Download or read book Kali The Cosmic Play Of Creation And Dissolution written by Nicky Huys and published by Nicky Huys. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kali: The Cosmic Play of Creation and Dissolution" delves deep into the mysteries surrounding one of Hinduism's most revered and misunderstood deities. Traversing the annals of history, it explores the evolution of Kali worship, her significant place in the pantheon, and the dual roles she plays in the universe's eternal dance. The book paints a vivid picture of Kali, from her fierce visage to her compassionate nature, and contextualizes her within the broader framework of Hindu philosophy and cosmology. Readers will gain insights into the significance of Kali's symbolism, her relationships with other deities, especially Shiva, and her influence both within and outside India. A journey through the cycles of creation and dissolution, this book is an essential read for anyone intrigued by Kali's enigmatic presence in Hindu mythology and her role in the cosmic play.
Download or read book KALI HER YOGINIS written by MEENAKSHII and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2024-02-08 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kali and Her Yoginis" is a comprehensive guide that not only unravels the mystique of the fierce goddess Kali but also presents a wealth of spiritual knowledge. Within its pages, readers will discover the sacred compilation of the goddess's 1000 names, providing a profound resource for devotion and meditation. The book delves even deeper by exploring the mystical world of the Dus Mahavidyas, the ten wisdom goddesses of Tantra, offering insights into their significance and practices. Moreover, "Kali and Her Yoginis" introduces Kali's 64 Yoginis, each with their unique attributes and energies. This rich collection empowers readers to embark on their spiritual journey at any level of practice. Whether you are a novice or an experienced practitioner, this book serves as a valuable guide, offering the wisdom and tools needed to connect with these divine energies and enhance your spiritual path. With Meenakshii's guidance, readers can explore and engage in the sacred practices associated with these goddesses, no matter where they are on their spiritual journey. This comprehensive work promises to be a transformative companion for seekers, providing the knowledge and inspiration to dive deep into the realm of the divine feminine and elevate their spiritual practice.
Download or read book Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess written by Shambhavi L. Chopra and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess unfolds the mystic beauty of Kali, the most powerful but misunderstood of the great goddesses of India. Probably the most comprehensive and innovative examination of Ma Kali in recent decades, the book reveals all dimensions of life and consciousness in Kali’s tranformative dance.
Download or read book Sanathana Dharma The Eternal Quest for Truth written by Sreeramana Aithal and published by Srinivas Publication, Mangalore. This book was released on 2024-03-20 with total page 1450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sanathana Dharma: The Eternal Quest for Truth A systematic Informative book on fundamentals of Sanathana Dharma (Hinduism) compiled as per requirement of the modern Society Chapter 1: Introduction to Sanathana Dharma Chapter 2: The Concept of Atman and Brahman Chapter 3: The Paths of Yoga Chapter 4: The Four Pillars of Sanathana Dharma Chapter 5: The Role of Scriptures Chapter 6: The Concept of Time and Creation Chapter 7: The Guru-Disciple Tradition Chapter 8: The Practice of Meditation and Contemplation Chapter 9: The Concept of Maya and Illusion Chapter 10: The Science of Karma and Reincarnation Chapter 11: The Importance of Ethics and Morality Chapter 12: The Eternal Quest Continues Chapter 13: Duality in Spirituality and Dvita Philosophy to Embrace the Eternal Wisdom Chapter 14: Athman and Quantum Physics for Connecting Science and Spirituality The vibrant structure of this book with 14 Chapters and 41 Sessions focuses on the multifaceted aspects of Sanathana Dharma, offering insights into its fundamental, philosophical, spiritual, and eternal perspectives, and how they can be applied to address the challenges of human beings. This book complements our other open book “Sanathana Dharma: Navigating Modernity with Ancient Wisdom”.
