This text brings out the spiritual character of the Veda, applying Sri Aurobindo?s method of esoteric interpretation and following the lead of Sri T.V. Kapaly Sastry. It deals with the key question of...

There are many possible approaches to the Veda. The Mantras, or sacred words, found in this volume have been selected from the angle of spiritual development. They show the way in which the Gods of th...

"If you look, you will find that I have never quoted anything but the Upanishads. And of the Upanishads, it is only that One idea, strength." Swami Vivekananda.All four volumes of The Upani...

In a small hand-book sized format (6-1/2 x 4-1/2), this introduction provides an excellent overview of Vedanta, the philosophical foundation of Hinduism. It covers karma, meditation, spiritual basics,...

The Rig Veda is not only one of the oldest sacred scriptures of the world, but also one of the most misunderstood. Past scholarship has dismissed the hymns of the Rig Veda as being expressions of a pr...

Gods, Sages and Kings is a very important book. It fills a major void in our understanding of human history . . . It calls into question our entire view of human history . . . it is much more signific...

Self-Knowledge, a translation by Swami Nikhilananda of the sacred text, Atmabodha, was composed by the 8th century philosopher and mystic of India, Sankara. Self-Knowledge sets forth the principles of...

Swami Nikhilananda's English translation of four of the major Upanishads - Katha, Isa, Kena, and Mundaka - offers a scholarly, yet readable version of the sacred texts of ancient India. The Upanishads...

Swami Nikhilananda's English translation of three of the major Upanishads - Svetasvatara, Prasna, and Mandukya - offers a scholarly, yet readable version of the sacred texts of ancient India. The Upa...

Swami Nikhilananda's English translation of two of the major Upanishads - Aitareya and Brihadaranyaka - offers a scholarly, yet readable version of the sacred texts of ancient India. The Upanishads f...

"As the subtle essence of the seed of a tree remains hidden in the seed, as the salt in salt water remains unperceived by sight or touch, in the same way the Self, the subtle essence of everythin...

"His words are great music, phrases in the style of Beethoven, stirring rhythms like the march of Handel choruses. I cannot touch these sayings of his, scattered as they are through the pages of books...

"His words are great music, phrases in the style of Beethoven, stirring rhythms like the march of Handel choruses. I cannot touch these sayings of his, scattered as they are through the pages of books...

"His words are great music, phrases in the style of Beethoven, stirring rhythms like the march of Handel choruses. I cannot touch these sayings of his, scattered as they are through the pages of books...

Gives a brief account of Hinduism in both its theoretical and its practical aspects. Presents the Hindu beliefs about religion and philosophy concerning God, the soul, creation, ethics, spiritual disc...

CONTENTSLesson I.The 'I'Lesson II.The Ego's Mental ToolsLesson III.The Expansion of the SelfLesson IV.Mental ControlLesson V.The Cultivation of AttentionLesson VI.Cultivation of PerceptionLesson VII.T...

If you want to know India, study Vivekananada. In him everything is positive and nothing negative.---Rabindranath Tagore. Edited, with an introduction by Swami Chetananada, foreword by Christopher Ish...

""When Acceptance comes, it cuts off involvement, and then there's peace. This isn't the momentary peace you get from getting what you want and it isn't the peace that is oblivion, but rather the peac...

The value of the Rig Veda as a guidebook to spiritual practice has been obscured due to the heavy veil of symbols used by the Rishis to hide their meaning from the uninitiated. In this volume Sri Auro...

The Vedic prophecies take you to the end of time! This is the first book ever to present the unique predictions found in the ancient Vedic texts of India. These prophecies are like no others and wil...