Kireet Joshi
25 books
Valmiki composed the Ramayana in order to illustrate a heroic leader, who was able to combine in him the virtues of truth, heroism, love and justice. Sri Rama shines out in this great epic as an embodiment of all these virtues. Indeed, Sri Rama is the beloved hero and victor.
The episodes selected for this monograph are expected to be read by students and teachers to discover in them that sterling quality which Sri Rama inspires in us — Truth, whatever the ...
Illumination, heroism and harmony are three major powers that can uplift to higher and higher levels. It may be useful to explore and illustrate the meanings of these three terms by giving examples of those qualities through appropriate stories. This monograph, entitled Nala and Damayanti, could as well have been called "the Art of Victory". This ancient story by wisdom enabled two human beings, crushed by adverse circumstances, to emerge victorious ...
The volumes of the Project on the History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization aim at discovering the main aspects of India’s heritage and present them in an interrelated way. These volumes, in spite of their unitary look, recognise the difference between the areas of material civilization and those of ideational culture. The project is not being executed by a single group of thinkers and writers who are methodologically uniform or ...
India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she lives and has still something to do for herself and the human peoples. And that which must seek now to awake is not an anglicised oriental people, docile pupil of the West and doomed to repeat the cycles of the occident’s success and failure, but still the ancient immeasurable Shakti recovering her deepest self, lifting her head higher towards the supreme source of light and ...
Contents:Part I: Systems of Yoga and their Synthesis, What is Synthesis?, Evolution of the Next Species, Six Elements of Perfection, A Dilemma that confronts the, Integral Yoga: Importance of Life-Force, Solution of the Difficulties of the Dilemma: The Meaning of 'Transformation, Part II: Methods of Transition from the Intellect to Higher Principles of Consciousness, Reasons and Intuitive Mind, Power and Limitations of the Intuitive Mind, Mind and Higher ...
An overview of the development of Vedic literature, from the four Vedas to the main Upanishads, with numerous extracts.
This is a collection of papers which were written at different times for different occasions. They present reflections on the theme of Hinduism and how the Vedic knowledge which is greatly revered by Hinduism contains valuable bases for new discoveries, and which are relevant to the needs of our own times. Inevitably, some important ideas will be found repeated, but it is hoped that they will serve as reiterations. Hinduism is a non-dogmatic religion which ...
Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950), who emerged as one of the pioneering nationalist leaders during the first decade of this century, entered into a great revolutionary task in 1910 at Pondicherry that aimed at preparing humanity to meet the challenges of its present crisis. Sri Aurobindo has called the present crisis of humanity an 'evolutionary crisis'. His early realisations, particularly those he has in Alipore Jail in 1908-9, where he was detained by the British ...
Vedic literature is a most precious treasure of Indian wisdom. The literature is vast, and includes not only the four Vedas but also Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upani-shads. As a part of the history of India, this literature constitutes a source material for understanding various aspects of Indian culture as it has grown and developed over millennia. For every lover of India, therefore, it becomes essential to turn to the portals of the Vedic literature. An attempt ...
This is an introductory essay on the Veda meant for the beginners. The book avoids pedantic discussions and presents in a rapid manner the core of the Vedic discovery. The Vedic Rishis have described the human journey, its difficulties and its battles as also the secret of the victory. The central issues is how to perfect our ordinary psychological facilities.