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Dear Students of Philosophy:

 

With immense pleasure I invite you to visit our site http://www.indiaclub.com

where a treasure of Indian Books awaits you. There is an exclusive section on

Indian Philosophy which features some of the finest writings on Indian

Philosophy.

 

We are presenting below some of the newly acquired readings at The India Club.

We are constantly striving to have the best portfolio of books in philosophy. We

will welcome any book suggestions which further the cause of Indian philosphy.

 

View these books at http://www.indiaclub.com and order using our secure shopping

cart.

 

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___

 

Legends of Devi

Sukumari Bhattacharji - Disha - $4.50 - 103pg - pbk - 1995

 

This book is a captivating narration of various legends and folktales about the

revered

Devis or goddesses of the Hindu Pantheon. The goddesses not only epitomize the

forces of good triumphing over evil, but also the source of wordly well-being.

Their

forms are many, ranging from the fierce to the benign.

 

Intrinsically human in their frailties and shortcomings, most of the goddesses

have

attained divine status owing not so much to their supernatural powers as to

their

devotion, determination and sacrifice.

 

This colorful collection of mythological tales remain closely woven in the

fabric of Indian

life and culture and often reflect the ceremonies, beliefs and value systems of

a

particular age.

 

The book is vividly illustrated. These illustrations are symbolically rich.

Specially

commissioned, they in themselves constitute a storehouse of information on

mythological iconography.

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1496

______________________________\

___

 

The World of Fatwas

Arun Shourie - HarperCollins - $17.75 - 685pg - pbk - 1998

 

A Fatwa is a decree, a ruling. The usual sequence is that a Muslim puts an issue

before

an authority, and the latter rules on the matter. The authorities that can issue

a Fatwa are

well recognized.

 

The Fatwas accumulate. From time to time they are compiled. These compilation

become both the high literature of the community as well as the Islamic version

of

Supreme Court Reports. The Fatwas are the Shariah in action, and the Shariah is

a vital

public issue in India today. No group exercises greater influence over the

average

Muslim than the Ulema, and nothing reveals the mind-set of the Ulema as do the

collections of their Fatwas.

 

The author, a well known journalist, has taken up five collections of Fatwas for

study and

analysis. These are:

 

* Fatawa-i-Rizvia - Volumes I to XII

* Kifayat-ul-Mufti, Mufti Kifayatullah ke Fatawi, Volume I to IX

* Fatawa-i-Ulema Dar al-Ulum, Deoband, Volume I to XII

* Fatawa-i-Abl-I-Hadis, Volume I to V

* Fatawa-i-Rahimiyyah, Volume I to III

 

Most Indian Muslims are Sunnis, some say almost 85 to 90 percent are Sunnis.

Most

Indian Sunnis are Barelvis, some would say two-thirds of them are, in particular

those

living in the countryside. The Fatawa-i-Rizvia is the most important collection

of Fatwas

of the Barelvis.

 

It needs to be mentioned that both the collections of fatwas and the collection

of hadis

are high literature of the community and constitute the texts which students

learn and

memorize at the centers of Islamic learning.

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1494

______________________________\

___

 

Hindu Ideals

K Balasubramania Iyer - Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan - $3.50 - 103pg - pbk - 1992

 

In this book, the author expounds, the Hindu ideals of life and conduct in a

convincing

manner rescuing them from uninformed criticism of their content and their

application.

 

In a clear exposition of Hindu ideals, the author has dealt with the aims and

objectives of

man in life. The ideals of Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha of Hindu life have

been

explained with copious extracts from the Hindu scriptures, like the Upanishads

and the

Mahabharata. The Hindu ideal of duty is well expounded through extracts from

the

Bhagwad Gita.

 

This book will serve as a source of enlightenment and inspiration to all

through its well

documented and well expounded pages.

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1492

______________________________\

___

 

The Upanishads

Translated by Juan Mascaro - Penguin - $6.50 - 143pg - pbk - 1994

 

The Upanishads represent for the Hindu approximately what the New Testament

represents for the Christian.

