Vedanta Catalog Newsletter June, 2023
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This is an elaborate, yet concise history of Indian music in two volumes. Many people in India regard music from India as the most ancient in the world, but according to the author, no serious attempt has been made to write a chronological history. Requires some knowledge of Indian music. |
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/ Back in stock. This is a reference book primarily meant for scholars versed in Sanskrit. It is a source book and concordance of references cited by Sankara in his many commentaries for the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, and Brahma Sutras, collectively called the Prasthana-Traya.
916 pages Large Indian hardback $52.95
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This is a set of three massive books on the the verses of Ram Nam, which are songs sung by most centers of the Ramakrishna Order, including Vedanta Societies in the US. It is a compilation of 150 classes of Swami Harshananda, where he takes a close look at each of the verses of Ram Nam.
In 108 verses, each addressing Sri Ramachandra by a different name, the entire Ram Nam is looked at in minute detail,
and in the process, tells much of the story of Rama and the Ramayana.
Note that only three sets are in stock. The price has been kept low (for 3 large volumes) since the set is not sold to other bookstores for resale. 1,817 pages, in 3 Indian hardbacks |
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This is the same book, the same copy as our original translation of the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood, only the lines are numbered for those who wish to read the book with other translations. For those of us born in the west, there is no better translation.
For the original book, without numbered lines, click on the above link.
Reminiscences of Sri Sarada Devi by Monastics, and Devotees
compiled and edited by Swami
Purnatmananda 331 pages Indian hardback $9.95 Who was Sri Sarada Devi? She is regarded as the Divine Mother of the Universe, Shakti herself. Yet if we were to visit her when she was alive, we'd find her busy at work cleaning, sweeping, making beds, cooking for the endless people who visited her as a guru, seeking advice and consolation. The Divine Mother of the
universe, is busy being ... a mother. These are the memories of people who knew her and had their lives changed by her presence.
Reminiscences of Swami Vivekananda By his Eastern and Western Disciples 736 pages, Indian hardback $26.95 "A sickly saint everyone understands, but who has ever heard of a powerful saint?" "The power that emanated from this mysterious being (Swami Vivekananda) was so great that one all but shrank from it. It was overwhelming. It threatened to sweep everything before it… Still,
those who feared to be caught in the current of this great power were but few; the others by thousands were drawn with the irresistible force, even as iron filings to a magnet. He had a power of attraction so great that those who came near him, men and women alike, even children, fell under the magic spell he cast."
--Sister Christine, page 332.
392 pages, Large Deluxe volume, Size: 11x 9.5 x1 inches $50.00 Here is a beautiful coffee-table book on the great epic, the Ramayana - the definitive guide to India's greatest epic. The Illustrated Ramayana draws from one of its earliest composers, the celebrated sage and poet Valmiki. It uses a combination of text and stunning images drawn from a variety of
sources—historic and contemporary artifacts, paintings, photographs, and performances—to tell Rama’s story as he walks the path that destiny creates for him.
274 pages, US paperback $12.00 Swami Saradananda was a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. He was sent by Swami Vivekananda to teach Vedanta in the US, then called back to shepherd the new Ramakrishna Order. He
had an immense influence on the young monks that served him, including the author, Swami Aseshananda. He also protected and served Holy Mother till her passing.
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THE ULTIMATE COFFEE TABLE BOOK Shakti: An Exploration of the Divine Feminine An incredible, large coffee table book fully illustrated in color on the Divine Feminine found in Hinduism. Now in stock. She is benevolent and nurturing, yet fierce and terrible, a warrior and a lover. She creates and gives life, is death personified, and the one who grants eternal salvation. She is the ultimate form of reality, the cosmos. The Goddess inspires
deep devotion and it is not surprising to see Her being worshiped and revered across homes in India. Shakti delves into this rich tradition of the Divine Feminine as as She is represented across India and the subcontinent. In Shakti, encounter the Goddess in all Her glory and numerous forms. Dive deep into Her fascinating mythology and rituals. Unravel the philosophy behind Her worship and Her adaptation within many belief
systems. - 392 pages, large coffee-table book, 9.5x11x1 inches $35.00
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The Illustrated Mahabharata - The Definitive Guide to India's Greatest Epic Here's another beautiful coffee-table book on the the Mahabharata. Back in stock. The Illustrated Mahabharata follows the tale as it unfolds through 18 episodes, alongside stunning photographs, paintings, sculptures, and
historical artifacts. Discover the principal characters of the Mahabharata and their family trees, and understand key moments - from the birth of Pandavas and Kauravas to the death of the elders.The book includes over 500 images - paintings, photographs and sculptures - 512 pages, Large deluxe volume, 10x12x1.5 inches in size $50.00
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Guru to the World: The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda 539 pages, US Hardback $39.95. Unlike our other books on Swami
Vivekananda, this one was written not by a monastic, but by an historian at Oxford University, and published by Harvard University Press. It is both a biography and history of Swami Vivekananda. The author discovered Vivekananda while reading Life of Vivekananda by Roman Rolland. She was shocked to discover in her research that while Vivekananda is well-known in India, he's hardly known in the West.
The author writes well and approaches Vivekananda with respect and admiration, but she is not exactly a devotee. It's good to read outside books for a deeper and different view of Swami Vivekananda. In the preface, she
concludes,
"it has been a rare honor - and the most invigorating intellectual experience of my life - to have written a book that I hope will engage people's emotions, intellect, and political sensibilities. All I can say is that I have striven to bring some balance to our historical understanding of Global Vedanta and the extraordinary people who engaged in a rare, difficult and sometimes confusing attempt to build bridges across cultural
divides."
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Sri Ramakrishna and His Gospel By Swami Bhuteshananda
Volume 1: 616 pages Indian hardback $15.95 Volume 2: 552 pages Indian hardback, $15.95 Volume 3: 559
pages Indian hardback $21.95 3-Volume Set: $44.95 This series of books by Swami Bhuteshananda is a collection of the author's classes on the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna while he was president of the Ramakrishna Order. The three books are taken from classes where the swami brings out the thought proving deeper dimensions of the simple homely utterances of the great prophet Sri Ramakrishna.
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