Misconceptions about Sankara by Satchidanandendra Saraswati

Misconceptions about Sankara by Satchidanandendra Saraswati

There are a number of misconceptions that have gained currency, both in India and abroad, with regard to the biography, mission in life and the lasting work wrought by the great Sankadicharya of world-wide fame. In this book, the author trys to dispel these misconceptions about Sankaracharya since he feels that any assessment of Sankara's Vedantic System, is bound to lose much of its value, unless these misconceptions are first removed from the public mind by a consensus of opinion of Vedantic scholars.

Swami Satchidanandendra Saraswati (1880-1975) is without doubt one of the greatest exponents of Saankara Vedanta in modern times. He is well-known for having shown that the later Vedantic tradition had in fact deviated from the teachings of the classical acharyas Gaudapada, Shankara and Sureshvara. He authored some 200 works (sanskrit & english), and he dedicated his life to teaching about the pristine
pure Advaita Vedanta philosophy of Shankara.

In this books he breifly outlines how Sankaracharaya's Advaita Vedanta has been misconceived by modern day vedantic scholars.

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Chidakasha_Gita - Bhagavan Nityananda

Chidakasha_Gita - Bhagavan Nityananda

This books is a compilation of teachings of Bhagawan Nityananda of Vajreswari

Bhagawan Nityananda (1897-1961) was a great siddha who was born in Quilandy (Pandalayini), Kerala South India and later lived at Vajreswari near Mumbai. "Chidakash Gita" is the only book that contains the teachings of this great sage in his own words.

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In Search of Truth - Swami Akhandanandaji

In Search of Truth - Swami Akhandanandaji

English Translation of "Satya Ki Khoj Me" by Swami Akhandananda Saraswati Maharaj of Vrindavan.

Anantshri Swami Akhandanandji Saraswati (known as "Maharajshri" to his followers) (1911-1987), was an exponent of Shrimad Bhagvata and a scholar of Vedanta and Bhakti Shastras. He authored over 180 books which cover Shrimad Bhagwat, Gita, Ram Charit Manas, and Upnishads of the Vedanta.

This book will help us clear many of our doubts and confusions regarding spirituality in general and Hindu Culture in particular.

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Tripura Rahasya - English Translation

Tripura Rahasya - English Translation

English Translation of Tripura Rahasya,an ancient prime text on Advaita (Non-Duality) in Sanskrit.

Tripura Rahasy was highly commended by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi for study by seekers. Through fascinating stories and analogies the entire spectrum of spiritual pursuit and attainment is laid out in clear terms for the aspirant.

In Sutra Bhasya (the commentary on Brahma Sutras), Sri Sankara has quoted the story of Samvarta as found in Tripura Rahasya, in his commentary on "Apicha Smaryate" (Suutra), with approval.

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Thirty Minor Upanishads - English Translation K. Narayanasvami Aiyar

Thirty Minor Upanishads - English Translation K. Narayanasvami Aiyar

English translation of 30 Vedanta and Yoga Upanishads.

Among the Hindu Scriptures, the Vedas hold the pre-eminent place. The Upanishads which are culled from the Aranyaka-portions of the Vedas - so-called because they were read in the Aranya (forest) after the learner had given up the life of the world - are regarded as the Vedanta, or the end or final crown of the Vedas. Vedanta is also the end of all knowledge, since the word Veda means according to its derivation 'knowledge'. Rightly were the Upanishads so considered, since their knowledge led a person to Atma, the goal of life.

The study of Indian philosophy cannot be complete without the study of Upanishads.

K. Narayanasvami Aiyar was a great scholar of Hindu scriptures. He has authored many books including the scholarly translation of "Laghu Yoga Vasishtha".

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Bhagavad Gita Dictionary

Bhagavad Gita Dictionary

The Bhagavad Gita (भगवद् गीता - "Song of God") is one of the most revered sacred scriptures of Hinduism and is considered as one of the most important religious classics of the world.

