Yoga Vashishta Crux


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The crux of Yoga Vashishta written in English by the Author, Munindra Misra is rare and unique as this has been so written for the first time in English rhyme. It provides an interesting view into the Vashishta Yoga, simplifies its comprehension and is indeed a goldmine fit for repeated reading and meditation. Vashishta was, without doubt, a great visionary, He composed in the Rigveda - verses many; Narrated ‘Vashishta Yoga’ to Sri Ram clearly, Knowledge - path to enlightenment and eternity; He believed for divine aid, effort is necessary, Believed in God and striving is obligatory; Divine and humans, chariot’s two wheels be, As bird’s two wings – vital for achievement truly; As the seed, so be the tree and fruit clearly, If the seed is good, the fruit will but good be; Good the result of good deeds most certainly, Bad is the result of evil deeds unquestionably; The Divine is just as the good seed certainly, Our effort but preparing land for sowing truly; Knowledge, wealth, house, friends but be, Achievable with the human efforts basically, Since all delusion come to an end since mind ceases to be, And all evil thoughts vanish, I rest in my own self peacefully. - Sage Vashishta




Vashishta Crux in English rhyme


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Yoga Vashishta Crux in English rhyme provides an interesting view into the Vashishta Yoga and simplifies its comprehension. Vashishta was, without doubt, a great visionary, He composed in the Rigveda - verses many; Narrated ‘Vashishta Yoga’ to Sri Ram clearly, Knowledge - path to enlightenment and eternity; Since all delusion comes to an end since mind ceases to be, And all evil thoughts vanish, I rest in my own self peacefully.




Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram


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Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram in English rhyme with original text contains: Primer, mantra, stuti, stora, vandana, adhyatma ramayan, Vashishta Saar & Upanishads







Roots of Yoga


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'An indispensable companion for all interested in yoga, both scholars and practitioners' Professor Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson Despite yoga's huge global popularity, relatively little of its roots is known among practitioners. This compendium includes a wide range of texts from different schools of yoga, languages and eras: among others, key passages from the early Upanisads and the Mahabharata, and from the Tantric, Buddhist and Jaina traditions, with many pieces in scholarly translation for the first time. Covering yoga's varying definitions, its most important practices, such as posture, breath control, sensory withdrawal and meditation, as well as models of the esoteric and physical bodies, Roots of Yoga is a unique and essential source of knowledge. Translated and Edited with an Introduction by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton







Flower Men


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Flowers are a hugely important part of Indian culture, used in everything from temple rituals to festivals and parties - and Malik Ghat flower market is the largest of its kind in India. Located in Calcutta, next to the Hooghly river, it attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day, who flock to peddle their blooms amid frantic scenes. After having visited Calcutta and its flower market for the first time, Danish photographer Ken Hermann decided to take portraits of the sellers, their magnificent garlands often appearing in stark contrast to their own dusty and sweat-soaked attire.




Mountain Path


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Word of God Bhagavad Gita


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The scripture of the Bhagavad Gita was given by God's incarnation Sri Krishna to humanity more than 5,000 years ago. The profound teachings of the Holy book are as relevant in today’s world as it was in the hoary past. The teaching of the Song of God, in the form of the Bhagavad Gita, has been acknowledged all over the world as a lofty scripture. The Holy book has been translated into all major languages of the world, for the benefit of humanity. For thousands of years, the Bhagavad Gita has inspired millions of readers.




Self, Culture and Consciousness


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This volume brings together the primary challenges for 21st century cognitive sciences and cultural neuroscience in responding to the nature of human identity, self, and evolution of life itself. Through chapters devoted to intricate but focused models, empirical findings, theories, and experiential data, the contributors reflect upon the most exciting possibilities, and debate upon the fundamental aspects of consciousness and self in the context of cultural, philosophical, and multidisciplinary divergences and convergences. Such an understanding and the ensuing insights lie in the cusp of philosophy, neurosciences, psychiatry, and medical humanities. In this volume, the editors and contributors explore the foundations of human thinking and being and discuss both evolutionary/cultural embeddedness, and the self-orientation, of consciousness, keeping in mind questions that bring in the interdisciplinary complexity of issues such as the emergence of consciousness, relation between healing and agency, models of altered self, how cognition impacts the social self, experiential primacy as the hallmark of consciousness, and alternate epistemologies to understand these interdisciplinary puzzles.