Download or read book Para Bhakti or Supreme Devotion written by SWAMI VIVEKANANDA and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vivekananda was a man with a great spiritual presence and tremendous intellect who was a tireless teacher and writer. He wrote poems and hymns in Bengali, English and Sanskrit, some of which are sung daily in Vedanta centre's worldwide. He was ahead of his time in encouraging women and Westerners to not only practice Vedanta, but to be leaders. Two examples are Sara Ellen Waldo who recorded and collected Swami's talks at Thousand Island Park and Margaret Noble, later known as Sister Nvidia, who devoted her life not only to Vedanta but also to the education of Indian girls.Supreme Devotion, in which forms and symbols fall off. One who has reached that cannot belong to any sect, for all sects are in him. To what shall he belong? For all churches and temples are in him. Where is the church big enough for him? Such a man cannot bind himself down to certain limited forms. Where is the limit for unlimited love, with which he has become one? In all religions which take up this ideal of love, we find the struggle to express it. Although we understand what this love means and see that everything in this world of affections and attractions is a manifestation of that Infinite Love, the expression of which has been attempted by sages and saints of different nations, yet we find them using all the powers of language, transfiguring even the most carnal expression into the divine.
Download or read book Para Bhakti Supreme Devotion written by Swami Vivekananda and published by editionNEXT.com. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Para-Bhakti or Supreme devotion is the flow of thought towards the supreme source, God, the common essence of everything existing in the whole creation.
Download or read book Para Bhakti or Supreme Devotion Swami Vivekananda Motivational Inspirational Book written by and published by Namaskar Book. This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a journey of spiritual enlightenment and self-discovery with "Para Bhakti or Supreme Devotion" by Swami Vivekananda. In this inspirational book, Vivekananda shares profound insights and timeless wisdom to guide readers on the path of devotion and self-realization. As you immerse yourself in Vivekananda's teachings, be prepared to awaken the divine spark within and cultivate a deeper connection to the spiritual realm. Vivekananda's compassionate wisdom and unwavering devotion will inspire you to embrace a life of purpose, meaning, and fulfillment. But here's the question that resonates at the core of Vivekananda's teachings: What if true devotion is not merely an act of worship, but a state of being that permeates every aspect of existence? Could the practice of Para Bhakti lead to the realization of the ultimate truth and the union with the divine? Engage with Vivekananda's transformative insights as he explores the essence of devotion and its profound significance in the journey of self-discovery. Through his illuminating guidance and spiritual discourse, Vivekananda offers readers a path to transcendence and inner peace. Are you ready to embark on a journey of spiritual awakening and supreme devotion? Allow yourself to be uplifted by the profound teachings of "Para Bhakti or Supreme Devotion," where each page is a step closer to realizing the divine within. Let Vivekananda's timeless wisdom illuminate your path and guide you towards spiritual fulfillment. Here's your invitation to delve into the spiritual teachings of Swami Vivekananda's "Para Bhakti or Supreme Devotion." Will you accept the call to embrace the path of devotion and self-realization? Don't miss out on the opportunity to experience the transformative power of Vivekananda's teachings. Purchase your copy of "Para Bhakti or Supreme Devotion" now, and embark on a journey of spiritual growth, inner peace, and divine connection.
Download or read book Eastern Light in Western Eyes written by Marty Glass and published by Sophia Perennis. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marty Glass lives with his wife Carol beyond the power and water lines in Humboldt County, California, relying on his 1965 pick-up truck "Old Brown" to take him the final two miles up a dirt road to his owner-built home. He has worked as a college English instructor, wharehouseman, and janitor. A devoted father of five children, loving husband and neighbor, he now teaches sixth grade in a rural elementary school, and plays jazz piano and cards. For the past thirty years, he has seriously practiced the religion of India, spending the long necessary hours meditating in "Marty's Cell," an old chicken coop reborn as an austere shrine. His spiritual practice is his real life. Marty's acclaimed book Yuga: An Anatomy of our Fate, was published by Sophia Perennis in 2001. He now gives us perhaps his most beautiful and thoughtful gift, reminding us that the world is woven of the infinite Love and Joy that is God, and showing us how, inspired by the Hindu tradition, that Love and Joy can be directly experienced as the heart of the universe and the heart of our hearts. We have it from Frithjof Schuon (The Transcendent Unity of Religions) and many others that the Vedanta appears among explicit doctrines as one of the most direct formulations possible of what makes the very essence of our spiritual reality. The work in hand can be read as a book-length unpacking of that accurate description. Reliable from beginning to end, it is distinctive among the innumerable renditions of the Vedanta in two ways. First, because its author is an accomplished wordsmith, he makes the Vedanta's profundities-which delve as deep as those of any philosophical theology-read like an open book; and second, because he has worked for thirty years to shape his life by those profundities, his vivid accounts of what he experienced along the way make his words jump off the page into the reader's heart. The book is inspiring. Huston Smith, author of Why Religion Matters, The World's Religions, etc.
Download or read book 1000 The Levels of Consciousness and the Stages of Awakening written by Ramaji and published by Rasa Transmission International Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "1000" is the 820 page complete guide to LOCs (Levels of Consciousness) and the Stages of Awakening. "1000" is a uniquely accessible breakthrough book that explains the complete spiritual path from beginning to end. Students of meditation, prayer, self-inquiry, enlightenment, non-duality, Advaita, yoga and Eastern religion will find it to be an unusually spirited, fiercely candid, passionate work.