 

The earliest of these spiritual treatises, which vary greatly in length, were

put down in

Sanskrit between 800 and 400 BC. This selection from twelve Upanishads, with

its

illuminating introduction by Juan Mascaro, reveals the paradoxical variety and

unity, the

great questions and simple answers, the spiritual wisdom and romantic

imagination of

these 'Himalayas of the Soul'.

 

"Your translation ..… has caught from those great words the inner voice that

goes

beyond the boundaries of words"

-- Rabinderanath Tagore in a letter to the Translator

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1490

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Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Swami Harshananda - Sri Ramakrishna Math - $2.50 - 177pg - pbk - 1987

 

There is a remarkable passage in the Bhadaranyaka Upanishad: 'The gods are fond

of

the cryptic, as it were, and dislike the evident' (Paroksapriya iva hi devah

pratyaksadvisah). Many a scholar has overlooked this esoteric sentence. The

meaning

is, we are not to take every sentence in an etymological sense. The names of

the gods,

their raiment, their instruments have got symbolic and psychological

significance. For

instance, the ornaments and weapons which adorn the body of the Divine figure,

symbolically represent the principles of the universe.

 

A study of the Hindu gods is as fascinating as it is difficult. It is

fascinating because of

its exciting variety. It is difficult since is symbolic.

 

Swami Harshananda has handled this subject with a fair degree of care and skill.

His

work is a valuable addition to the literature on the Gods of Hinduism.

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1463

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___

 

Vedanta - Voice of Freedom

Swami Vivekananda - Advaita Ashram - $3.50 - 328pg - pbk - 1996

 

Edited by Swami Chetananda of the Vedanta Society of St. Louis, USA, this book

with a

forward by Christopher Isherwood, is an important contribution to understanding

of

Vedanta in the western world. It is a judicious and representative selection

from the

works of the most articulate expounder of Vedanta.

 

A rich storehouse of inspiration and guidance, this selection represents the

best of the

Orient and the Occident, the finest of the ancient and the modern.

 

Though this work will appeal to the general reader, it should be widely used in

courses

dealing with Indian civilization, comparative religion, and Eastern philosophy.

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1451

______________________________\

___

 

The Essence of the Vedas and Allied Scriptures

Basdeo Bisoondoyal - Jaico/Crest - $5.50 - 150pg - pbk - 1997

 

This selection of verses comprises the main ideas of the Vedas. The author has

succeeded in proving that the great thoughts of the master mind of the West and

the

East are reminiscent of those that are to be found in the Vedas.

 

The introduction makes interesting reading. It brings an abstruse subject

within reach of

one and all and thus creates in the reader the desire to read the whole work at

a stretch.

 

It is a stimulating book.

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1449

______________________________\

___

 

Devi: Goddesses of India

Edited: John S. Hawley et al - Motilal Banarsidas - $13.50 - 352pg - pbk - 1998

 

This extraordinary collection explores twelve different Hindu Goddesses, all of

whom are

in some way related to Devi, the Great Goddess. This collection combines

analysis of

texts with intensive fieldwork, allowing the reader to see how goddesses are

worshiped in

everyday life. In these essays, the divine feminine in Hinduism is revealed as

never

before - fascinating, contradictory, powerful.

 

The volume brings together in a useful way both older and very current research

on

goddesses from different regional traditions. This accomplishment helps to move

western scholarship on Indian goddesses away from the essentializing and

overgeneralizing that has been characteristic of many analyses so far.

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1443

______________________________\

___

 

Cooking the World - Ritual & Thought in Ancient India

Charles Malamoud - Oxford - $19.75 - 354pg - pbk - 1998

 

The Vedas give the following definition of man:' Of all the animals that could

possibly be

considered sacrificial victims, man is the only one that can perform

sacrifices'. The

essays in this volume attempt to unravel the doctrine on man that is condensed

into this

sentence.

