical teachings of the heterodox and orthodox schools of Indian philosophy. Cross-referencing has been provided and various charts are included that provide information regarding relationships, categories, and sourcebooks relevant to the individual schools.
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Specification:

• Publisher : Indica Books
• Edition : June 15, 2004
• Pages : 315
• Weight : 550.
• Size : 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Cover : Paperback
• Auther : Mark S.G. Dyczkowski
• Language : English
• ISBN-10: 8186569421
  ISBN-13: 978-8186569429
• SKU: BK14176

Description:

"The past thirty years have witnessed dramatic developments in the study of Agamic Shaivism in general. Progress has been made on several fronts. On the one hand there has been a substantial increase in the historical and anthropological data. On the other, access has been cleared to vast reserves of unedited and unpublished sources. This book is a collection of essays which document in their own way the author’s personal journey in these years through parts of the Shaiva and, to some extent, the Vaishnava Tantras. Anyone who has travelled on similar paths knows how vast and marvellous the lands of this extraordinary world are.
“Self-awareness, Own Being and Egoity” studies the history of the notion that the one, unique reality which is equally Shiva, the Self and all that appears and exists in any form, is pure, universal “I” consciousness aham-bhava.
Abhavavada, the “Doctrine of Non-being” focuses on a little known doctrine taught in the Bhairava and Kaula Tantras that Shiva, who is inherently beyond characterization, is Non-being.
“The Samvitprakasha” is an important text for monistic Kashmiri Vaishnavism. Its author, date and teachings are the subject of chapter three.
“The Inner Pilgrimage of the Tantras” deals with sacred geography. Sacred geography is not only divine. It is also human. It is more than physical, social or cultural geography. It is the geography of the land in which we live. It is not just about space or places, it is about our home. The more esoteric early Tantric cults were concerned with the roaming ascetic. But now the places he has to travel to are much increased in number. Moreover, they are no longer just simply called “sacred lands/kshetra” they are specific seats (pithas) of deities and meeting grounds for male initiates and Yoginis, their female counterparts. The development of the sacred geography of India we witness in these sources is paralleled by that of their public, exoteric counterparts — the Puranas.
“Kubjika, the Androgynous Goddess” and “The Cult of the Goddess Kubjika” deal with the secret goddess of the Malla kings, who ruled the inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley up to about the middle of the seventeenth century. The king’s deity is that of his country and people. With two faces, the inner secret goddess and the outer public god, the king’s deity transmits its energy and grace both in the outer domain and through the network of esoteric familial goddesses who, energies in their own right, are thereby inwardly charged. Thus the king, his goddess and his priest together are the axis of this inner secret society which, although close to its end, still survives today."

A Life in Words, the first complete translation of Ismat Chughtais celebrated memoir Kaghazi hai Pairahan, provides a delightful account of several crucial years of her life. Alongside vivid descriptions of her childhood years are the conflicted experiences of growing up in a large Muslim family during the early decades of the twentieth century. Chughtai is searingly honest about her fight to get an education and the struggle to find her own voice as a writer. The result is a compellingly readable memoir by one of the most significant Urdu writers of all time.

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By: Richard E. Simmons III (Author)
• Binding : Paperback
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2016
• Pages 88 pages
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 8184958765
• ISBN-13 : 978-8184958768
  

DESCRIPTION:

Wisdom for effective living

How often do you compare your success with someone else’s?
Do you always strive to meet people’s expectations over your own? How do you define excellence?

Author Richard E. Simmons firmly believes that excellence is not what others define for you, but that which must be set by us based on our own aims and achievements.

There is an astonishingly wide gap between what we aspire to achieve and what we actually achieve. Drawing from his interactions and observations of people and their struggles in professional and personal capacities, the author emphasizes the need for focus in our everyday life. From meeting our work targets to nurturing our families, it is about choosing the right paths to reach different goals.

Full of wisdom and engaging thoughts, this insightful book tells us how we can bridge the gap between our dreams and our realities and lead a purposeful life.

Discover the path to unbeatable success in your personal and professional life and live A Life of Excellence.

Specification:

• Publisher : Zen Publications
  
• By : Karl Renz
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2015
  
• Pages : 150
  
• Weight : 210 gm.
  
• Size : 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
  
• ISBN-10 : 9384363545
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9384363543

Description:

The teachings of Karl Renz are a bit like Zen Koans — those short statements that stop the minds activity by contemplating their paradoxical meaning. But Karl takes you even further: pondering his words have the power to turn the mind back upon itself, toward our original awareness of Being.

A Little Bit of Nothingness is a unique juxtaposition between the dialogues of Karl Renz and the eighty-one verses of the Tao Te Ching. Here, the reality of the Tao — the unnameable, original cause of all that is — has the potential to become evident as our own reality, by the deep insights provided through Karl.

