Kategorier: Ande, kropp och själ Filosofi och religion Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Hinduiska heliga texter Hinduiska texter: Vedas, Upanishaderna Hinduism Religion och tro
Den centrala essensen av vedisk kunskap och visdom för vår tid och tidsålder. Ett måste att läsa innan man utforskar de tidlösa vediska texterna & kunskapssystemen som jyotish, yoga, ayurveda, tantra, mantra, yantra etc.
Denna bok ger en unik insikt i livets viktigaste frågor och visar en praktisk väg till högre…
In this book you will find a colourful collection of folk tales which have been told within living memory in the country and villages of ancient Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) before the British rule. The tales are not as much about the whole Hindu pantheon of deities but they do find their origin in the ancient Hindu…
Bob Cohen, en ung amerikansk fredskårist, reser till andra sidan jorden i sitt sökande efter mening. I en bambuhydda i den lilla västbengaliska byn Mayapur träffar han en av Indiens största helgonlika mästare, en lärare som verkar kunna besvara alla hans frågor.
Från mästarens synpunkt följde Bob Bhagavad-gitans…
Best known for his role in the Ramayana, Hanuman’s playful nature, amazing physical powers and selfless devotion to Lord Rama have made him one of the most beloved gods in the Hindu pantheon. As a monkey, he symbolises the ever-restless human mind. He teaches us that, though everyone is born an animal, anyone can…
Kategorier: Filosofi och religion Hinduiska heliga texter Hinduiska texter: Bhagavad Gita Hinduism Religion och tro
ÄNTLIGEN NYUTGÅVA PÅ SVENSKA!
Bhagavad-Gita, Herrens sång, är en av världens mest älskade böcker. Genom århundraden har Krishnas ord till den förtvivlade Arjuna väglett villrådiga sökare med sin tidlösa visdom.
Bhagavad-Gita visar vägen till ljuset, bevittnandet och glädjen. Den inspirerar och stillar sinnet. Den…
• Explains how the Bhagavad Gita provides complete guidelines for the
spiritual use of entheogens – from prior mental preparations to the
integration of profound visionary insights into everyday
consciousness
• Examines Chapter XI of the Gita in detail to illuminate Arjuna’s
hallucinogenic…
Kategorier: Filosofi och religion Hinduism Konst Konst: teman och motiv Religion och tro Religiös konst Särskilda konstnärer
Avatar Art offers you a who’s who of many of the most popular figures in the Indian mythology. The paintings are contemporary illustrations of gods, devas, demons, sages and avatars. Learn why Visnu has four arms, why Siva dances, and Ganesh sports the head of the elephant. Read about the curse that created a…
· Explains Shiva’s contradictory forms, such as destroyer or
benefactor and how his form depends on the needs of the
devotee
· Reveals how Shiva’s teachings allow one to see through the
illusions at the root of all grief and alienation in human life
· Explores Shiva’s relationships with…
Exploring the relationship between Shaivism and the Western world, Alain Danielou provides a convincing argument in favor of the polytheistic approach. He explains that monotheism is merely the deification of individualism–the separation of humanity from nature–and that by acknowledging the sacred in…
Kundalini has been called the energetic key to enlightenment and the secret to well-being and wisdom. Complex and powerful, this mysterious energy is often linked to sacred sex and our spiritual mission. Kundalini is one of the most discussed, but least understood, forms of divine energy. So what is it, really?
This book contains an original account of the extraordinary pastimes of Lord Sri Krsna, who appeared on this planet 5,000 years ago. Absorb yourself in its pages and come directly in touch with His marvelous characteristics and glorious deeds. Sri Krishna's pastimes are not only charming, fascinating and highly…
The study of Hindu mythology explores the significance of the most prominent Hindu dieties as they are envisioned by the Hindus themselves. Referred to by its adherents as the ”eternal religion,” Hinduism recognises for each age and each country a new form of revelation – and for each person,…
What is the Nature of the social order that unquestionably produced one of the greatest and longest lasting civilizations known to humankind? Alain Daniélou, distinguished Orientalist, musicologist, and linguist, reveals the foundations of India’s culture and the four aims of human life as they are viewed in…
Short, inspiring passages excerpted from Beyond Words, To Know Yourself, and The Golden Present. Topics include Discipline, Faith, God, Happiness, Health & Healing, Love, Mantra & Meditation, Marriage, Peace, Prayer, Religion, Right Action, Right Thinking, Selfless Service, Spiritual Practice, Surrender,…
Kategorier: Filosofi Filosofi och religion Filosofins historia och filosofiska traditioner Hinduism Östasiatisk och indisk filosofi Religion och tro
Adi Shankaras klassiska Sutras nu äntligen på svenska!
