Ramakrishna Math
32 books
This set of 5 beautifully illustrated books gives a thrilling account of the greatest war of the ancient times. Set in bold type, these are easy to read volumes for children. The central theme 0f the Mahabharata is the fratricidal war waged between the Kauravas and the Pandavas on account of a dispute about the right of inheritance to the Kingdom. In the course of this narrative many sermons on morality, devotion and spiritual philosophy occur. The famous ...
A fully illustrated 4-colour set of 2 books detailing lucidly the story of Sri Krishna in a highly readable style suitable for children.
This set of 15 comic books printed in color carries over 125 profusely illustrated tales from India's classics and mythology. All stories with pictures have been narrated in a lucid style. An ideal presentation which would delight children.
This set of 6 comic books printed in 4-color on A-4 large format carries 48 profusely illustrated tales from India's classics and mythology. All stories with pictures have been narrated in a lucid style. An ideal presentation which would delight children.
A new translation and commentary on one of the classical guides to spiritual life. An Indian Edition of 'How to Know God' originally published by the Vedanta Society, and co-authored with Christopher Isherwood. These aphorisms were composed by Patanjali, a great Indian sage, over 1500 years ago and are now translated into clear, intelligible English prose, simplifying some of the technical difficulties. The accompanying commentary interprets the sayings for ...
The Position of Women in any society is the true index of its cultural and spiritual potential. In the words of Swami Vivekananda, That country and that Nation which do not respect women have never become great, nor will ever be in future. From time immemorial, women have occupied an honored place in Indian society. Women had reached very high standards of learning and culture during the Vedic and post-Vedic age. Rig Veda, the earliest scripture in the world, ...
Man's innate spirit - the personification of life, energy and consciousness - has always been goading him to rise above nature by struggling against it and not by being in conformity with it. It is this struggle that results in his progress. This progress can be in two directions: external and internal. External progress leads to a better standard of living, i.e.. Civilization. Internal progress on the other hand, results in greater refinement of the whole ...
Fully illustrated in color, and in bold typeface, this large-formatted story book by an eminent monk will delight children. This book tells the tales of eight classic child characters such as: Vamana / Nachiketa / Satyakama Jabala / Shuka Deva / Dhruva / Markandeya/ Ekalavya / Prahlada.
A lucid account of the story of Rama, fully illustrated and printed in 4-colour in large size format in bold type which will appeal young readers.
A condensed work containing the more generally interesting portions of Srimad Bhagavatam, which by means of stories from the lives of Avataras, sages, devotees, and kings popularizes the truth contained in the Vedas. After the Upanishads and the Bhagavadgita, the Srimad Bhagavatam is the most authoritative of the Indian scriptures. Its peculiar excellence lies in that it reconciles the heart with the head, devotion with learning. To study it is the best of all ...
This book lucidly explains how the supreme goal can be reached by comparatively easy paths. Sri Ramakrishna is a unique spiritual phenomenon. The sadhanas he performed, the ecstasies he underwent and the subtle truths he realized are mind-boggling. Even the highly critical Swami Vivekananda had to declare that he is the greatest of Avataras. One, therefore despairs of ever reaching anywhere near the Paramahamsa. But understanding our difficulties Sri Ramakrishna ...
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 ...
From time immemorial, India produced many great saints and sages, the living Tirthsas, who demonstrated through their lives, the characteristics of a perfect man. The Vedas and the Upanishads took a concrete shape to guide mankind towards perfection in the form of these great saviours. The light emitting from them cleared the path for many struggling souls and showered the nectar of peace and happiness on them. The study of these great lives and their ...
Sir, what is the essence of the Gita? Asked a devotee. Sri Ramakrishna replied, Repeat the word Gita ten times continuously and you get the essence. By this Gita becomes Tyagi, i.e, the renunciation of I and Mine. How beautifully Sri Ramakrishna condensed the essence of the Gita in two words! Gita is a practical text and is not just meant for worship or parrot-like narration. Unfortunately our modern youth has no knowledge of the great wisdom contained in the ...
The word Sahasranama means the thousand names of the Lord. According to the Vedic tradition there is only one manifesting sound (Sabda) indicative of the Supreme Being (Para-Brahman), and that is called Om, as far as the human ears could capture it. Just as that one Para-Brahman is adored as manifesting in the form of many Deities, the one name Om, indicative of Him, also takes the form of innumerable sound forms representing Divine attributes and other ...
The Voice of Vivekananda is as vibrant as his radiant Form. The thoughts of this Prophet of modern spiritual renaissance are more relevant today than ever before. His electrifying message of the divinity of man, of peace and harmony emerging from the realized and realizable Truths of Vedanta, uniting mankind with the silken thread of shared faith, is no longer the luxury of a few blessed souls, but is a sheer necessity for the survival of humanity itself. Hence ...
For the first time in the world's history the words of a prophet have been presented with almost stenographic accuracy. In their breadth and depth they are unique. Great spiritual truths are here described in simple words and vivid stories. In these pages seekers of all religions will find courage and faith, hope and illumination. They will feel God to be very real and within reach of all. They will learn that man's sincere prayer is always answered and that ...
Sri Ramanuja's commentary on the Bhagavad Gita is not so widely known as that of Sri Sankara. It may be due to the fact that Sri Ramanuja came about three centuries after Sri Sankara. To have a comparatively full knowledge of Vedanta, a study of Sri Ramanuja's commentary on the Bhagavad Gita also is essential. In Ramanuja's interpretation of Vedanta, devotion to personal God and His grace are stressed as the exclusive means for release from Samsara or the Cycle ...