The lives and teachings of the three most well-known acaryas responsible for the three major schools of Vedanta, Sankara, Ramanuja and Madhva.

Varanasi (Kashi), widely acclaimed as the "Eternal City," is as old as history itself. Mention of Kashi is found even in the Vedas.  Naturally the question arises: How did Varanasi stand the onslaught of Western culture through British rule in the later eighteenth century? Varanasi is also regarded as the main seat of traditional Hindu culture and the religious headquarters of Hinduism. Are such claims justified?

An honest attempt to answer these questions and present a comprehensive account of the city within the time-frame of 1781 and 1857 has been made in this volume. Readers will also find interesting and important pieces of information, some of which were hitherto unknown, regarding the deities and temples, fairs and festivals, mahallas, markets and ghats, learning and literary pursuits, residents and visitors, and miscellaneous ideas and practices of this ancient city as we see them today.

The author, Swami Medhasananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order, and presently the head of its center in Japan.

An in-depth pictorial depiction with simple narrative text about the meaning and worship of Vishnu. It is suitable for young and older readers alike, retelling familiar stories of Vishnu's incarnations as Rama and Krishna as well as other lesser known ones.  Vaishnava symbols and customs along with a map showing important Vishnu temples are included.

Yoga metaphysics and yoga ethics and practice.

Compares and contrasts central concepts of yoga with similar concepts in other systems of Indian thought.

Devanagari text, English translation of text and commentary. see also: Patanjali Yoga Sutras

New interpretative translation of the Yoga Sutras.