Download or read book Narada Bhakti Sutras written by Swami Tyagisananda and published by Sri Ramakrishna Math. This book was released on 2020-03-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Down through the ages highly evolved souls of both the East and West have taught that we can attain perfect pure and eternal love only when we learn to love God. Bhakti-yoga the science of devotion teaches us this art. And there is no greater teacher than the Vedic sage Narada. Narada’s 84 jewel-like aphorisms on devotion known as the Narada-Bhakti-Sutra reveal the secrets of the love of God — what it is and isn’t; what its effects are; what helps or hinders our progress along the path; and much more. For the sincere seeker of life’s ultimate goal the Narada-bhakti-sutra is essential.
Download or read book Indian Religions written by Peter Heehs and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expansive collection of essential texts from spiritual leaders of all major South Asian religions Indian Religions is an expansive collection of the key written and oral texts by spiritual teachers from South Asia, covering 3,500 years and all the major traditions-Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, and "new" Indian religions. The volume provides clear translations of extracts from original documents and texts from most of the well-known and many of the lesser-known individuals and traditions. Overlapping parts and sections each comprise a historically and thematically defined stage of a tradition. The reader is thus able to follow the chronological development of the various traditions without isolating them from one another. Each section includes a context-setting introduction which provides historical, cultural, and textual background. A general introduction lays the foundations for the text's theoretical framework and approach. Indian Religions is the most complete and best-organized anthology of Indian religious/spiritual texts published to date. It serves as an introduction to the history of religions in South Asia, and will appeal to readers interested in India and Eastern religions as well as students of religion and South Asian culture.
Download or read book Reflections January February March 2016 written by Sasvati Nome and published by Society of Abidance in Truth. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REFLECTIONS is the SAT Temple’s quarterly journal. “Reflections” contains transcriptions of satsangs at SAT given by Nome, the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, excerpts from “The Ramana Way,” (the RMCL journal), excerpts from numerous Advaitic scriptures, updates on events occurring at the SAT Temple, and much more.
Download or read book Bhakti The Path of Divine Love written by A Vedanta Kesari Presentation and published by Sri Ramakrishna Math. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone is a natural Bhaktahi devotee. The difference only lies in the fact as to what we are devoted to. Most people are devoted to earning and accumulating money, in becoming famous and powerful, in pursuits that satisfy their ego and senses and so on. While they are devotees of the world, the genuine, real Bhakta is a devotee of the Unchanging Reality, Eternal Beloved called God and wants to pour all his love towards Him and Him alone. Such is the ideal of Bhakti.This book explores the rich Bhakti-traditions and describes various aspects of it.
Download or read book Philosophy and Theistic Mysticism of the l v rs written by S. M. Srinivasa Chari and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Vaisnavism written by S.M.S. Chari and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a scholarly book on one of the oldest living religions of India. Tracing the basic tenets of Vaisnavism to the hymns of Rgveda the earliest religious literature of the world, the author has shown how an ancient cult has developed itself by successive stages into a well-formulated monotheistic system in the hands of Ramanuja and his illustrious followers. In the second part of the book the fundamental philosophical theories of Visistadvaita Vedanta are presented to prove that Vaisnavism is not a mere religious cult, but has a credible philosophic foundation.
Download or read book Swami Vivekananda and Non Hindu Traditions written by Stephen E. Gregg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hindu thinker Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was and remains an important figure both within India, and in the West, where he was notable for preaching Vedanta. Scholarship surrounding Vivekananda is dominated by hagiography and his (mis)appropriation by the political Hindu Right. This work demonstrates that Vivekananda was no simplistic pluralist, as portrayed in hagiographical texts, nor narrow exclusivist, as portrayed by some modern Hindu nationalists, but a thoughtful, complex inclusivist. The book shows that Vivekananda formulated a hierarchical and inclusivistic framework of Hinduism, based upon his interpretations of a four-fold system of Yoga. It goes on to argue that Vivekananda understood his formulation of Vedanta to be universal, and applied it freely to non-Hindu traditions, and in so doing, demonstrates that Vivekananda was consistently critical of ‘low level’ spirituality, not only in non-Hindu traditions, but also within Hinduism. Demonstrating that Vivekananda is best understood within the context of ‘Advaitic primacy’, rather than ‘Hindu chauvinism’, this book will be of interest to scholars of Hinduism and South Asian religion and of South Asian diaspora communities and religious studies more generally.
Download or read book The Philosophy of S dhana in Vi i t dvaita written by N. S. Anantharangachar and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Arunachala Akshara Manamalai written by Robert Butler and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arunachala Aksharamanamalai is a hymn of praise to the holy mountain Arunachala in South India, composed by Sri Ramana Maharshi in 1915, to be recited by devotees whilst collecting alms. It is accompanied by the vritti urai - extended commentary of Sri Muruganar, one of Sri Ramana's most prominent devotees. The commentary elucidates in great detail the advaitic teachings contained in the terse, two line verses of the original.
Download or read book Three Mountains and Seven Rivers written by Musashi Tachikawa and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three mountains and the seven rivers is a collection of 56 essays to felicitate the sixtieth birthday of Doctor Musashi Techikawa, Professor at Aichi gakuin University in Nagoya. This volume consist of thirteen Sections; (1) Ancient Geography, (2) Buddhism, (3) Madhyamika, (4) Iconography, (5) Jainism, (6) Logic, (7) Poetics, (9) Social Practice, (10) Tibetan Themes, (11) Vedanta and Mimamsa, (12) Samkhya and Yoga and (13) Tantrism. these saetions throw new light on enduring themes in Indian studies as well as raises fresh issues.
Download or read book Pr c jyoti written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Glory of Brahmavidya written by Swami Tapovan Maharaj and published by Central Chinmaya Mission Trust. This book was released on 2019-05-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the help of select mantras from the Upanishads, Swami Tapovan Maharaj elucidates the nature of the infinite Brahman. [Swami Chinmayananda's translation of the text into English]