 

The title, Cooking the World, comes from the Sanskrit expression Lokapati: man

'cooks'

the world and in executing the rites, is himself cooked. Malamoud approaches

India by

following the paths traced by ancient Indian prescriptions and speculations on

ritual, and

illuminates questions posed by the Vedas on the gods, their bodies, and their

language.

 

This book is a mine of reliable information and interesting, often

thought-provoking

interpretations. It serves a very useful purpose by making available to a wider

reading

public the fruits of valuable research.

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1438

______________________________\

___

 

Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine

David Kinsley - Motilal Banarsidas - $13.25 - 318pg - pbk - 1998

 

This work deals with a group of ten Hindu tantric goddesses, the Mahavidyas, who

embody habits, attributes, or identities usually considered repulsive or

socially

subversive. It is within the context of tantric worship that devotees seek to

identify

themselves with these forbidding goddesses. The Mahavidyas seem to function as

"awakeners" - symbols that help to project one's consciousness beyond the

socially

acceptable or predictable.

 

Kinsley not only describes the eccentric qualities of each of these goddesses,

but seeks

to interpret the Mahavidyas as a group and to explain their importance for

understanding

Tantra and the Hindu tradition.

 

Readable and engaging, it is a wonderful study. Far-ranging and impressively

comprehensive, this book will set a new standard for the kind of thorough

scholarship

that can be brought to bear upon the interpretation of Hindu goddesses and

Tantric

deities.

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1432

______________________________\

___

 

Hindu Mythology

W J Wilkins - Rupa - $10.50 - 499pg - pbk - 1998

 

This is an authoritative and exhaustive account of the Hindu gods and goddesses

commonly worshipped in India, and their origin, and the myths and legends that

grew

around them. Not only does it deal with the Vedic deities, the puranic deities

and the

female deities, it also gives a full account of the lesser deities, the demons,

the sacred

birds, animals and trees, providing excellent illustrations traditional in

character.

 

The Hindu pantheon has so many gods and goddesses that even the very devout find

it

difficult to remember all about them. Here in one volume they are presented,

each

identified and brought alive , giving a complete picture of the Hindu the agony.

http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1421

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Srimad Bhagavad Gita

Swami Swarupananda - Advaita Ashram - $6.50 - 430pg - HB - 1996

 

Among the great scriptures of Hinduism, the Bhagavad Gita is the most

pre-eminent,

both from the profundity of its thought and practicability of its discipline.

Here one finds

the fairest flowers of the Vedas cleared of the weeds and underbrush of

rituals,

ceremonies, and myths.

 

This volume includes text in original Sanskrit, word-for-word Translation,

English

rendering, Comments and Index.

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Vivekananda

A Compilation - Advaita Ashram - $7.50 - 587pg - HB - 1997

 

Swami Vivekananda was a multifaceted personality - a great spiritual teacher,

who

ceaselessly worked for the good of all.

 

This volume is an anthology of Forty Articles written by scholarly writers of

both the

East and the West, and describe how Swamiji worked to awaken the spiritual

consciousness of human beings all over the world and how he brought about a new

movement in human life and society.

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Talks with Swami Vivekananda

A Compilation - Advaita Ashram - $3.75 - 500pg - pbk - 1993

 

This is a handy book recording the conversation of Swami Vivekananda with his

friends

and disciples. His words and ideas appearing in this compilation have special

value

because they are not trammeled by formality associated with public platform.

 

In these conversations, Swami Vivekananda gives direction on spiritual practice

and

meditation, talks of high philosophy and in the next breath discusses the

problems of

national regeneration, social and educational reforms etc.

 

The conversations took place in Bengali and were originally published in the

Udbodhan - a

Bengali monthly of the Ramakrishna order.

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Dear Shri Kapoor,

 

You have a range of books, but the titles on J. Krishnamurti and Ramana

Maharshi are too meager. I hope you add a few of their titles.