Download or read book Creating Places of Power written by Nigel Pennick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the traditional rites of auspicious building and crafting • Explains the ceremonial beginnings and Hermetic principles in the laying out of foundations not only for sacred buildings like temples but also for homes and barns • Examines the principles and ceremonies of electional astrology and details how to compute natural time, as opposed to clock time • Shares examples from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe that range from the Stone Age to the Renaissance and include secret societies When we make things--whether a building, a sacred space, or a magical object--there is a precise moment when the artifact comes into being as a separate entity. That moment in time possesses its own unique quality, and because of this, there is a right time to do something and a wrong time. And, as Nigel Pennick reveals, we have the power to select favorable moments for our creations, just as our ancestors did. Illustrating ancient principles of divination, chronomancy, and electional astrology, Pennick examines all the factors behind the ancestral art of geomancy: the auspicious creation and alignment of sacred buildings as places of power. Sharing examples from ancient Egypt, Iran, India, and Europe that range from the Stone Age to the modern day, including secret societies like the Rosicrucians and the Freemasons, he explains how many cities were constructed on specially selected sites and founded ritually at precise, predetermined moments. Looking at the traditional rites of creating places of power, Pennick explains the ceremonial beginnings and Hermetic principles in the laying out of foundations as well as the use of sacrifice in the building of many notable structures. Examining the role of sacred geometry in geomancy, Pennick explains the Hermetic meaning assigned to each direction in traditional European cultures as well as the principles of natural measures and the science of understanding lucky and unlucky days. Revealing how geomantic principles are rooted in the structure of the world and the cosmic patterns of space and time, the author shows how they transcend the ages and are just as meaningful today as they were to our ancestors.
Download or read book Laghu Guru Upanishad written by Gurprasad and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern life is very competitive and stressful; only a thoughtful few want to rid themselves of constant worries and find a way to live a life of real happiness. Teachings of Sri Sivabala Yogi contained in Laghu Guru Upanishad are especially relevant for such people. There are many grades of aspirants; some just want to lead a peaceful life, some want a lower type of salvation and a few blessed ones who desire total freedom by realising their true natures. Ultimate liberation is attained only if one knows the absolute Self (or Reality or God). No matter what ones goal is, the Gurus teaching given in Laghu Guru Upanishad, if practised sincerely, offers hope to everyone to attain ones desired end. The book is set out in question and answer format. The questions, asked by Gurprasad, have been framed from an aspirants point of view. Questions and doubts like these arise in the minds of all those who want to follow a spiritual path. The Guru has given answers that are suitable for ease of understanding by beginners as well as more advanced aspirants. In doing so, the Guru has adopted a rational approach suited to the modern generation and covers all well-known paths to realise the Truth. Sri Sivabala Yogis basic teaching deals with control of mind and it does not advocate any religious beliefs. Mind is the cause of ones suffering and unhappiness and it also has the power to get rid of them. Bookish knowledge is of no avail unless it is practised. Every reader of this book can attain his or her desired spiritual object, provided its teaching is put into effect through earnest effort.
Download or read book Whispers from Eternity written by Paramhansa Yogananda and published by Crystal Clarity Publishers. This book was released on 2008-08-31 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many poetic works can inspire, but few, like this one, have the power to change your life. These verses rank with the greatest mystical poetry of all time: the works of St. John of the Cross, Rumi, Kabir, Mirabai, and Omar Khayyam. In this book Paramhansa Yogananda—the great master of yoga and author of the classic Autobiography of a Yogi—shares his exquisitely beautiful thoughts and words filled with longing for the divine. Yogananda was not only a spiritual master, but a master poet, whose poems revealed the hidden divine presence behind even everyday things. Each of these prayer-poems has been spiritualized by this great man of God. Open this book, pick a poem at random and read it. Mentally repeat whatever phrase appeals to you. Within a short time, you will see your consciousness transformed. This book has the power to rapidly accelerate your spiritual growth, and provides hundreds of delightful ways for you to begin your own conversation with God. This wonderful collection includes: Sacred demands to the Infinite Prayers of devotion Chants and poems Invocations to great world teachers How to see this world as a dream Prayer-demands for: Devotion, Illumination and Bliss Wisdom, Prosperity and Balance Health, Guidance and Discipline Calmness and Overcoming Fears Divine Love . . . and much more.
