Religion

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 2008, Religion/Hinduism)

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Benares, Kashi or Varanasi -- this illustrious place of pilgrimage and idealized nucleus of faith -- has been likened to Jerusalem or Mecca. It is acknowledged throughout the world as a centre of Hindu tradition and a seat of ancient learning. There are few cities in the world of greater antiquity and none that have so uninterruptedly maintained their ancient celebrity and distinction. This book, written just after the freedom struggle of 1857, offers a piercing insight into the culture of Benares as seen through the eyes of a European at that time.

(Trade Paper, 4.75 x 7.25, 2004, Religion/Hinduism)

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The Bhagavad-Gita forms a small part-seven hundred stanzas-of the epic of the Mahabharata. The narrative uses an event, a war, as a setting to exemplify fundamental human conflict-understanding action and non-action, how to live in society, how to understand your place in the universal scheme, as well as explaining the secrets of meditation. The Bhagavad-Gita is still received in India as one of the great sources of spiritual wisdom that controls religious thinking. With lucid introduction to each chapter, Charles Johnston�s simple translation provides an extremely fascinating and enlightening interpretation o this great source of knowledge.

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 2007, Religion)

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A concise and readable history of Buddhism over the centuries from its foundation in India to its later developments in Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, China, Korea,Japan, Nepal and Tibet. A selection of Buddhist prayers and vows is included.

(Trade Paper, 7.5 x 10, 2004, Mythology/Folklore)

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Gessar Khan was the mythical hero of Tibet and also well loved amongst the nomadic Mongolian tribes that roamed the steppes of central Asia. Tales of monsters, demons, dragons and maidens in distress, which have always filled children with delight, fill these pages to entertain and enlighten the reader. This well illustrated book provides us with a great deal of insight into the hopes and fears of a people who have always remained a mystery behind a wall of secrecy, which even today hangs over their lives like a dark shroud hiding them from the world�s view. Read on, and enjoy the tales of this great hero, the St. George of Asia...

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.75, 2004, Religion)

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This book describes the Buddhist idea of heaven and hell prevalent amongst the people of northern India at the time of Buddha and later incorporated in the Buddhist scriptures. The various heavens and hells of Buddhism are in reality places whose inhabitants are as much subject to the iron law of karma as are the dwellers upon the earth itself. As such, the heavens and hells may be said to exist for the purpose of providing a stage to give reward to the meritorious and retribution for the impious, as the individual proceeds through the revolving cycle of existence. The author has collected from Buddhist literature a number of descriptions of the pleasures of heaven and the sorrows of hell. The catalogue of crimes and their corresponding punishment according to the Buddhist faith is graphically detailed.

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 2002, Philosophy)

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Man and the Universe is an investigation of how man has visualized his relation to the universe around him since his appearance on earth and deals comprehensively with man's search for his roots and the true raison d��tre for his existence. Prof. Pandey gives us an overview of different schools of philosophy and takes us to the extremes of Indian philosophical thought. Also incorporated in his survey are many modern Western conceptions of reality and its relation to ancient Indian thought. This book surveys the alternative views suggested by the sages of ages long past, trying to answer questions that have puzzled man from time immemorial.

(Trade Cloth, 5.5 x 8.5, 2007, Religion)

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Asceticism enjoyed great respect in Hindu Society in the past. With the advancement of physical sciences, however, the attitude of people towards asceticism changed and the people started doubting the relevance of this institution. Besides, several pernicious practices crept in the ascetic life in course of time which tarnished the image of Hindu Society in general and Sadhus Community in particular.

(Trade Paper, 4 x 6, 2005, Religion)

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The subject of Hindu philosophy has long been a branch of intellectual knowledge that has teased and enticed non-Hindu scholars and students. But what are the main reflections of Sri Sankaracharya, and when did he write these words of enlightenment? It has been said of Sri Sankaracharya that his elaborate commentaries on the Vedanta aphorism, the Bhagvad-Gita and the Upanishads reawakened the true form of the Brahmanical faith, following long period of moral and religious decline. How is this reflected upon today, and what are the main messages of his work? A glance at these selected verses, produced in both Sanskrit and English, will perhaps open our minds to these ancient ideas, which remain as pertinent today as ever. Translated by S. Venkataramanan, this book brings the themes of Hindu philosophy to a broader audience and a wider readership.

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 2003, Mythology/Folklore)

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One cannot sojourn for long in the East without hearing strange stories, all of which are vouched for by the natives. Most would make one�s blood run cold, but they are irresistibly fascinating. Filled with pathos but almost always showing that every cloud has its silver lining, these tales carry the reader into the mythical past that was India. The majority of these tales have the raw transparency of folk art, whilst others are fashioned with uncommon sophistication. Many of the stories have been passed down by word of mouth. Long before the radio and television ever existed, people spent hours around fires telling stories for entertainment. First published in 1906, Simla Village Tales captivates and preserves some of the old folk tales of a long gone era. This new version of these same stories will show that little of their underlying meaning and significance has changed.

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 1999, Mythology/Folklore)

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Tales from the ancient and diverse Indian cultures are retold for the benefit of those in quest of spiritual perfection. These stories have inspired devotion in the hearts of people for centuries, revealing the lives of saintly persons who attained fulfillment by cultivating divine qualities and actions. The path they followed becomes a source of inspiration for each of us today. We can also develop a subtle ability to gain spiritual guidance from all aspects of nature, and thus always be in union with the Supreme. Dive deep into this ocean of wisdom and enjoy the wealth of knowledge given in these spiritual stories.

