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Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari: Songs of Love and Devotion

Abu al-Hasan al-Shushtari: Songs of Love and Devotion

A prominent Andalusian Sufi mystic and poet (1212-1269). His popular Andalusian styl poems celebrate the transcendence of the divine and his songs are arguably the most vibrant example of Islamic Spain's cultural legacy.

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$29.95
Abraham Joshua Heschel: Essential Writings

Abraham Joshua Heschel: Essential Writings

A collection of writings by Abraham Heschel with an introduction written by his daughter, Susanna Heschel. Abraham Heschel is one of the celebrated modern spiritual masters. This book consists of five insightful articles about the importance of connecting with God through prayer.

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$20.00
Vedas, The

Vedas, The

Selected discourses of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati rendered into English from Tamil.

The distinguishing feature of the book is that the six Vedangas and the four Upangas are dealt with more elaborately than the four Vedas themselves. There are few books that discusses so succinctly all the Vedangas -- Siksha, vyakarana, cchandas, nirukta, jyotisha and kalpa.

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$12.95
Stories of Vedanta Monks – Vol. 2

Stories of Vedanta Monks – Vol. 2

Stories of Vedanta Monks presents the reminiscences of the second-generation monks of the Ramakrishna Order.  Invaluable guidance on spiritual life and sacred traditions followed in the Ramakrishna monasteries are revealed through the chapters of this book.

The book is divided into six sections: Selections from the Diary of Swami Shraddhananda, Selections from the Diary of Swami Dhireshananda, Selections from the Diary of Swami Mumukshananda, Selections from the Diary of Gurudas Gupta, Articles from Udbodhan journal, and Selections from the Diary of Swami Chetanananda.

This is volume 2 of the reminiscences and is a translation of the Bengali title ‘Prachin Sadhuder Katha – Vol. 2 ’.

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Monastic Disciples of Swami Vivekananda

Monastic Disciples of Swami Vivekananda

Inspiring life stories of some principal disciples of Swamiji. This is a translation of the Bengali book, Swamijir Padaprante by Swami Abjajananda.

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Adityahrdayam: Hymn to the Sun

Adityahrdayam: Hymn to the Sun

Adityahrdayam - the Hymn to the sun god is ascribed to the sage Agastya, and occurs in Valmiki's Ramayana.  Agastya sang this hymn to lord Rama to establish the truth of the Vedantic dictum: the individual soul is identical with the universal Self.

The booklet provides Devanagari text (but no transliteration), followed by English translation of each verse.  Translation by S. Venkatasubramanyam.

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Adi Sankara: His Life and Times

Adi Sankara: His Life and Times

Inspiring discourses on the life and message of Sri Shankaracharya given in Madras in 1932 by the Abbot of Kanci Kamakoti Pitha.

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Hand of Poetry, The: Five Mystic Poets of Persia

Hand of Poetry, The: Five Mystic Poets of Persia

The five mystic poets are Sanai, Fariddin Attar, Jelaluddin Rumi, Saadi and Haafiz.

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$13.00
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Hanuman

Hanuman

This book weaves into a single narrative, stories of Hanuman from various sources.  While not an exhaustive or detailed reference book, it is filled with illustrations and pictures of Hanuman's exploits as the defender of Rama. It also contains descriptions of the many facets of this much-adored and well known monkey god and why he is still worshiped today.

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