This dictionary of Bhagavad Gita comprises of transliteration, simple translation and sloka and chapter index of almost every word from all 18 chapters of Gita, arranged alphabetically. This Gita dictionary will come in very handy for a beginner in studying the Gita.

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Vichar Sagar of Nischal Das - Complete English Translation

Vichar Sagar of Nischal Das - Complete English Translation

An English translation of popular Vedantic text "Vichar Sagar" (Hindi) of Nishchal Dasji (1791-1863), by Lala Sreeram.

The English translation is titled "Metaphysics of the Upanishads". Vichar Sagar has been so popular in northern parts of country that it has been used for daily reading for more than centuries by common man who did not have access to Sanskrit scriptures of Vedanta.

Nischal Dasji, who was a Dadu panthi sadhu, had authored many books dealing with Vedanta. Vichara Sagara is the most popular among them. This book is very useful for understanding various prakriyas of Vedanta.

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Brahma Sutra by Swami Sivananda

Brahma Sutra by Swami Sivananda

An English Commentary on Brahma Sutra with Sanskrit text, word by word meaning and running translation by Swami Sivananda.

Brahmasutra by Vyasa (Badarayana) is one of the three pillars of Vedanta known as 'Prasthana Traya'. Knowledge of Brahmasutra is considered essential for a proper understanding of Vedanta.

Over the centuries, there have been many commentaries on the Brahma Sutras, but either they are too short and in sufficient to be useful for a comprehensive study of the Sutras, or are extremely tough and abstruse to be utilized by men of ordi nary understanding. This work of Swami Sivananda is of a unique type in it self, unrivalled by any other. This commentary is neither too short to be useless, nor too verbose to be unintelligible, but follows a via media course, use ful to one and all, mainly the spiritual aspirants.

An elaborate introduction precedes the work in addition to a short introduction and a summary of the different Adhikaranas preced ing each Pada. These are all a boon to the student of the Brahma Sutras for which the author has to be eulogised. Each Sutra also contains a word-by-word meaning and a running translation.

The text of the Brahma Sutras has been included herein to enable the readers to do Svadhyaya and get them by heart for purpose of meditation.

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The Story of Swami Rama Tirtha

The Story of Swami Rama Tirtha

Biography of Swami Rama Tirtha (1873 - 1906), one of the greatest exponents of Advaita Vedanta. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States, traveling there in 1902. During his American tours Swami Rama Tirtha spoke frequently on the concept of 'practical Vedanta' and on education of Indian youth.[4] He proposed bringing young Indians to American universities, and helped established several scholarships for Indian students.

His discourses and other works are compiled in "In Woods of God Realization" in 7 volumes.

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In Woods of God Realization - Swami Rama Tirtha - Volume 1

In Woods of God Realization - Swami Rama Tirtha - Volume 1

This is the first of 7 volumes of Complete Works of Swami Rama Tirtha.

Described as “one of the greatest souls, not only of India, but of the whole world” by Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906) was a living embodiment of the teachings of Vedanta. One of the greatest saints and philosophers of India, Rama Tirtha brought the message of yoga and Vedanta to Japan, Egypt, and the U.S. In the Woods of God Realization is a complete collection of his writings and lectures. In this seven volume work Rama Tirtha presents a practical and inspiring view of Vedanta and also discusses timely topics such as married life and realization, Christianity and Islam, war and peace, and patriotism.

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Srimad Bhagavad Gita - "Sadhak Sanjivani' Hindi Commentary by Swami Ramsukhdas

Srimad Bhagavad Gita - "Sadhak Sanjivani' Hindi Commentary by Swami Ramsukhdas

An exhaustive Hindi commentary on the Bhagavad Gita by one of the greatest scholars of Gita in 20th century.

Poojya Swami Ramsukhdasji (1902-2004) was an enlightened sage whose life was fully dedicated for the propagation of the teachings of Gita among the masses. He has authored morethan 50 books on Gita and other spiritual topics. His books have been translated into English and also in all prominent Indian languages. The famous "Sadhak Sanjivani", his
masterpiece, contains Sanskrit slokas of Gita, meaning of each word in the slokas and meaning & commentary upon the slokas (verses).

