We crave for peace, for consciously or unconsciously we know that without peace there can be no happiness. A collection of articles on this topic from Vedanta Kesari.

A profoundly appreciative interpretation of the ideals that have shaped Indian life and culture.

This massive book examines the stories of some 600 westerners who met and admired Ramakrishna, The Holy Mother, and the disciples of Ramakrishna. The reader will find many previously unknown stories.

Based on lectures on Sri Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti given in New Delhi, India in 2007. Aparokshanubhuti means direct perception of our own true self unmediated through any other agency. Vedanta says that without enquiry there is no knowledge. The need for enquiry is to understand "Who am I?" and "Why am I here?". The answers, as given by Shankaracharya, are found through direct experience.

Will power, the secret of success in every endeavor.

The author was one of the first Westerners to become a monk of the Ramakrishna Order, and he had the privilege of close association with Swami Turiyananda and many others of the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna in America and in India. This historical account derives from the rich mine of his personal observations.

Swami Atulananda, popularly known in the Ramakrishna Order as Gurudas Maharaj, was born in Amsterdam. At New York in 1899, he briefly came in touch with Swami Vivekananda who left an indelible mark on him. He joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1900.

Writings of Swami Atulananda is a compilation of selected articles written by the swami and published in Prabuddha Bharata, the monthly magazine of the Ramakrishna Order. In this book, readers will be able to get a glimpse of Swami Atulananda’s insightful mind as he shares his ideas on various spiritual topics.

Compiled and edited by Swami Madhurananda.

This symposium highlights some of the more well-tested paths of yoga.

Five lectures on finding peace and joy in and through spiritual practice and experience.

This book introduces the reader to the various limbs of yoga. The articles deal with the five yamas, universal moral values, articles on niyama, short question and answers on asana and pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, japa and the application of yoga.