Download or read book Varaha Purana A Concise Guide written by The Divine Edits and published by by Mocktime Publication. This book was released on 2023-04-22 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varaha Purana - A Concise Guide
Download or read book God as Divine Mother written by Paramhansa Yogananda and published by Crystal Clarity Publishers. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God as Divine Mother Wisdom and Inspiration for Love and Acceptance By Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda “The role of the Divine Mother is to draw all Her children, all self-aware beings everywhere, back to oneness with God.”—Paramhansa Yogananda For many of us, the image of God we grew-up with conjures more thoughts of judgment and condemnation than of loving acceptance. “The Mother is closer than the Father. No matter what you do, She still loves you. She won’t judge you. No matter who you are, She’s your friend. She’s on your side and will always forgive you.” In this book, you will discover: Who is Divine Mother?; How to develop the heart’s natural love; What attitudes draw Her grace; How to tune in to Divine Mother. Included also are over thirty poems and prayers dedicated to God in the form of Divine Mother, as well as original chants and songs by the authors. We long for a God who loves us exactly as we are, who doesn’t judge us but rather helps and encourages us in achieving our highest potential. In this book, discover the teachings and inspirations on Divine Mother from Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic Autobiorgaphy of a Yogi. These teachings are universal: No matter your religious background, or lack thereof, you will find these messages of love and acceptance resonating on a soul-level. Included also are over thirty poems and prayers dedicated to God in the form of Divine Mother, and original chants and songs by the authors.
Download or read book Journal of Religious Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Translating Kali s Feast written by Stephanos Stephanides and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translating Kali's Feast is an interdisciplinary study of the Goddess Kali bringing together ethnography and literature within the theoretical framework of translation studies. The idea for the book grew out of the experience and fieldwork of the authors, who lived with Indo-Caribbean devotees of the Hindu Goddess in Guyana. Using a variety of discursive forms including oral history and testimony, field notes, songs, stories, poems, literary essays, photographic illustrations, and personal and theoretical reflections, it explores the cultural, aesthetic and spiritual aspects of the Goddess in a diasporic and cross-cultural context. With reference to critical and cultural theorists including Walter Benjamin and Julia Kristeva, the possibilities offered by Kali (and other manifestations of the Goddess) as the site of translation are discussed in the works of such writers as Wilson Harris, V.S. Naipaul and R.K. Narayan. The book articulates perspectives on the experience of living through displacement and change while probing the processes of translation involved in literature and ethnography and postulating links between ‘rite' and ‘write,' Hindu ‘leela' and creole ‘play.' The author wrote the description of the Big Puja (namely chapter 9, 10, 11, and 13) and the Guyana Kali Puja Lexicon (chapter 17) in collaboration with Guyanese scholar Karna Singh.
