Is the Goddess a Feminist?: The Politcs of South Asian Goddesses

Religion & Spirituality

Motilal Banarsidass,India

Buddhist Wisdom: The Mystery of the Self

George Grimm

Global History of Philosophy: Vol 1-5

History

The Unity of Religious Ideals may lead you straight on the path to your ideal, discover for you the religion, in whatever form it may appear, waken in yourself the longing for the Light and the Goal and thus you may find the Self, as a pearl hidden in the shell of your heart. In six parts the whole field of religion, is covered from the point of view of the mystic, the philosophy of religion, the concept of God and the God-ideal, the spirit of guidance and the spiritual hierarchy; then various religions and messengers are discussed, followed by a presentation of some religious symbols and their explanation. Finally, the concept of the divine message is presented, followed by an exposition of the role of universal Sufism and what contribution it can give to the development of the individual and of humanity at large. All Religions are essentially since there is only one God and one truth it cannot be otherwise, This is one of the principal tenets of Sufism and is one of the most important element of Hazrat Inayat Khan’s message The Unity of Religious Ideals may lead you straight on the path to your ideal, discover for you the religion, in whatever form it may appear, waken in yourself the longing for the Light and the Goal and thus you may find the Self, as a pearl hidden in the shell of your heart. In six parts the whole field of religion, is covered from the point of view of the mystic, the philosophy of religion, the concept of God and the God-ideal, the spirit of guidance and the spiritual hierarchy; then various religions and messengers are discussed, followed by a presentation of some religious symbols and their explanation. Finally, the concept of the divine message is presented, followed by an exposition of the role of universal Sufism and what contribution it can give to the development of the individual and of humanity at large. All Religions are essentially since there is only one God and one truth it cannot be otherwise, This is one of the principal tenets of Sufism and is one of the most important element of Hazrat Inayat Khan’s message

The Sufi Message: the Unity of Religious Ideals: Vol 9

Hazrat Inayat Khan

The seers and sages of Ancient India revealed fundamental principles of perennial philosophy. The Upanishads contain the essential principles of this perennial-this ageless philosophy. They contain a large number of inspiring and instructive passages and verses. It has not been possible to include all of them in this book. For the purposes of this book the author has taken those verses and passages that have a bearing on the mystical teaching of the Upanishads. It is mysticism which is the very core of the Upanishads-and so in understanding its mysticism one comes to the heart of the sublime and magnificent teaching of the Upanishads. In this age, where science and technology may lead us into a world devoid of meaning and significance. Modern man needs today a meaningful philosophy if the achievements of science are not to lead him to greater and greater destruction-but to sublime and majestic heights of creative living. It is in the Vision of Life given by the Upanishads that man can find the fundamental philosophy of Creative Living-a philosophy that can serve as a Beacon Light even in the midst of surrounding darkness, a philosophy that can lead him from the unreal to the Real, from darkness to Light, from death to Immortality.

The Call of the Upanishads

Rohit Mehta

Vijnanabhairava is a very ancient book on Yoga. It studiously eschews mechanical worship, external rites and ceremonies and goes directly to the heart of the problem of the union of human consciousness with the Divine. There is no theoretical discussion in the book. It describes 112 types of Yoga each of which is a precious gem delineating the mystic approach to the Divine. For this purpose, it makes full use of all the aspects of human life-prana, manas, imagination and intuition.

Vijnanabhairava Or Divine Consciousness: A Treasury Of 112 Types Of Yoga Sanskrit Text With English Translation

Politics & Social Sciences

Jaideva Singh

Philosophy

A different arrangement of Panini`s Sutras was attempted by several grammarians of which Siddhantakaumudi of Bhattoji Diksita is very popular in bringing together the relevant sutras bearing on a particular topic. Laghukaumudi is a suitable abridgement on the same by Varadaraja introducing the beginner to the rudiments of the Sanskrit Language. The present book is a English version of Laghukaumudi together with comments references and index. One of the important objects of this version is to explain each term and each process on its first occurrence with the fullness of illustration.

Laghu Kaumudi Of Varadaraja: A Sanskrit Grammar

Reference

James R. Ballantyne

Foreign Language Study & Reference

This book provides an insight into the importance of astrology viz., natal, electional and horary, as well as deals with other dimensions of this science such as spirituality, spiritualism, Ayurveda, transmigration of souls, thought-reading, dreams, temple and its rituals and effects of particular sins. The work presents new theories and methods of determining success and defeat in contests and wars with the help of illustrative charts. It urges readers to avoid fatalism commonly associated with predictions and explains how one could solve riddles in life and tide over the pessimistic attitude and related psychological problems. The author has thrown fresh light on some questions like the name of the author of Prasnamarga, line of succession of his pupils, and the authorship of the Dasadhyayi. The most significant contribution of this work is the clear exposition of the rules of Astamangala and Devaprasna, in addition to Candragupti (water-divination), martial problems, Coragrahas, Necromancy, special importance of Mandi and Dasa of its star, Kalacakradasa, etc.

Essentials of Horary Astrology or Prasnapadavi

M. Ramakrishna Bhat

Health, Fitness & Dieting

The Bowl of Saki

The present volume appears to be the first general introduction, for English-reading students, to that which, in Indian tradition, corresponds to 'philosophy' in British and probably in most other English-speaking universities. It shows how Indian philosophers have posed such questioins as whether we can be sure we 'know' anything, whether words 'mean' anything, whether it is possible to generalise from observed regularities in nature and whether there is anything in nature, or in 'reality', corresponding to our concept of a 'class'. It traces the sustained and rigorous analysis of such philosophical problems through many centuries, indicating in outline the interrelationships of ideas and 'schools' and development of the theory of knowledge, formal logic and other analytical investigations. The closely related development of science in India is also indicated. This does not imply that Indian philosophy is the same as 'Western' philosophy or part of it, which would make it redundant and uninteresting. It is interesting in that it discusses similar philosophical problems in different ways, as philosophers elsewhere have. But there is the problem of translation, obvious in most books on Indian tradition, especially if we compare any two of them. This Course is based only on original Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit sources translated by the author.

A Course in Indian Philosophy

A.K. WARDER

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