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The Yoga Upanishads Sanskrit Text & English Translation

The Yoga Upanishads Sanskrit Text & English Translation

Sanskrit text and English translation of 20 Yoga Upanishads. The translator, G Srinivasa Ayyangar, has closely followed the Sanskrit commentaries of Sri Upanishad-Brahman-Yogin who is the only one so far known to have achieve the unique distinction of having written a commentary on all the 108 Upanishads.

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Parables of Rama - Swami Rama Tirtha

Parables of Rama - Swami Rama Tirtha

265 thought provoking parables culled from the complete works of Swami Rama Tirtha (In Woods of God Realisation Volumes 1 to 8).

While going through the Complete Works of Swami Rama, “In Woods of God Realization” one is struck with the vast number of simple stories, so profusely used by Swami Rama to illustrate the highest teaching of Vedanta. The most difficult and intricate problems of philosophy and abstract truths, which may very well tax the brains of the most intellectual, are thus made not only simple and easy to understand but also brought home to us in a concrete form in such an interesting and attractive style that even a dullard or a child finds delight and pleasure in reading them and can easily apply their truths in daily life and practice.

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Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Malayalam

Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Malayalam

Srimad Bhagavad Gita in Malayalam with Geeta Dhyanam and Geeta Mahatmyam. Bhagavad Gita is the most popular Hindu scripture. It is said in Gita Mahatmya that Gita is the essence of Vedas.

सर्वोपनिषदो गावो दोग्धा गोपालनन्दनः ।
पार्थो वत्सः सुधीर्भोक्ता दुग्धं गीतामृतं महत् ॥

"All the Upanishads are the cows, the one who milks the cows is Krishna, Arjuna (Partha) is the calf. Men of purified intellect are the beneficiaries; the cow's milk is the great nectar of the Gita".

Famous Quotes on Bhagavad Gita

Adi Sankara: From a clear knowledge of the Bhagavad-Gita all the goals of human existence become fulfilled. Bhagavad-Gita is the manifest quintessence of all the teachings of the Vedic scriptures.

Aldous Huxley: The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but to all of humanity.

Carl Jung: The idea that man is like unto an inverted tree seems to have been current in by gone ages. The link with Vedic conceptions is provided by Plato in his Timaeus in which it states..." behold we are not an earthly but a heavenly plant." This correlation can be discerned by what Krishna expresses in chapter 15 of Bhagavad-Gita.

Sri Aurobindo: The Bhagavad-Gita is a true scripture of the human race a living creation rather than a book, with a new message for every age and a new meaning for every civilization.

Source of e-text :www.sanskritdocumetns.or g

Note: Sanskrit Gita text was converted into Malayalam using girgit (girgit.chitthajagat.in/ ). It took me 8-10 hours to correct the errors in the converted text. Still, it was much easier than typing the whole Gita anew.

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Sri Narayana Guru - Complete Works - Malayalam

Sri Narayana Guru - Complete Works - Malayalam

This book is a compilation of the complete works of Sri Narayana Guru(1854 - 1928), a great Indian seer of 20th century who visualized the ultimate reality in himself. The Guru was born in Chempazhanthi, Kerala in 1854. A great philosopher-poet of modern India, the Guru, and erudite scholar of Sanskrit, Malayalam and Tamil, belonged to the great Indian philosophical tradition of Advaita. As the force being the social reform movement, the Guru paved the way for a progressive Kerala society. Gurudevan, as he was fondly known to his followers, led a quiet but significant social revolution. The Guru was instrumental in setting the spiritual foundations for social reform in today's Kerala and was one of the most successful social reformers who tackled caste in India.

This book contains 57 works of the Guru in Malayalam, Sanskrit and Tamil. They are categorised into 5 sections:

1. Hymns of Gods and Goddesses
2. Moral & ethical teachings
3. Philosophical Works
4. Translations of Classics
5. Prose works

This volume brings together all the original writings of Narayana Guru in a digitised form for the first time. This work is in the free domain now.

