Fraught with feelings of self-doubt and hopelessness, a great warrior collapses in self-defeat, posing questions for his charioteer, just before the immense battle begins on the plain of Kuruksetra. It is as if there was an interruption of the epic...

This work is intended to the study of the yogachara Buddhist philosophy together with its commentaries and notes for better comprehensibility of the contents of three edited and translated texts, namely, Alambanapariksavrtti of Dignaga, the Vimsatika Vijnaptimatratasiddhih of Vasubandhu and...

What are "meditations"? Numerous meditations are possible and helpful but there is only one of supreme importance, it is the meditation on the theme "Who am I?" This leads eventually to the recognition that one is the Unicity, the totality...

Fraught with feelings of self-doubt and hopelessness, a great warrior collapses in self-defeat, posing questions for his charioteer, just before the immense battle begins on the plain of Kuruksetra. It is as if there was an interruption of the epic...

The Eastern Aspirant renounces sexuality, while Western Religion severely limits its expression. While not condoning Hedonism, Tantra introduces a middle path, extending the delights of male-female coupling into rarely attained Bliss, as Man approaches ever closer to that Ultimate Union...

Who were the untouchables in India? and why and when did they become so? are some of the questions the present study attempts to answer. As the sage proceeds, from the Rgveda onward, it unfolds various facets of the problem...

The Bhagavad Gita has the original Sanskrit text with Roman transliteration and a lucid English rendition. Concise and to the point commentaries on two hundred twenty seven selected key verses are provided. One hundred thirty three verses are printed in...

Becoming the Buddha is the first booklength study of a key ritual of Buddhist practice in Asia: The consecration of a Buddha image or "new Buddha" a ceremony by which the Buddha becomes present or alive. Through a richly detailed,...

Discover Ayurveda, the ancient holistic health system from India. Ayurveda is not just about treating sickness, but rather, emphasizes preventing disease and enhancing health, longevity, and vitality. It is a complete way of life, based on balance and harmony with...

This volume, the second in the Proceedings of the 13th World Sanskrit Conference (Edinburgh, July 2006), reflects the continued increase in interest in the Sanskrit epics seen in recent years, containing no less than 19 articles (a larger number than...

Yoga is practised in many different ways, each of which, however, has the same aim, the harmony and integration of the practitioner's whole being. As the body is often considered to be the best starting point, this practical guide concentrates...

Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy developed by Mukunda Stiles describes the underlying elements of both Yoga and Ayurveda, the latter being the healing side of the former. The author provides the reader, the deep wisdom of Yoga as an experience through the...