Eastern Indians

A sacred collection of stories, legends, and teachings centred around Lord Shiva, this book offers deep insight into his divine form, wisdom, and cosmic role—retold in simple English for easy understanding.

One of the greatest epics of all time, the Mahabharata narrates the powerful saga of duty, family, and destiny, featuring legendary heroes, moral dilemmas, and divine guidance from Lord Krishna.

Are you exhausted by the relentless noise of the modern world? Have you chased success, relationships, and worldly pleasures, only to find that the promised happiness is fleeting? We live in an age of magnificent distractions. We possess more technology, more comfort, and more access to information than any generation in history, yet a quiet, pervasive epidemic of spiritual exhaustion haunts us. We are moving faster than ever, but we are increasingly unsure of where we are going. In The Samkhya Karika: The Dance of Consciousness and Nature, author Naveen Goyal offers a profound, radical ...

There is a reason some philosophies endure for thousands of years while others fade into obscurity. They speak to something deeper—something unchanging in human nature. Jainism is one of those rare traditions. It does not flatter the ego. It does not promise easy answers. Instead, it offers a clear and demanding path—one that reveals how every thought, every word, and every action shapes the destiny of the soul. If you have ever wondered whether true peace is possible in a restless world… or whether freedom lies not in having more, but in needing less… this book will change the way ...

Nagarjuna initiated the Madhyamaka tradition in Mahayana Buddhism that influenced Zen and the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Over the centuries, this tradition spawned in India two subtraditions and syncretic combinations with another Buddhist tradition. These developments will be traced in two volumes of translations of the basic texts from Sanskrit into easily readable English for the general educated public interested in Buddhism or philosophy. Texts available today in Sanskrit have been translated, and texts no longer extant in Sanskrit but existing in Tibetan or Chinese have been ...

What if everything you’ve been told about who you are is incomplete? Not wrong—just incomplete. Beneath the noise of modern life, beneath the roles you play and the stories you carry, there is a deeper question waiting to be faced. It is the same question that stirred one of India’s greatest minds over a thousand years ago—and the answer he gave still has the power to change how you see everything. Adi Shankara for Beginners takes you straight to the heart of that answer. This is not a dense academic text. It is a clear, compelling guide to one of the most profound philosophies ever...

In Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism, thinker and philosopher Rajiv Malhotra addresses the challenge of a direct and honest engagement on differences by reversing the gaze, repositioning India from being the observed to the observer and looking at the West from the dharmic point of view. In doing so, he challenges many hitherto unexamined beliefs that both sides hold about themselves and each other.

"The Greatest Story Ever ToldDispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins-the Pandavas and the Kouravas-but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace. Throughout the epic...

This volume continues to trace the development of Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophy in India after its initiator, Nagarjuna. It consists of translations of Sanskrit texts into easily readable English for the general educated public interested in Buddhism or philosophy. Notes and separate Essays dealing with the philosophical content are also included. Presented in this volume are the central philosophical writings of the last two prominent Indian Madhyamikas and two Madhyamaka critiques of the idea of a creator God. Parts of two texts by Chandrakirti are presented: Chapter 6 of Entering the ...

What if the struggles that have nearly broken you contain the very lessons you need to obtain peace of mind? According to the Isha Upanishad, this is exactly how life works. Though not widely known by the masses, the Upanishads have shaped nearly every spiritual and philosophical tradition we know of, including Buddhism,the philosophies of the Greeks (via Pythagoras, Plato, and others), the mysticism of Plotinus, the hidden teachings of the Gnostics, the meditations of Sufis and early Christian mystics, and even the New Age movement … along with countless others. The wisdom contained ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Krishna A Gateway to His Life, Teachings, and Legacy A child steals butter beneath his mother’s watch. A charioteer counsels a warrior paralysed by moral conflict. A divine figure reveals a cosmic form that contains creation, destruction and time itself. Few figures contain as many worlds as Krishna. This accessible but substantial volume explores how Krishna emerged through epic, sacred narrative, philosophy, poetry and devotion—and why his teachings continue to speak to people confronting duty, uncertainty, attachment and difficult choices. Beginning with ...

A sacred conversation between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna that teaches timeless lessons about duty, courage, selflessness, and the path to inner peace—simplified for young minds to understand and enjoy.

This book presents the inspiring life and teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi, sharing stories of his miracles, compassion, and timeless message of faith, kindness, and unity.

Discover the Cradle of Intellectual Thought: From the mystical valleys of the Indus to the imperial courts of Japan, "Eastern Civilization" unravels the vibrant histories of India, China, and Japan. This captivating guide is your window into the ancient worlds that shaped modern thought.

Are you tired of the relentless noise of the modern world? Do you suspect you are something far more magnificent than the fragile physical body you inhabit? We live in an era of unprecedented technological power, yet we feel profoundly powerless within. We carry the sum total of human knowledge in our pockets, yet we are haunted by a pervasive sense of emptiness, anxiety, and the terrifying, silent question that waits at the end of every day: Is this all there is? To cure the profound existential sickness of our time, we do not need more modern "life hacks." We need ancient surgery. In The ...

Discover the profound wisdom that has guided seekers for over 1,500 years towards liberation and self-realization. Have you ever wondered who you truly are beneath the layers of thoughts, emotions, and experiences that seem to define your daily existence? Do you find yourself seeking answers to life's deepest questions about consciousness, suffering, and the nature of reality itself? What if the key to understanding your essential nature and achieving lasting freedom has been preserved in one of humanity's most systematic and profound philosophical texts? A Journey Through Ancient Wisdom ...

This book explores the stories and incarnations of Lord Vishnu—the preserver of the universe—revealing how his divine actions restore balance and guide the world through righteousness.

Thousands of years before modern science smashed the atom, an ancient Indian sage held a single grain of rice and unlocked the secrets of the cosmos. Long before the era of particle accelerators and quantum mechanics, a solitary ascetic named Sage Kanada - known to history as the "Atom-Eater" - walked the vibrant forests of ancient India. Through profound meditation and razor-sharp logic, he peered through the solid illusion of the physical world and discovered the Paramanu: the eternal, indestructible, invisible seed of reality. But The Vaisheshika Sutras is not merely an ancient textbook ...

Before there was light, there was sound. Discover the ancient world’s ultimate manual for sonic mysticism. We live today in the Kali Yuga - an age of deafening noise, digital bombardment, and relentless distraction. Our nervous systems are exhausted. We are desperate for peace, yet we have forgotten how to truly listen. Thousands of years ago, in the lush, silent forests of the ancient Indian subcontinent, the Vedic sages discovered a profound truth: the universe is not made of dead matter; it is a symphony of vibrating energy. They realized that to cross the terrifying abyss between the ...

Journey through millennia of world history and Eastern philosophy to uncover the vibrant origins of an ancient religion. Perfect for a mindful morning commute or an evening of deep learning, this enlightening historical narrative transports you from the earliest archaeological discoveries of the...