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Ashtavakra Gita - Sanskrit text with English transliteration & translation

Ashtavakra Gita - Sanskrit text with English transliteration & translation

The Ashtavakra Gita or the Song of Ashtavakra, also known as Ashtavakra Samhita is an Advaita Vedanta scripture which documents a dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra and King Janaka.

Ashtavakra Gita presents the traditional teachings of Advaita Vedanta with a clarity and power very rarely matched. The work was known, appreciated and quoted by Ramakrishna and his disciple Vivekananda, as well as by Ramana Maharshi.

Ashtavakra Gita states that there is no such thing as existence or non existence, right or wrong, or moral or immoral. In the eyes of the Ashtavakra, one's true identity can be found by simply recognizing oneself as Pure Existence and that as individuals we are the Awareness of all things.

The Ashtavakra Gita teaches that one is already free once one realises one is free. It advocates non-action, the loss of desire and severing of worldly attachments. To free oneself from the cycle of life and death one should withdraw from all Earthly desires, worries and cares. To continue indulging in Earthly things even after one has realised their true nature is said to be foolish and time wasting. Instead it paints a picture of The Master as someone who continues to keep up their responsibilities in the world, not because they believe they have to or due to any worldy attachments, but simply that it is in their nature to do so. To avoid misinterpretation in this regard teachers traditionally recommend that Ashtavakra Gita be pursued by only those who have already advanced on the spiritual path.

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Upanishad Vakya Kosa – A Concordance of the Principal Upanishads & Bhagavadgita

Upanishad Vakya Kosa – A Concordance of the Principal Upanishads & Bhagavadgita

One of the major difficulties in appreciating the various commentaries on Vedanta Sutras and other ancient Indian philosophical texts is that numerous citations from the Upanishads and the Bhagavadgita are found in them without any exact authenticated reference to the original source. With a view to overcoming this difficulty by providing relevant cross-references, as also to furnishing useful material to students of philology and lexicography, Col. G. A. Jacob has compiled this book. This volume owes its existence to a pressing sense of need.

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In Woods of God Realisation - Swami RamaTirtha - Volume 2

In Woods of God Realisation - Swami RamaTirtha - Volume 2

This is the second volume of Complete Works of Swami Rama Tirtha that has been compiled in 7 volumes.

Described as “one of the greatest souls, not only of India, but of the whole world” by Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906) was a living embodiment of the teachings of Vedanta. One of the greatest saints and philosophers of India, Rama Tirtha brought the message of yoga and Vedanta to Japan, Egypt, and the U.S. In the Woods of God Realization is a complete collection of his writings and lectures. In this seven volume work Rama Tirtha presents a practical and inspiring view of Vedanta and also discusses timely topics such as married life and realization, Christianity and Islam, war and peace, and patriotism.

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In Woods of God Realization - Swami Rama Tirtha - Volume 3 - 1913 Edn

In Woods of God Realization - Swami Rama Tirtha - Volume 3 - 1913 Edn

This is the third volume of Complete Works of Swami Rama Tirtha that has been compiled in 7 volumes.

Described as “one of the greatest souls, not only of India, but of the whole world” by Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906) was a living embodiment of the teachings of Vedanta. One of the greatest saints and philosophers of India, Rama Tirtha brought the message of yoga and Vedanta to Japan, Egypt, and the U.S. In the Woods of God Realization is a complete collection of his writings and lectures. In this seven volume work Rama Tirtha presents a practical and inspiring view of Vedanta and also discusses timely topics such as married life and God-realization, Vedanta, Christianity and Islam, war and peace, and India's destiny.

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Purnamadah Purnamidam - A Commentary by Swami Dayananda

Purnamadah Purnamidam - A Commentary by Swami Dayananda

A commentary on the Upanishadic Shanti Mantra "Puranamadah Purnamidam..." by renowned Vedantic teacher Swami Dayananda Saraswati. "Puranamadah Purnamidam..." is the Shanti Patha of Isavasya Upanishad, one the most prominent ten Upanishads. Swami Dayananda explains that this santi mantra contains the essense of the Upanishadic teaching - "All is Brahman".

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