Glimpses of a Great Soul


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Remembering Sri Sarada Devi's Disciple


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"Remembering Sri Sarada Devi's disciple: Swami Aseshananda as we knew him bears testimony to the life-transforming power of an exmplary teacher through the words of the monks, nuns, disciples, and devotees who knew him... The accompanying DVD includes a broadcast bideo interview with Swami Aseshananda, historic photographs, The lotus and the flame: monastic teachings of Swami Aseshananda, letters, and other archival material."--Page [4] of cover.




Alasinga Perumal


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Biography of M.C. Alasinga Perumal, 1865-1909.




God Lived with Them


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Shankara's Crest-jewel of Discrimination


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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. Shankara was under no illusions about this world. For this reason, he is able to describe so powerfully the complete transformation of the universe that takes place before the eyes of the illumined seer, when the world indeed becomes a paradise.




India and America


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This guide to American publications on India grew out of a Festival of India project sponsored by the Ford Foundation. It records the intellectual and emotional encounter between America and India over a period of half a century. The book provides authentic bibliographical details about 4,700 publications which are arranged under broad headings such as general and introductory works, descriptions and travel accounts, language and linguistics, literature, Indian civilization, social sciences, science and geography, and education. The introduction discusses the Indian impact on America and places information on individuals, organizations and issues within a historical perspective. ISBN 81-85054-09-6 : Rs. 200.00 (For use only in the library).







How to Know God


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The aphorisms collected in this book, first published in 1953, were composed by Patanjali, a great Indian sage, over 1,500 years ago, and here translated into clear English prose. The accompanying commentary interprets the sayings for the modern world, and in doing so gives a full picture of what yoga is, what its aims are, and how it can be practised.