March Newsletter 2026 - Favorites

Here are some of our more popular titles

Our best seller for many years. It's a major work on the practice of yoga and meditation. Through these ancient teachings, you can learn how to control your mind and achieve inner peace and freedom. Although these methods were taught over 2000 years ago, they are as alive and effective today as they have ever been, This translation draws on the inspired commentary of Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood.

This is a large and important book for spiritual seekers.It consists of notes of informal conversations with Swami Sarvagatananda, the previous head of our Boston Center with an anonymous nun of the Vedanta Society of Northern California over many years. The teachings show that it is possible to be deeply spiritual without being any less practical. Highly recommended for spiritual seekers.

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Almost 10 pounds of books in four volumes! The original title was only one volume. What is unique about the new edition is that the letters of Swami Vivekananda are complete, with hardly any editing or censorship. The new edition provides the historical context of the letters. You can practically look into the mind of the swami while reading his letters. 

This is a must-have set for Vivekananda enthusiasts. We hope in the future to offer individual volumes, but now can sell only sets.
 

Here is a beautiful translation of the Bhagavad Gita, specially translated for the Western world by the founder of our center, and famed writer and poet Christopher Isherwood. The Bhagavad Gita is one of the main, if not the main scripture of Hinduism.

Every so often a book arrives that stands out from the rest. Although the book is primarily a life of the Holy Mother with her teachings, the material is truly inspiring, and they give a sense of the kind of person the mother was -- filled with common sense and not caught by the rigidity of religious teachings.

Sample Chapters

Channel Your Energies Positively ...
Hope for the Despondent ...
Self Control through Positive Thinking...
Vivekananda's Gospel of Strength...
Winners Versus Losers ...

India has long understood that the Divine has many manifestations, not least of which is the feminine aspect of God.

Swami Vivekananda's message on strength and fearlessness. Inspiring words that counter personal feels of inferiority and helplessness.