Reality at Dawn

Reality at Dawn
Author: Ram Chandra
Publisher: The Heartfulness Store
Total Pages: 103
Release: 1968
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9388095626

Reality at Dawn Is one of the greatest yogic texts of the modern era. Written in the 1940s by Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur , known as Babuji, it lights the path for seekers to explore Realisation and further onwards to the Centre of existence itself. Babuji writes in simple language, unravelling the most profound principles and wisdom, and it is from this deep wisdom that the practices of Heartfulness emerged. "Babuji has laid out the practical steps to reach the highest spiritual state available to human beings. He has also made this possibility available to all, no matter their current level of attainment, culture, education or background. In doing so, he has demystified spirituality and given it to the people."

Understanding Religious Life

Understanding Religious Life
Author: Frederick J. Streng
Publisher:
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1985
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

This text uses two basic themes to enhance student understanding: 1) the search for an understanding of religious life as an ongoing process; and 2) the need for recognizing a variety of ultimate realities when studying religious pluralism.

The Hindu Yogi Science of Breath

The Hindu Yogi Science of Breath
Author: Yogi Ramacharaka
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2019-01-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 3736808372

The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath by Yogi Ramacharaka teaches advanced yoga techniques. For thousands of years, yogis have believed that breath is the essential link between body and mind, energizing a subtle body which connects the physical and mental aspects of our being. In this book, Swami Rama and two noted American physicians explore the science of breath as the missing key to both physical health and the attainment of higher states of consciousness. Basic yogic breathing techniques are explained so that one can immediately begin working with the ancient science of breath.

More About Ramakrishna

More About Ramakrishna
Author: Swami Prabhananda
Publisher: Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 8175058838

All the great personages of the past, who have left an indelible mark on the trail of events in the history of mankind, become a centre around which gathers, with the passage of time, a mass of legends and myths. These, more often than not, are later assumed to be facts that cannot be verified. The historicity of many of these legends begins to be questioned then, be they related to the life of a Christ, a Buddha or a Moses. Sri Ramakrishna, the latest in the line of these Great Masters, is an exception to this historical dilemma, as he appeared just a century ago. Even today researches succeed in discovering hitherto unknown truths about him, and these can be easily verified. The author of this book published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India, has brought to light some fresh findings on Sri Ramakrishna that will be extremely interesting for all his devotees and admirers.

Philosophy and Theistic Mysticism of the Āl̲vārs

Philosophy and Theistic Mysticism of the Āl̲vārs
Author: S. M. Srinivasa Chari
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1997
Genre: Alvari
ISBN: 9788120813427

The Buddhist monk Upagupta, who preached and taught meditative practices in Northwest India over two thousand years ago, is venerated today by the laity in parts of Burma, Thailand, and laos as a proctective figure endowed with magical powers. The author demonstrates a remarkable continuity among traditions focused on Upagupta in ancient Sarvastivadin Sanskrit materials, key Pali texts, medieval Thai and Burmese texts, and rituals in Southeast Asia. In so doing he reflects the orientation of popular Sanskrit Hinayana Buddhism, which allows for new perspectives on such classic questions as the nature of enlightnment, the evil, the worship of the Buddha image, the veneration of saints, master-disciple relationships, the treatment of heterodoxy, and the relation of myth and ritual.

Tukaram

Tukaram
Author: Tukārāma
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2004
Genre: Poets, Marathi
ISBN:

Sarada Devi

Sarada Devi
Author: Advaita Ashrama
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1989-09-01
Genre: Hindu women saints
ISBN: 9788175050785

Sarada Devi, 1853-1920, wife of Sri Ramakrishna, 1836-1886, Hindu religious leader.

Holy Censorship or Mistranslation? Love, Gender and Sexuality in the Bible

Holy Censorship or Mistranslation? Love, Gender and Sexuality in the Bible
Author: K. Renato Lings
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2021-07-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 935422542X

Although the Supreme Court of India decriminalized same-sex relationships in a historic ruling in 2018, societal attitudes remain largely unchanged. One of the reasons cited for this is that religion, which has a pervasive hold on people's mindsets, takes a conservative view of such matters. Two landmark books - I Am Divine, So Are You and Behold, I Make All Things New - attempted to correct that misconception by putting forth perspectives on sexuality from Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Judaism, Islam and Christianity. They recast religion as an ally, not an adversary, of queer emancipation. Taking the series forward, Holy Censorship or Mistranslation? does a close reading of the Bible and some of its key translations, and shows that negative Christian attitudes to sexuality are not rooted in the sacred text but in centuries of tradition. Mistranslations into Greek, Latin and other languages that occurred early, and the serious errors that continue to be made by modern translators, are responsible for the unwarranted controversies. Combining meticulous scholarship with an accessible writing style, this book offers essential insights into a subject that affects millions..