The search for happiness usually takes us on an outward journey where we find ourselves identifying with everything except "that which we truly are." What we really need is to taste a "a little bit of nothingness"— the absence of any kind of ideas that we have about ourselves.

No one sees this as well as Karl Renz, the German mystic-artist who, for the last ten years, has travelled around the world pulling the rug out from under our hallowed beliefs, leaving us blissfully wanting even less.

"Realization means that consciousness, which once was identified with an object, becomes boundry-less. It becomes conscious of being consciousness. But the Self is never realized nor not-realized. It is always prior to any ideas about enlightenment or non-enlightenment. Anything you can say about it is an idea."
  — Karl Renz

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Speaking Tiger Publishing
• By : Ruskin Bond
  
• Cover : Hardcover
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2018
  
• Pages : ‎ 160 pages
  
• Weight : 170 g
  
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9789387693722
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9387693722
  

DESCRIPTION: 

The new title in the best-selling ‘Little Book’ series by India’s most beloved writer, Ruskin Bond. Where does beauty live? Where should we travel to find it? Is a dawn without birdsong still beautiful? What might we see through the branches of a cherry tree at night? Can we crave the rose if we fear its thorns? What does the heart have to do with beauty?Few writers anywhere have celebrated the beauty of the world, of all creatures great and small, as magically as Ruskin Bond has done. This little anthology brings together his own ideas and images of beauty and those of writers and thinkers he has read and liked. This pocketbook is a thing of quiet beauty.

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Speaking Tiger Publishing
• By : Ruskin Bond
  
• Cover : Hardcover
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2018
• Pages : ‎ 160 pages
• Weight : 159 g
  
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9789388070065
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9388070065
  

DESCRIPTION: 

Ruskin Bond, India’s favourite writer, draws from his own experiences, and those of some of the world’s greatest thinkers and doers, to offer words of inspiration and wisdom. A Little Book of Courage is the perfect guide—to dip into and to gift—for the good times, and the tough.

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Rupa & Co
• By : Ruskin Bond
  
• Cover : Paperback
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2013
  
• Pages : 118 pages
  
• Weight : 172 g
  
• Size : 11.43 x 0.94 x 16.51 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 8129124947
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-8129124944
  

DESCRIPTION: 

'There is no greater desert or wilderness than to be without true friends.' In this beautiful collection, Ruskin Bond puts together his favourite sayings on friends and friendship. From his own observations, recorded over the years in his diaries, to famous sayings by celebrated writers, poets and philosophers, this is a delightful compilation of thoughts on love, friendship and family. Told with the heartwarming simplicity that characterizes Ruskin Bond, this book, much like a good friend, is one you can turn to at any time, for comfort and company.."

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Speaking Tiger
• By : Ruskin Bond
  
• Cover : Hardcover
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2016
  
• Pages : 160 pages
  
• Weight : ‎‎180 g
  
• Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 9385755943
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9385755941
  

DESCRIPTION: 

India?s beloved sage and writer brings together his own pithy observations and those by artists and thinkers he admires in this beautiful little anthology. A Little Book of Happiness is a miscellany for all seasons, one to cherish and to share.

SPECIFICATION:

• Publisher : Rupa Publications India
• By : Ruskin Bond
  
• Cover : Hardcover
  
• Language : English
  
• Edition : 2019
  
• Pages : 120 pages
  
• Weight : ‎ 295 g
  
• Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
  
• ISBN-10 : 935333683X
  
• ISBN-13 : 978-9353336837
  

DESCRIPTION: 

In this little book full of whimsical illustrations and thoughtful quotations, Ruskin Bond introduces us to his favourite plants. Meet the resilient rubber, the tantalizing tomato, the generous grass, the dainty dahlia, the nifty neem and many others. Bond’s simple and descriptive prose brings these apparently inanimate beings alive—each with a distinct identity, a singular quirk. A Little Book of Magical Plants is a handy guide to discover more about this often ignored world of ‘green growing things’.