Översättning och kommentarer av Jan Fahleman.
Atma Bodha, Aparokshanbhuti och Bhaja Govindam är författade av Sri Adi Shankara, troligen i början av 800-talet. Texterna består av verser på rad/tråd – Sutras och beskriver den ickedualistiska filosofin Advaita…
Danielou’s masterpiece on the Hindu temple, now translated for the first time into English, provides a stunningly illustrated tour of the major temple complexes of India.
Examines how visionaries of ancient Shaiva wisdom defined our role in creation, how we have abandoned this role, and action we can take to creatively influence our destiny. The author spent more than 20 years in India and was one of the most distinguished orientalists.
Kategorier: Filosofi Filosofi och religion Filosofins historia och filosofiska traditioner Hinduism Östasiatisk och indisk filosofi Religion och tro
From a renowned Vedic scholar, leader of the Maharishi Foundations, and Harvard-trained neuroscientist: a radical new paradigm for understanding Consciousness and finding enlightenment, peace, and fulfilment
Dr. Tony Nader, a renowned Vedic scholar and neuroscientist, offers a direct path to peace for ourselves and our…
A leading astronomer proves that India had a thriving civilization capable of sophisticated astronomy long before Greece, Egypt, or any other world culture. *Provides conclusive evidence that the Rig Veda is 12,000 years old. *Establishes actual dates and places for many of the events in the Hindu epics.
For more than…
Kategorier: Filosofi Filosofi och religion Filosofins historia och filosofiska traditioner Hinduism Östasiatisk och indisk filosofi Religion och tro
In The Book, Alan Watts provides us with a much-needed answer to the problem of personal identity, distilling and adapting the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.
At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated beings, unconnected to the rest of the universe,…
The book is grounded in the Integral Yoga teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda, who was a renowned Yoga master, a spiritual guide to thousands of people worldwide and one of the first Yoga teachers to bring the timeless teachings of Yoga into US prisons. Through talks that Swami Satchidananda gave in several prisons,…
The End of Karma presents an easy-to-use 40-day program that will help you become enlightened. By reading and thinking about one chapter a day, you can get a better understanding of all aspects of spirituality and come to know your Higher Power, or God.
Hazrat Inayat Khan’s books were among the first to bring Sufism to the West. They remain among the most important introductions Westerners have to the concepts of the ancient religious tradition. In Rassa Shastra, Khan shares his teachings on Sufi ideas about the spiritual and sacred purpose of sex and…
Based on original Sanskrit sources, this book gives an authentic account of the methods of yoga in its different forms, including the challenging ”left-hand” paths, as well as practices best suited to Western students.
As yoga gains popularity across the U.S., many people are becoming interested in its traditional Vedic roots. While Buddhist meditation is well represented on bookshelves, there has been little Vedantic philosophy written in lay terms until now. Author David Frawley guides readers through the challenges of cultivating…
In this book, a companion to An Offering of Leaves, much-loved Jivamukti Yoga teacher ,Ruth Lauer-Manenti, (’Lady Ruth’) offers over forty more of the ’dharma talks’ that she gives at the beginning of each yoga class. Her reflections – complete with the Sanskrit verses that are the source…
PROMISE OF IMMORTALITY helps us understand how to find our place in universe and how to live our lives. Destined to become a classic PROMISE OF IMMORTALITY is the most complete commentary available on the parallel passages in the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita India’s ancient scripture. This groundbreaking book…
För en västerländsk publik kommenterar Paul Brunton centrala delar av Bhagavadgita, den österländska heliga skriften.
Prins Arjuna, en människa med höga andliga ideal, drar ut i striden med bågar, spjut och slamrande sköldar. I denna högdramatiska omgivning får han undervisning av Krishna, den gudomlige läraren. Det…
For many years at the Jivamukti Yoga School in New York City and throughout the world, popular and highly regarded yoga instructor, Ruth Lauer-Manenti, (affectionately known as Lady Ruth) has been offering her students dharma talks.- stories from her life that accompany her classes and represent the yogic commitments…