Christopher Isherwood came to the Vedanta Society fed up with religion, in fact, he was rather angry about the whole experience, but at the Vedanta Society of Southern California under Sw. Prabhavananda, he was caught. The book is a collection of his writings on Vedanta, many of them as introduction or prologues to various books.

The Wishing Tree

Christopher Isherwood

Literature & Fiction

Vedanta Press & Bookshop

A new third edition has been printed that makes this 2nd edition out of print. Enter the book numbers 0-7025-0073-9 in the Amazon search engine to find the latest edition......A fine introductory book on the practice of meditation. Collected from the works of senior swamis with many years of experience in the West.From the Table of Contents:Living the Mature Way -Before You Sit In Meditation -The Yoga of Consciousness -Lessons in Meditation -The Science of Mantra -The Repetition of the Name of God -The Trained Mind -The Way of Meditation -

Meditation

Ramakrishna Order

Religion & Spirituality

UPDATE: This title has been replaced by a new edition printed in India. Enter the ISBN 817120046X in the Amazon search engine to find the new title. ----- The new edition is also cheaper.....Latest third edition of an introductory book on the practice of meditation. Collected from the works of senior swamis with many years of experience in the West. From the Table of Contents:Living the Mature Way - Before You Sit In Meditation - The Yoga of Consciousness - Lessons in Meditation - The Science of Mantra - The Repetition of the Name of God - The Trained Mind - The Way of Meditation

Monks of the Ramakrishna Order

Worship & Devotion

This edition has been replaced by a new edition that you can find using the Amazon search engine. Enter 087481040X in the search field....One of the two most important texts of the Hindu religion, The Upanishads are ancient accounts of mystical revelations and remain the primary source of spiritual guidance for millions of believers today.

The Upanishads Breath of the Eternal

Frederick Manchester

Prabhavananda

SWAMI

The book includes the text of four lectures given by Swami Prabhavananda, the founder and head of the Vedanta Society of Southern California. Topics: Peace and Holiness, Yoga - True and False, Mysticism - True and False, Know Thyself, Faith

Yoga and Mysticism: An Introduction to Vedanta

Swami Prabhavananda

Note: This book has been reprinted in a new edition. Enter into the search engine 0874810353 for the latest version. The edition on this page is out of print. The Spiritual Heritage of India is a brief history of the philosophy of a country that has never distinguished philosophy from religion. The account extends from centuries of which there is no historical record to the recent Sri Ramakrishna revival of the ancient Vedanta. This book brings together in one volume the spiritual magnificence of the sacred books such as the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita, three ancient Indian scriptures which are the foundation of the Hindu spiritual heritage. In connection with each of the subjects taken up the author supplies sufficient quotation from the texts concerned, as incidental illustration and sometimes also as appended passages, to give body and force to the exposition. His approach is clear and practical, and at the same time profound and richly poetic.This book takes the reader on a journey through the wisdom enshrined in these celebrated classics. This book is both an excellent introduction for readers who are coming to the subject for the first time, and a series of meditations for those who already know it well. The author has ably entered into these ancient Indian treasure-houses of spirituality and offer their ancient wisdom to the modern spiritual seeker.

Spiritual Heritage of India

Follow some spiritual discipline for at least three years, and then, if you find you have made no tangible progress, you may come back and slap my face. With these startling words, Swami Brahmananda urges us to practice spiritual living. The swami's words come from many years associating with Sri Ramakrishna, the great saint of India. We find here a treasure house of direction and inspiration. This title is indeed a guidebook for spiritual practices.

Eternal Companion

Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts

Swami Prabhavananda spoke and lived in the United States for over 50 years. The talks as collected in this book show he was completely familiar with the western mind and the problems that we as westerners have to deal with. In Religion in Practice the swami discusses:Man and GodThe Problem of EvilThe Goal of LifeHappinessPerfectionSamadhi or Transcendental ConsciousnessThe Mind -- It's Powers and UsageControl of the Subconscious MindOvercoming Obstacles in Spiritual LifeThe swami then answers the 26 most common questions he has encountered during his years of teaching in America, including: If God is so good, why is there evil? What is the role of sex in religion? What is your opinion of drugs? Is it wrong to eat meat? How can we believe that God loves us?

Religion in Practice

Hinduism

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Toward the Goal Supreme

Swami Virajananda

Reference

A classic text on the path to God through knowledge. The basic teaching is that God alone is the all-pervading reality; the individual soul is none other than the universal soul. 
According to Shankara, it is the ignorance of our real nature that causes suffering and pain. The desire for happiness is essentially a longing to awaken to who and what we truly are. 
Through the path of self-knowledge, Shankara clearly teaches how to awaken from ignornce created by the mind, and abide in the peace of our true nature.

Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination: Viveka-Chudamani

Politics & Social Sciences

Śaṅkara

Shankara

Philosophy

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The Wishing Tree

Meditation

Meditation

The Upanishads Breath of the Eternal

Yoga and Mysticism: An Introduction to Vedanta

Spiritual Heritage of India

Eternal Companion

Religion in Practice

Toward the Goal Supreme

Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination: Viveka-Chudamani