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When A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada entered the port of New York City on 17 September 1965, few Americans took notice--but he was not merely another immigrant. He was on a mission to introduce ancient teachings of Vedic India to mainstream America. Before Srila Prabhupada passed away at the age of eighty-one on 14 November 1977, his mission was successful. He had founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), ...

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What if, one day, you find yourself in a Himalayan cave, far away from the world? For Jeet, this is a choice he made after leaving city life behind. One evening, a strange man called Adi, who does mysterious things, makes his way into Jeet's cave. The two develop a friendship that will help Jeet unravel the secrets of the wild. In his pursuit to grow, Jeet travels to a mountain village that has been untouched by time and then up a sacred mount...

The path to spiritual understanding can be a confusing one. The manic pace of the present age has loosened the threads that tied our ancestors to prayer and faith. But role models could still help us find our way back. In Icons of Grace, respected ISKCON monk Nityanand Charan Das introduces readers to the lives of twenty-one extraordinary people who served as spiritual guides, through their teachings and through personal example. At one level,...

Asking questions is an important part of learning as it provides a unique framework for thinking and opens doors to unexpected revelations for us. Digging into how or why things are the way they are, paves the way for enlightenment. On the contrary, keeping the doubts to ourselves can keep us from truth, thus depriving us from valuable opportunities life has to offer. As human beings, we must enquire and keep doing so. But what kind of enquiri...

Incredibly, the ingredients of a hugely successful life cost nothing at all. In fact, we mass-produce 60, 000 of them every day. These are the thoughts that our mind creates. They are responsible for the happiness and distress we experience. They are the precursors of all we do. We grapple with improving our actions, only to find our attempts undone by impure thinking.If we focus on transforming our thoughts instead, incredible results will ac...

The authorized biography of the Hare Krishna movement's founder. When A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada entered the port of New York City on September 17, 1965, few Americans took notice--but he was not merely another immigrant. He was on a mission to introduce ancient teachings of Vedic India to mainstream America. Before Srila Prabhupada passed away at the age of eighty-one on November 14, 1977, his mission was successful. He had fou...

Losing sleep over what others think about you? Or can t care less? Happiness in life nonetheless depends on what you think about yourself. Social media has certainly given us individual authorship over how we present ourselves to the world. Susceptible to live by the dictates of likes and comments of others, we network with the world in a carefully filtered image of ourselves. But is it truly our authentic self that we are presenting to the wo...

When on a spiritual quest, what if you come to know that there are archangels, angels, perfect masters, saints, sages, celestial, terrestrial and physical beings who guide all seekers on the path? Like a parent leading a child. We call these guides the oneness family, the Perfect Ones. // The Perfect Ones, is a collection of biographies written by spiritual guru Ruzbeh N. Bharucha about the hierarchical planes of the various spiritual guides a...

In this book, Acharya Venugopal, a monk from ISKCON, shares the different tools, skills and experiences needed to help one feel loved and connected to one's own self, the people who matter and to God.Highlighting the need to go deeper into the meaning and purpose of life, Acharya offers skills to achieve peace of mind and to live in harmony with our true selves. In simple, anecdotal style, he helps us with our relationships with others-friends...

The zenith of spirituality lies not in being a Master, but being the perfect disciple. In the womb of humility lies the greatest reality-not only for this life, but also for the one beyond. In this book, Dada Vawasni, a Guru to millions, shares His innermost thoughts and ideals with Ruzbeh N. Bharucha, the author of The Fakir trilogy. Their discussions, punctuated by Dada's trademark sense of humour, are filled with laughter and joy, and yet, ...

India's biggest sports stars share their secrets for finding greatnessFrom Anju Bobby George's unexpected gold medal at the World Athletics Final in Monaco to Abhinav Bindra's Olympic gold in Beijing, India's sportspersons have constantly proved that they stand shoulder to shoulder with the world's best. However, as easy as they might make it look, their success is the result of years of struggle, focused training and relentless hard work to o...

Do you have numerous friends on social media, but hardly any in real life? Do you find that your relationships don't last? These and similar questions have now become the part and parcel of our lives. Today, more than ever, friendship has become more important than any other relationship. The warmth and companionship that a good friend can provide is unmatched and each one of us craves for that special friend to whom we can unburden our heart ...

To be a better spiritual being and to better even that with every step is the goal of every soul so it can then ultimately merge into The One . . . Rudra is exactly where he wants to be-with his kind, loving BABA, talking about life and the laws of the spiritual realm. He is taken to various villages to see for himself what the right way to live and pray is.As he serves his BABA and asks Him questions, much is revealed to him: 'When you pray w...

I saw myselfI was the BelovedI made the worldI myself seek itTravelling into the stark deserts of Kutch, I Saw Myself explores the contemporary presence of epic love legends of the region, such as Sohini-Mehar and Sasui-Punhu, brought to throbbing verse by the powerful eighteenth-century Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. As the authors travel to villages to meet folk singers and lovers of Latif's poetry, immersing in sessions that stretch int...

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Tracing the metaphysical literary heritage of the Indian subcontinent, A Treasury of Indian Wisdom brings us a wealth of enlightenment from the last 5000 years of Indian teachings. Beginning with the Vedic hymns, the anthology leads us into the heart of Vedantic philosophy through the Upanishads, further exploring the fundamental truths offered by Buddhist and Jain monks. Presenting the beauty and devotion in the verses of the Bhakti, Sufi and...

Rabda has lost much in life and now wants to attempt suicide. But destiny saves him. As he lies distraught and broken on the hospital bed, he has a visitor-Sai Baba of Shirdi himself. From there, together with Baba, he embarks on a journey of understanding his life. He realized how his anger had affected his past life and how it has now cast a shadow on the present. Several such truths of life and living begin to unfold. Through Baba's convers...