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 1998, Non Fiction/Religion)

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This book is a comprehensive analysis of the principal Upanisads. It seeks to view the Upanisads under three different aspects - the goal, the way and the attainment - and approaches the subject from the both Western and the Eastern points of view. The Upanisads, which are considered to be among the most important religious scriptures from India, should be comprehended not so much intellectually as by the development of the whole being, and it is in this spirit that this work has been written.

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, Religion)

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This popular book is the amazing story of Jesus, the man from Galilee, and how he attained the Christ consciousness open to all men.

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 2000, Religion/Buddhism)

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This is the “secret biography” of one of Tibet’s foremost saints, the Buddha Drukpa Kunley (1455-1570). He is greatly loved by the people of Tibet as a “Crazy Wise” teacher and enlightened Master whose outrageous behavior and ribald humor were intended to awaken common people and yogis alike from the sleep of religious dogmatism and egoistic self-possession. This book is a compilation of anecdotes and songs passed on to this day in the taverns and temples of Tibet and Bhutan. In contrast to other more ascetical teachers of the East who teach negation of the body and its desires, Drukpa Kunley used desire, emotion, and sexuality to arouse disillusionment, insight, and delight in all he encountered. As an unparalleled chronicle of Enlightened action, The Divine Madman is the most potent introduction to the high teaching of Tantrism to date.

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 2004, Religion/Buddhism)

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This book is a comprehensive account of the life of the Buddha and a history of the early Buddhist order as they are depicted in Tibetan sources -- something rarely seen in modern translations and courses. Two additional chapters cover the early history of Tibet and Khoten (an ancient Buddhist kingdom north of Tibet). This book is primarily a translation of works in those two great collections of Tibetan Buddhist sacred literature, the Bkah-hgyur (Translation of Buddha-Word) and the Bstan-hgyur (Translation of Teachings).

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 1998, Religion)

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This classic volume by Sir Charles Bell begins with an overview of religion in Tibet before the advent of Buddhism. After familiarizing the reader with the pre-Buddhist Bon religion, he describes the foundation of Buddhism in India by Gotama the Buddha. He details the arrival of Buddhism in Tibet and depicts the struggle between Bon and Indian Buddhism, the result being Tibetan Buddhism. This work is an excellent introduction to Tibetan Buddhism for newcomers and provides many new insights for those who are already familiar with this religion. During his nineteen year stay in Tibet, the author consulted unknown Chinese and Tibetan sources, in addition to the known works on Tibet. The result of his labor is this wonderful book.

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 2004, Mythology/Folklore)

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Garnered from wandering herdsmen of the trans-Himalayan regions of Tibet as they sat around their camTrade Paperires at night these tales delve deep into the traditional psyche of the Tibetan people. As with all eastern tales Tibetan folk tales also have deeper meanings that may not be immediately understood and thus one may ponder over each tale to look for a deeper and hidden meaning. As with the Jataka tales associated with the Buddha and his teaching tales from Tibet are also adaptations of the same style and often the communication between men and animals forms the basis for these stories.

(Trade Paper, 5.5 x 8.5, 1999, Religion)

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"Like the Tibetan Book of the Dead, this key text for the understanding of Tibetan Buddhism dates back to the time of Padma Sambhava, who may himself have been its author. It sets forth the essence of Mahayana Buddhism, and in this edition is accompanied by the biography of Padma Sambhava. The lengthy and scholarly introduction by Evans-Wentz is again an important commentary on the text itself and the doctrine it contains." - John Pinfold, Tibet (Clio Press)

(Trade Paper 6.25 x 9.5, 2007,Religion/Buddhism)

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This unique work presents invaluable material related to the Tibetan sacred dances, which have met their doom with the destruction of monastic life in Tibet. Nebewsky-Wojkowitz, during several periods of fieldwork in the Himalayas, studied these Buddhist temple dances. He brings to their description his expert knowledge of Tibetan iconography and ritual. Of particular interest is his translation of the Tibetan texts containing detailed instructions for the performance of the dances.

(Trade Paper, 6.5 x 8.5, 2008, Religion/Spirituality)

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This book offers Dada’s reflections on Life, in verse form. Based on Dada’s talks in various places, it urges seekers to take a leap into the unknown by stepping out of the mind-field. It stresses the need to work upon the mind, to dissolve it through simplicity, humility and heightened sensitivity, so that one can caTrade Clothh the whisper of intelligence beyond thought. Dada is an independent explorer in the fields of psychology and spirituality, whose insights are drawn from intense inner search and solitude. Towards the Unknown deals with the limitations of traditional consciousness-raising techniques and points to a source of lasting peace.

(Trade Paper, 4.75 x 7, 2005, Religion)

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The Buddha and his teachings are nothing new and there is little more that can be added to the vast gamut of literature that is already available. It is for this very purpose that a book like this becomes so important, imparting information to those who wish to know but have little time or inclination to read through reams of very dry, and sometimes obscure and complex literature. This book provides the reader with a very concise and lucid explanation of the mystery that is Buddhism. It is not only informative but also a pleasure to read, dealing with the subject in the form of simple questions and easily understood answers.