Author : Bharti Kirchner
Publisher : Plume Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,49 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780452278820
Computer expert Meena Kumari of California returns to India to reacquaint herself with her husband from a forced child marriage before she was saved by an American couple who adopted her. Paradoxically, the trip leads to love with an American. A first novel by the author of The Healthy Cuisine of India.
Author : Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Publisher : Himalayan Academy Publications
Page : 1270 pages
File Size : 35,56 MB
Release : 2003-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0945497962
This 1,008-page sourcebook answers many questions to quench the soul's thirst for God and Self-knowledge. Every spiritually-inclined human being will be enriched by the path revealed in this extraordinary book. India's tolerant and diverse vision of the Divine is all here: meditative, devotional, philosophical, scriptural and yogic. In question-and-answer style, Dancing with Siva guides the aspirant deep into the Hindu heart. Lavishly illustrated with 165 black and white reproductions of paintings from India. Resources include a Hindu timeline, comparisons of 12 world religions, a children's primer and more.
Author : Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,68 MB
Release : 2022-10-27
Category :
ISBN : 9781018837376
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Krishmatie Ridgeway
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,86 MB
Release : 2002-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595243061
This is a fictionalized story based on the life experiences of a Hindu girl, orphaned at the age of two, and educated by her grandfather, the spiritual leader of a holy community in the remote mountains of Kashmir. An idyllic childhood is suddenly shattered by an assassination that makes fleeing from India necessary. Battered and entrapped by her surrogate family, her only hope of survival is the sustaining wisdom of her grandfather’s teachings, and the spark of a newfound friendship.
Author : James H Bae
Publisher : Mandala Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,52 MB
Release : 2003-03-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781886069954
Shiva: Lord of the Dance recalls captivating ancient tales of kingly sacrifices, sinister plots, ghastly armies, spontaneous incinerations and plummeting rivers that threaten the planet. These are stories of otherworldly passions and celestial dancing, worthy of retelling again and again. Coupled with over 30 full-color illustrations, this attractive mini book eclipses traditional symbolism, exploring the very nature of this complex god and how he relates to us. For many of us, the mention of Shiva's name conjures up images of an ash-smeared ascetic meditating high in the Himalayas, a protector of Parvati and Ganesh, or a dancing, destructive god. In traditional art, he is seen sitting on a tiger skin rug, his long matted hair tied in a topknot, adorned by the crescent moon. But who is this mysterious figure, and what does he have to teach us?
Author : Rukmini Vijayakumar
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 16,44 MB
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
After high school, I was not sure about whether I should pursue dance or a technical subject. Awaiting clarity, I spent many months considering my options. While I was in the midst of this confusion, someone asked me, “What brings you closer to yourself?” I didn’t respond immediately, but in my mind the answer was clear. “Dance brings me closer to myself,” I thought. It was such an odd question, yet strangely it influenced a life decision. How can one be closer to or farther from oneself? I knew that dance would begin to reveal something to me at some point in time, but I wasn’t sure of what this thing would be. The act of dancing holds something within it that I wanted to discover. What if I could imbibe my life with the clarity of thought, precision, control and simultaneous surrender that I am able to wield as a performer? Wouldn’t life change inexplicably for the better? The applause bursts like rain clattering From a cloud too heavy to hold, My elation bathes me as sweat trickles Down my forehead a moment before It stings my eye to remind me to see, They applaud the dance, not me. If I were to fall prey, my dance entwined With only moments of applause to remind Of my days of yore. No never not. Dance is me and yet not at all... - Rukmini Vijayakumar
Author : Bernie Clark
Publisher : Blue River Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 11,90 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681572055
Stories are fun! Important stories guide us and educate us; they create mental models which work at an unconscious level to help us navigate through our modern society and govern our reactions to the ups-and-downs of life; they provide meaning and purpose for our life; and our stories entertain and entrance us. In this book, Bernie Clark looks at the spiritual stories found in the West that create a base map for our lives and then looks at the stories found in the East to see how they could improve our base maps. The stories offered are mix of light-hearted and enjoyable, and deep and profound.
Author : Sunil Mehrotra
Publisher : Inner Search Foundation
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 47,57 MB
Release :
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8193356950
Author : Elana Bregin
Publisher : Jacana Media
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 35,80 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1770097201
"Gerry Aarons has found out a terrible secret about the father she has never known that sends her life along a self-destructive path. She and her mother are locked in a damaging war of wills. And it is Adigar, the visiting monk from Sri Lanka, who finally helps Gerry to understand her troubled life in a different light."--Page 4 of cover
Author : Tyler Feder
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 10,26 MB
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 0525553037
This acclaimed graphic memoir that Kirkus calls “cathartic and uplifting” is the tale of losing a parent and what it feels like to grieve and to move forward. “I can’t recommend this kind, funny, and poignant memoir enough. It’s an intimate, life-affirming story of resilience that feels like a good friend.” —Mari Andrew, author of Am I There Yet? Tyler Feder had just white-knuckled her way through her first year of college when her super cool mom was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Now, with a decade of grief and nervous laughter under her belt, Tyler shares the story of that gut-wrenching, heart-pounding, extremely awkward time in her life—from her mom’s first oncology appointment to her funeral through the beginning of facing reality as a motherless daughter. She shares the sting of loss that never goes away, the uncomfortable post-death firsts, and the deep-down, hard-to-talk-about feelings of the grieving process. Dancing at the Pity Party is a frank and refreshingly funny look at what it’s like to grieve—for anyone struggling with loss who just wants someone to get it.