 

 

---Viswanath

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>"Indiaclub - V Kapoor" <vkapoor

>

>Dear Students of Philosophy:

>

>With immense pleasure I invite you to visit our site

http://www.indiaclub.com where a treasure of Indian Books awaits you.

There is an exclusive section on Indian Philosophy which features some

of the finest writings on Indian Philosophy.

>

>We are presenting below some of the newly acquired readings at The

India Club. We are constantly striving to have the best portfolio of

books in philosophy. We will welcome any book suggestions which further

the cause of Indian philosphy.

>

>View these books at http://www.indiaclub.com and order using our secure

shopping cart.

>

>

______________________________\

___

>

>Legends of Devi

>Sukumari Bhattacharji - Disha - $4.50 - 103pg - pbk - 1995

>

>This book is a captivating narration of various legends and folktales

about the revered

>Devis or goddesses of the Hindu Pantheon. The goddesses not only

epitomize the

>forces of good triumphing over evil, but also the source of wordly

well-being. Their

>forms are many, ranging from the fierce to the benign.

>

>Intrinsically human in their frailties and shortcomings, most of the

goddesses have

>attained divine status owing not so much to their supernatural powers

as to their

>devotion, determination and sacrifice.

>

>This colorful collection of mythological tales remain closely woven in

the fabric of Indian

>life and culture and often reflect the ceremonies, beliefs and value

systems of a

>particular age.

>

>The book is vividly illustrated. These illustrations are symbolically

rich. Specially

>commissioned, they in themselves constitute a storehouse of information

on

>mythological iconography.

>http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1496

>_____________________________\

____

>

>The World of Fatwas

>Arun Shourie - HarperCollins - $17.75 - 685pg - pbk - 1998

>

>A Fatwa is a decree, a ruling. The usual sequence is that a Muslim puts

an issue before

>an authority, and the latter rules on the matter. The authorities that

can issue a Fatwa are

> well recognized.

>

>The Fatwas accumulate. From time to time they are compiled. These

compilation

>become both the high literature of the community as well as the Islamic

version of

>Supreme Court Reports. The Fatwas are the Shariah in action, and the

Shariah is a vital

>public issue in India today. No group exercises greater influence over

the average

>Muslim than the Ulema, and nothing reveals the mind-set of the Ulema as

do the

>collections of their Fatwas.

>

>The author, a well known journalist, has taken up five collections of

Fatwas for study and

> analysis. These are:

>

> * Fatawa-i-Rizvia - Volumes I to XII

> * Kifayat-ul-Mufti, Mufti Kifayatullah ke Fatawi, Volume I

to IX

> * Fatawa-i-Ulema Dar al-Ulum, Deoband, Volume I to XII

> * Fatawa-i-Abl-I-Hadis, Volume I to V

> * Fatawa-i-Rahimiyyah, Volume I to III

>

>Most Indian Muslims are Sunnis, some say almost 85 to 90 percent are

Sunnis. Most

>Indian Sunnis are Barelvis, some would say two-thirds of them are, in

particular those

>living in the countryside. The Fatawa-i-Rizvia is the most important

collection of Fatwas

>of the Barelvis.

>

>It needs to be mentioned that both the collections of fatwas and the

collection of hadis

>are high literature of the community and constitute the texts which

students learn and

>memorize at the centers of Islamic learning.

>http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1494

>_____________________________\

____

>

>Hindu Ideals

>K Balasubramania Iyer - Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan - $3.50 - 103pg - pbk -

1992

>

>In this book, the author expounds, the Hindu ideals of life and conduct

in a convincing

>manner rescuing them from uninformed criticism of their content and

their application.

>

>In a clear exposition of Hindu ideals, the author has dealt with the

aims and objectives of

> man in life. The ideals of Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha of Hindu

life have been

>explained with copious extracts from the Hindu scriptures, like the

Upanishads and the

>Mahabharata. The Hindu ideal of duty is well expounded through

extracts from the

>Bhagwad Gita.

