Swami Ashokananda provides an explanation of the involution and evolution of the soul, providing not only an intellectual understanding of the soul's journey, but practical counsel on how to speed it toward the spiritual goal. Chapter titles include the following:

What Makes a Man

The Mysterious Ways of the Mind

Why We Are What We Are

The Soul's Journey to Its Destiny

The Birth and Death of the Ego

The Unconscious and the Superconscious

The Significance and Importance of the Conscious Mind

The Kundalini and the Awakening of the Higher Consciousness

In this elegant and passionate treatise, Huston Smith balances a concise explanation of Christianity’s tenets with a sound rendering of current problems. He presents a convincing argument for a vital alternative that is a deeper, more authentic faith - a faith that guided the Church for its first thousand years.

Talks given by Swami Ramakrishnananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna.

Representatives of Buddhism and Christianity explore the value of prayer and contemplation, attitudes toward God and emptiness, and practical topics such as silence, virtue, compassion, sin, suffering, the self and the ego.

Four talks which express clearly and compassionately the basic principles of Tibetan Buddhism, and shows how they are applicable to daily practice for all spiritual seekers, regardless of their spiritual affiliation.

A collection of twenty two essays by various eminent writers portraying the life and works of spiritual giants from the east and west. Compiled and edited by Ray Berry. Selected by the Library of Congress for Talking Books.

In the author's words, The only true healing is accomplished by contact with the spiritual essence.

A comprehensive and very readable history of Indian philosophy.

Songs embodying the trials and yearnings, the religious fervor, and devotional experiences of one of the greatest of South India's saints. Introductory essay by Dr. V. Raghavan. Text in Devanagari script with English translation.

Please note: The present copies have minor dent / damage from transportation.

In this book, Swami Vividishananada, the founder of the Vedantic Society of Western Washington presents his thoughts and ideas of Vedantic teachings for the modern world initiated by Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda.  He was ordained by Swami Shivananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, and served as a monk in the United States from the thirties.