The Hidden Lives of Brahman (SUNY Series in Religious Studies)
by Joel Andre-Michel Dubois
Theologie Hindoue: Le Kama Soutra, Regles de l'Amour de Vatsyayana (Ed.1891) (Religion)
Autobiography of a Yogi (Rediscovered Books)
by Paramhansa Yogananda
Students of religion and Eastern thought will welcome this readable translation and practical commentary on the Uddhava Gita, a Hindu text in which Krishna's teachings introduced in the Bhagavad Gita are extended and nuanced. Krishna's Other Song: A New Look at the Uddhava Gita examines the entire Uddhava Gita in relation to other Hindu scriptures, especially the Bhagavad Gita, and shares its teachings in light of interreligious understanding and nonsectarian spirituality. This edition's elabor...
All the orthodox systems of Indian philosophy have one goal, the liberation of the soul through perfection. The method is by Yoga. The subject of the present book is that form of Yoga known as Raja-Yoga. The aphorisms of Patanjali are the highest authority on Raja-Yoga, and form its textbook. The other philosophers, though occasionally differing from Patanjali in some philosophical points, have, as a rule, acceded to his method of practice a decided consent. This book comprises several lectures...
THE HINDU DEITIES POSTER BOOK features dozens of iconic Hindu deities come to life with Pixar animator and director Sanjay Patel’s cute-meets-modern graphic style in this deluxe portfolio of twelve removable prints. The set includes many of the most famous moments and characters from Hindu mythology—from Ganesha and his mouse to Sita and the magic deer, Krishna playing his flute, and Lakshmi holding her elegant lotus—all drawn with unforgettably original color and design. Each double-sided print...
This title presents a comparative approach to understanding the centrality of sound to Hindu religious practices. The Hindu world is permeated by sound: drums, bells, gongs, cymbals, conches, flutes, and an array of vocalizations play a central role in worship. Guy L. Beck contends that the traditional Western focus on Hinduism's visual component has often been at the expense of the religion's most important feature - its emphasis on sound. In ""Sonic Theology"", Beck addresses this longstanding...
This is the first book to address the social organisation of modern yoga practice as a primary focus of investigation and to undertake a comparative analysis to explore why certain styles of yoga have successfully transcended geographical boundaries and endured over time, whilst others have dwindled and failed. Using fresh empirical data of the different ways in which posture practice was disseminated transnationally by Krishnamacharya, Sivananda and their leading disciples, the book provides a...