Specification:

• Publisher : Indica Books
• By : IP-Meera Grimes
• Cover : Paperback
• Edition : October 31, 2011
• Pages : 268
• Weight : 270 gm.
• Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Language : English
• ISBN-13 : 978-9381120019
• ISBN-10 : 9381120013
• Product Code : BK14245

Description:

Swami Vaidyanathan (1913-90) was an awakened and extraordinary individual of the modern age; a rare combination: master of music (both Indian and Western), science, and philosophy. True to the wisdom of the Upanishads, he was awakened by the sheer questioning of the meaning of the word “young”. He pondered, “What is young?” He looked at the photo of his childhood in his mind and then looked at his present body and questioned, “Who is me, this or that?” His deep deliberation took his mind backwards in time and at one point he went beyond where there was no sun, or moon. This happened when he was 23 years old, studying the atom under Lord Rutherford in Cambridge, England. Later, overpowered by compassion at seeing the world’s suffering, he dedicated his life to assuage the suffering of people and unite humanity. He found a solution and called his thesis, Masquism. He did not compromise on his principles even in trying circumstances. He lived as a walking messenger of God with the message that made him a world Guru. He loved humanity as a father would love his family, leaving his message as his offering and contribution to human welfare and unity. This book gives an overall biography of Remaji with his insight, struggles, and his last two years of letters to the author.

About Author:

Meera Grimes is a disciple of Swami Vaidyanathan and the custodian of all his writings. She was awarded the prestigious title Kalaimamani by the Tamil Nadu Government in 1983 for her outstanding performances on Harikatha. She is the author of two books: Harikatha and Offspring of God and the Play of God. Nowadays she spends all her time is preserving and editing Swami Vaidyanathan’s writings.

From the Jacket

Mrs Rhys Davids, A Manual of Buddhism delves deep into the Pali Pitakas and Sanskrit Sutras of Buddhism, removes the huge mass of arid theology accumulated during the passage of that religion through different periods, different tongues and different races of men, and presents, in its pristine purity, the original message of the Buddha, who so extended the concepts of "way" and "Dharma" in the Upanishads, as to suit all men who "eddy about here and there, striving blindly, achieving nothing." He showed a way, which steered clear of the two extremes of self-indulgence and severe austerities; which was not an adage of worldly wisdom and prudence, no better than Aristotle's "the middle character is in all cases to be praised", which gave equal emphasis to all the joys and opportunities of life; which involved "a long steep journey through sunk gorges, over mountain in snow"; which became clear as one progressed; which required Dhamma as its only guide, which was one of advance to a clear goal; which was one of advance to a clear goal; which was no less adventurous than the one pursued by the prince in Kusa Jataka to win back his lost soulmate. His original teaching is so simple and direct that it is irresistible, which is the reason why Buddhism has survived as a world-religion to this day.

Mrs Rhys Davids' clarity of thought and diction, in combination with her deep erudition, have contributed in making this manual unique.

About the Author

Mrs Rhys Davids (27 September 1857 - 26 June 1942), a well-known authority on Buddhism, undertook the difficult task of translating from original Pali a number of Buddhist works which justifiably earned her a place among the foremost scholars of Buddhism. She was a pupil of Prof. T.W. Rhys Davids whom she later married. Besides her translation of the Dhamma-Sangani under the title of A Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics, she undertook the translation and interpretation of a number of works on Abhidhamma. As the editor of the Pali Text Society, a number of other works were published under her guidance. She was also the author of a number of books and articles: the more well-known are: Buddhist Psychology, translation of Thera-Therigatha in English verse entitled Psalms of the Early Buddhist Brothers and Sisters, and The Wayfarers' Words (in three Vols.) and What was the Original Gospel in Buddhism?

3rd Century BCE, Pataliputra, India Madhura lives in the legendary city of Pataliputra during the reign of King Ashoka of the Maurayan dynasty. She works in the palace as the maid and companion of Princess Sanghamitra. Madhura does not like it at all! Life is so boring. She dreams of travelling across the land like her brother Kartik, who is a trader and growing up to become a soldier, fighting with swords and riding horses. Madhura's dream suddenly come true as she travels with Kartik from Pataliputra to Ujjaini in a caravan. On the way mysterious things begin to happen. Who is that fat man giving out packets full of gold and silver coins to Kartik? Why are they stopping at Vidisha to meet a Buddhist monk? Kartik is up to something and Madhura has to find out the truth. Read this fascinating account of Madhura's life, and discover what it was like to grow up in the past!

Specification:

• Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
• By : Om Swami
• Cover : Paperback
• Language : English
• Edition : 2016
• Pages : 360
• Weight : 323 gm.
• Size : 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
• ASIN: 8184959451
• ISBN-13 : 978-8184959451

Description:

Each one of us is a master of infinite possibilities at a universal scale. Through meditation we experience our own magnificence, our true potential.Drawing on his experience of thousands of hours of earnest and strenuous meditation, renowned sage Om Swami pens a guide to help channelize unruly, futile thoughts and turn them into productive energy.A Million Thoughts shows how to meditate correctly, how to practice various styles of meditation and how to become proficient in the many yogic practices that will lead to the final stage of samadhi — the ultimate spiritual self-fulfilment. Brimming with firsthand experiences and references from ancient and classical texts, this brilliant book is most suited for the modern reader who wishes to master the art of meditation.