>

>This book will serve as a source of enlightenment and inspiration to

all through its well

>documented and well expounded pages.

>http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1492

>_____________________________\

____

>

>The Upanishads

>Translated by Juan Mascaro - Penguin - $6.50 - 143pg - pbk - 1994

>

>The Upanishads represent for the Hindu approximately what the New

Testament

>represents for the Christian.

>

>The earliest of these spiritual treatises, which vary greatly in

length, were put down in

>Sanskrit between 800 and 400 BC. This selection from twelve

Upanishads, with its

>illuminating introduction by Juan Mascaro, reveals the paradoxical

variety and unity, the

>great questions and simple answers, the spiritual wisdom and romantic

imagination of

>these 'Himalayas of the Soul'.

>

>"Your translation ..… has caught from those great words the inner voice

that goes

>beyond the boundaries of words"

> -- Rabinderanath Tagore in a letter to the

Translator

>http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1490

>_____________________________\

____

>

>

>Hindu Gods and Goddesses

>Swami Harshananda - Sri Ramakrishna Math - $2.50 - 177pg - pbk - 1987

>

>There is a remarkable passage in the Bhadaranyaka Upanishad: 'The gods

are fond of

>the cryptic, as it were, and dislike the evident' (Paroksapriya iva hi

devah

>pratyaksadvisah). Many a scholar has overlooked this esoteric sentence.

The meaning

>is, we are not to take every sentence in an etymological sense. The

names of the gods,

> their raiment, their instruments have got symbolic and psychological

significance. For

>instance, the ornaments and weapons which adorn the body of the Divine

figure,

>symbolically represent the principles of the universe.

>

>A study of the Hindu gods is as fascinating as it is difficult. It is

fascinating because of

> its exciting variety. It is difficult since is symbolic.

>

>Swami Harshananda has handled this subject with a fair degree of care

and skill. His

>work is a valuable addition to the literature on the Gods of Hinduism.

>http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1463

>_____________________________\

____

>

>Vedanta - Voice of Freedom

>Swami Vivekananda - Advaita Ashram - $3.50 - 328pg - pbk - 1996

>

>Edited by Swami Chetananda of the Vedanta Society of St. Louis, USA,

this book with a

>forward by Christopher Isherwood, is an important contribution to

understanding of

>Vedanta in the western world. It is a judicious and representative

selection from the

>works of the most articulate expounder of Vedanta.

>

>A rich storehouse of inspiration and guidance, this selection

represents the best of the

>Orient and the Occident, the finest of the ancient and the modern.

>

>Though this work will appeal to the general reader, it should be widely

used in courses

>dealing with Indian civilization, comparative religion, and Eastern

philosophy.

>http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1451

>_____________________________\

____

>

>The Essence of the Vedas and Allied Scriptures

>Basdeo Bisoondoyal - Jaico/Crest - $5.50 - 150pg - pbk - 1997

>

>This selection of verses comprises the main ideas of the Vedas. The

author has

>succeeded in proving that the great thoughts of the master mind of the

West and the

>East are reminiscent of those that are to be found in the Vedas.

>

>The introduction makes interesting reading. It brings an abstruse

subject within reach of

>one and all and thus creates in the reader the desire to read the whole

work at a stretch.

>

>It is a stimulating book.

>http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1449

>_____________________________\

____

>

>Devi: Goddesses of India

>Edited: John S. Hawley et al - Motilal Banarsidas - $13.50 - 352pg -

pbk - 1998

>

>This extraordinary collection explores twelve different Hindu

Goddesses, all of whom are

>in some way related to Devi, the Great Goddess. This collection

combines analysis of

>texts with intensive fieldwork, allowing the reader to see how

goddesses are worshiped in

>everyday life. In these essays, the divine feminine in Hinduism is

revealed as never

>before - fascinating, contradictory, powerful.

