The Wishing Tree: Christopher Isherwood on Mystical Religion

Christopher Isherwood

Vedanta Pr

The Sermon on the Mount represents the essence of both Christ's teachings and the teachings of Vedanta. Christ said, Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. The kingdom of God is within. Be ye perfect....; Theologians are apt to explain away these teachings, but we believe Christ meant what he said. Read in this book how Vedanta goes to the heart of Christ's teachings.

The Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta

Religion & Spirituality

Prabhavananda, Swami

Christian Books & Bibles

Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God

Uses the beauty of verse to express the highest truths of Vedanta. Includes an introduction to the Gita, and a study of non-violence versus the need to fight a just war. The critics have singled out this translation: The book is self-contained. A complete stranger to the Hindu Gospel can pick it up and in one or two evenings follow the poem from its terrific beginnings to its sublime end. -- New York Times

Swami Prabhavananda

Hinduism

How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali

The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali is a major work on the practice of yoga and meditation. Through these ancient aphorisms you will learn how to control your mind and achieve inner peace and freedom. Although these methods were taught over 2,000 years ago, they are as alive and effective today as they have ever been. The 2007 edition has been reset and now has an extensive index for reference.

Patan̄jali

This is a collection of the writings and talks of Swami Vivekananda on the theory and practice of meditation. It is more of an introductory book with plenty of inspiration passages to get one started.

Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekanand

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Vivekânanda, Swâmi

Alternative Medicine

Bhagavad-Gita: The Song of God

A clear summary of Indian philosophy and religion. This selection gives excerpts from the scriptures that best explain the philosophy. Included are discussions on The Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God, How To Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali, The Upanishads: Breath of the Eternal. There are also chapters on the Vedas, Tantras, and other scriptures and famous teachers of India.

The Spiritual Heritage of India: A Clear Summary of Indian Philosophy and Religion

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Book by Ghanananda, Swami, Steward-Wallace, John

Women Saints of East and West

Ghanananda, Swami

Steward-Wallace, John

Biographies & Memoirs

This biography of Ramakrishna was written for the West by one of England's most talented authors. The writing is beautiful in itself, but the story of a most unusual man with unheard of spiritual yearning is what this book is really about.
Excerpt: "This is the story of a phenomenon. I will begin by calling him simply that, rather than "holy man,""mystic,"or "saint"; all emotive words with mixed associations which may attract some readers, repel others. "A phenomenon is always a fact, an object of experience. That is how I shall try to approach Ramakrishna . . . I only ask you to approach Ramakrishna with the same open-minded curiosity you might feel for any highly unusual human being."

Ramakrishna and His Disciples

ISHERWOOD, Christopher

Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts

The Upanishads reflect pure Vedanta, the highest aspect of spiritual truth. There are no personal Gods, no Christ, Rama, Krishna, or Ramakrishna. The teachings are very ancient, back from before the written word. The Rishis whose insight they embody remain wholly in the background, impersonal as the truth they stood for, their individual lives lost forever, with even their names lost in the dark backward and abysm of time.
 The twelve major Upanishads are listed in mostly traditional order: Katha, Isha, Kena, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Aitaeya, Chandogya, Brihadaranyaka, Swetasvatara, Kaivalya.
 From the preface: "Our aim in this translation has not been to achieve a literal translation but rather...to convey the teachings in clear and simple English."
 "Captures the sense, beauty, and spirit of the original." - Books for Inner Development
 Note that the new edition with new cover was completely reset for easier reading and cleaner type.

The Upanishads: Breath of the Eternal

translated by Swami Prabhavananda

and Frederick Manchester

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