Download or read book The Cosmic Play of Power written by Sanjukta Gupta and published by Motilal Banarsidass. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hindu theology, Divine Power is conceived as a divine woman-the Goddess. Sometimes she is wholly autonomous and sometimes she is the divine spouse of the creator God, Siva or Visnu. She is also held to be the evolving material source of every created phenomenon. Religious texts like Puranas and Tantras have thoroughly investigated the mysterious nature of the Cosmic Goddess. Tantra as a religious practice endeavoured to show how through ritual and Yoga one may achieve the realization of the mystery of the Supreme Goddess. Authors in Sanskrit and modern Indian languages have poured out their ecstatic devotion to the Goddess. She is close to the heart of the passionate devotee, who adores her as mother or daughter - a mortal emotional bond with the divine so peculiar to Hindus. She is also sovereign Power a little part of which reigning royalties covet to possess in order to be good rulers. AS the divine woman she is represented in all women. Therefore women should be holding a high position amongst Hindus. But the question is, do they? In spite of the obvious contrary evidence, women do succeed in carving out a very important position in Hindu religious practices by having their alternative religious rituals highly valued by Hindu women have a very complex interrelationship. The book focuses on the great cosmic Goddess and her ritual worship, Tantric theology and praxis in a wider sense, the attitude of her devotees towards her authority and the social character of the Tantric practitioners, and the position of Bhakti. It also figures out the position of women inside the Tantric and non-Tantric Hindu religious milieu. The Goddess symbolizes the supreme divine authority that activates the creation, protection and governance and necessary dissolution of the world in accordance with the ancient Indian concept of cyclical time. But She also discharges the divine sovereign privilege of punishing evil-doers and rewarding true devotees. Finally, the relevant forms of the Cosmic Goddess in this book are Sri/Tripurasundari/ Lalita; Goddess Kali and Her various emanations; and Laksmi and Her powers in the Pancaratra canonical texts.
Download or read book Goddess Power written by Isabella Price and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating ‘herstory’ of the Divine Feminine, rich in heart, depth and wisdom . . . an empowering message of hope and inspiration.” —Katherine Woodward Thomas, New York Times–bestselling author At the dawn of religion, God was a Woman. The Divine Feminine is known by innumerable names and symbol-rich manifestations across the world’s cultures. Throughout the ages the Goddess has been honored and worshiped as the Virgin Mary, Isis, Inanna, Asherah, Diana, Kuan Yin, Kali, Oshun, Athena, Pele, Sarasvati, Demeter, and White Buffalo Calf Woman, to mention just a few. Goddess Power takes you on a fascinating and, at times, surprising journey into the enduring essence of the Divine Feminine. Inside this book you will learn: • How the Goddess path offers an empowering message and inspiration • The importance of re-establishing a healthy balance and integration of both the “masculine” and the “feminine” archetypes • That the notion of God as archetypal “Sky-Father” is fairly recent in Western culture • Why the wisdom of the Goddess/Sacred Feminine has been ignored, distorted, and oppressed for centuries • How archetypes, mythic narratives, and qualities of Goddesses are alive within you and how they reveal intimate truths about yourself and others • How Goddesses can serve as empowering guides in your personal and professional life • Why especially black Goddesses/dark-skinned Mothers (e.g., Kali or Black Madonna) are a powerful symbol and catalyst for change in our times, both individually and collectively • And much, much more! “An empowering message and inspiration that can be drawn from the Goddess so humanity might evolve toward higher awareness.” —Karen Tate, author of Walking an Ancient Path and Goddess 2.0
Download or read book Papers from the Eranos Yearbooks Eranos 3 written by Joseph Campbell and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays by Henry Corbin, Mircea Eliade, C. G. Jung, Max Knoll, G. van der Leeuw, Louis Massignon, Erich Neumann, Helmuth Plessner, Adolf Portmann, Henri-Charles Puech, Gilles Quispel, and Hellmut Wilhelm. With an introduction by Henry Corbin. Originally published in 1957. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book Karmic and Abrahamic Faiths written by Domenic Marbaniang and published by Domenic Marbaniang. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interreligious dialogue for social harmony and peace is a crucial topic in our times. Comparative religious studies helps to facilitate the peace building process. This book look sat a few comparative themes in some of the Karmic and Abrahamic faiths, chiefly focusing on Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Jainism, and Buddhism. The concept of karma is central to karmic religions, viz, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. The abrahamic religions, viz., Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, are commonly connected through the story of Abraham.
Download or read book A Treasury of Mystic Terms written by John Davidson (M.A.) and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Big Book of Chakras and Chakra Healing written by Susan Shumsky and published by Weiser Big Book. This book was released on 2019 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous editions of this book published as: The power of chakras. Pompton Plains: Career Press, 2014 and Exploring chakras. Franklin Lakes, NJ: New Page Books, c2003.