>

>The volume brings together in a useful way both older and very current

research on

>goddesses from different regional traditions. This accomplishment helps

to move

>western scholarship on Indian goddesses away from the essentializing

and

>overgeneralizing that has been characteristic of many analyses so far.

>http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1443

>_____________________________\

____

>

>Cooking the World - Ritual & Thought in Ancient India

>Charles Malamoud - Oxford - $19.75 - 354pg - pbk - 1998

>

>The Vedas give the following definition of man:' Of all the animals

that could possibly be

> considered sacrificial victims, man is the only one that can perform

sacrifices'. The

>essays in this volume attempt to unravel the doctrine on man that is

condensed into this

> sentence.

>

>The title, Cooking the World, comes from the Sanskrit expression

Lokapati: man 'cooks'

>the world and in executing the rites, is himself cooked. Malamoud

approaches India by

>following the paths traced by ancient Indian prescriptions and

speculations on ritual, and

>illuminates questions posed by the Vedas on the gods, their bodies, and

their language.

>

>This book is a mine of reliable information and interesting, often

thought-provoking

>interpretations. It serves a very useful purpose by making available

to a wider reading

>public the fruits of valuable research.

>http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1438

>_____________________________\

____

>

>Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine

>David Kinsley - Motilal Banarsidas - $13.25 - 318pg - pbk - 1998

>

>This work deals with a group of ten Hindu tantric goddesses, the

Mahavidyas, who

>embody habits, attributes, or identities usually considered repulsive

or socially

>subversive. It is within the context of tantric worship that devotees

seek to identify

>themselves with these forbidding goddesses. The Mahavidyas seem to

function as

>"awakeners" - symbols that help to project one's consciousness beyond

the socially

>acceptable or predictable.

>

>Kinsley not only describes the eccentric qualities of each of these

goddesses, but seeks

> to interpret the Mahavidyas as a group and to explain their importance

for understanding

> Tantra and the Hindu tradition.

>

>Readable and engaging, it is a wonderful study. Far-ranging and

impressively

>comprehensive, this book will set a new standard for the kind of

thorough scholarship

>that can be brought to bear upon the interpretation of Hindu goddesses

and Tantric

>deities.

>http://www.indiaclub.com/cgi-win/book/bookstor/bookstor.exe/showbook?1432

>_____________________________\

____

>

>Hindu Mythology

>W J Wilkins - Rupa - $10.50 - 499pg - pbk - 1998

>

>This is an authoritative and exhaustive account of the Hindu gods and

goddesses

>commonly worshipped in India, and their origin, and the myths and

legends that grew

>around them. Not only does it deal with the Vedic deities, the puranic

deities and the

>female deities, it also gives a full account of the lesser deities, the

demons, the sacred

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in character.

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>The Hindu pantheon has so many gods and goddesses that even the very

devout find it

>difficult to remember all about them. Here in one volume they are

presented, each

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the agony.

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>Srimad Bhagavad Gita

>Swami Swarupananda - Advaita Ashram - $6.50 - 430pg - HB - 1996

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of rituals,

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Translation, English

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>Vivekananda

>A Compilation - Advaita Ashram - $7.50 - 587pg - HB - 1997

>

>Swami Vivekananda was a multifaceted personality - a great spiritual

teacher, who

>ceaselessly worked for the good of all.

>

>This volume is an anthology of Forty Articles written by scholarly

writers of both the

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spiritual

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about a new

>movement in human life and society.

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>Talks with Swami Vivekananda

>A Compilation - Advaita Ashram - $3.75 - 500pg - pbk - 1993

>

>This is a handy book recording the conversation of Swami Vivekananda

with his friends

>and disciples. His words and ideas appearing in this compilation have

special value

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platform.

>

>In these conversations, Swami Vivekananda gives direction on spiritual

practice and

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the problems of

>national regeneration, social and educational reforms etc.

>

>The conversations took place in Bengali and were originally published

in the Udbodhan - a

> Bengali monthly of the Ramakrishna order.

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