When the eclipse has passed off, they should bathe with their clothes on, and those who are householders should distribute gifts according to their ability. Other persons (who have no worldly means) should engage in the worship of the supreme Lord (Vish.nu).

My Vision; I Again Meet the Master; Hardwar; In the Jungle we met Monkeys; The Cave of Nasik; The Cave of Bagh; Hastinapur; Badrinath; Kandarnath; Mansrawar Lake; Muktinath; Lhatse; The Temple Poratat Sanga.

My Vision; I Again Meet the Master; Hardwar; In the Jungle we met Monkeys; The Cave of Nasik; The Cave of Bagh; Hastinapur; Badrinath; Kandarnath; Mansrawar Lake; Muktinath; Lhatse; The Temple Poratat Sanga.

The Interpretation of "Light on the Path." Contents: Self-Conquest; The Disciple; "Attend You Unto Them"; The Masters; Sight, Hearing; Speech; Stability; The Transmutation of Desire; Work and Effort; Separateness; Sensation; The Retreat; The Advance; The Blooming of the Flower; Contemplation; The Study of Mankind; The Study of the Self; The Logos; The Gifts of the Disciple; The Victory; "I and My Father." (see also our book, "Light on the Path" by the same author.)

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In a circular valley beneath the looming peaks of the Himalaya lies Kathmandu, Nepal. It's a city of shimmering prayer flags, sacred cows, lavish festivals, and violent political turbulence and a world that journalist Jeff Greenwald has come to call home.Snake Lake unfolds during 1990's dramatic  people power" uprising against Nepal's long-entrenched monarchy. The story follows Greenwald as he wins the friendship of a high lama who reveals the pillars of Tibetan Buddhism; embarks on a passionate romance with a spunky but curiously unlucky news photographer; and discovers what democracy means to rural Nepali citizens all while covering the revolution for a major American newspaper. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., Greenwald's brilliant but troubled younger brother descends into a deepening depression. The author is forced to choose between witnessing Nepal's long-overdue revolution and reconnecting with an alienated brother in desperate need of help.Snake Lake is primarily a memoir (though the roles of several characters have been recast). Focused on the life-changing events that unfolded during one calamitous spring, the book weaves a vivid tapestry of Buddhism, revolution, and the often serpentine paths to personal liberation.

The Life-story And Teaching Of The Greatest Poet-Saint Ever To Appear In The History Of Buddhism.

The problem of the universe has never offered the slightest difficulty to Chinese philosophers. Before the beginning of all things, there was Nothing. In the lapse of ages Nothing coalesced into Unity, the Great Monad. After more ages, the Great Monad separated into Duality, the Male and Female Principles in nature; and then, by a process of biogenesis, the visible universe was produced.

"A wonderful story of a modern woman's journey from worldly pursuits - fame, fortune, love - to initiation into an ancient, sacred traditional lineage of Hindu monks. How Jeanette O'Shea becomes Swamini Nityananda on the banks of Ganges in a city where sooner or later all freedom seekers come."
Mary Lou (Meya) Miller

From a life of privilege, of luxury yachts, Gucci t-shirts and Louis Vuitton handbags, newspaper journalist Jeanette O'Shea left it all for a Himalayan hermitage, and ultimately initiation into the sacred order of Vedic monks. This is a story of the world's most ancient and profound teachings, its teachers and the rare few who come to listen. This is an insight into life as a sadhu, one who leaves everything to plumb the spiritual depths in a bid to know the secrets of the soul.

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This book is the definitive text on the transforming power of yoga. Swami Vivekananda was recognized as an enlightened master with great wisdom. The spiritual aspects of yoga are entirely covered, along with the eight stages that are used, and the correct approach to general and advanced meditation practices. Other subjects include discipleship, reincarnation, concentration, and powers of the mind. The first half of the book is a guidebook, while the second half contains the Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali. These sutras are valued by yoga practitioners and others because of the great wisdom they share. Was written from a practical perspective, meaning the author has experienced these things and shares his methods, rather than having researched and written it from an academic view.

My Vision; I Again Meet the Master; Hardwar; In the Jungle we met Monkeys; The Cave of Nasik; The Cave of Bagh; Hastinapur; Badrinath; Kandarnath; Mansrawar Lake; Muktinath; Lhatse; The Temple Poratat Sanga.

By the study of Yoga, darkness or ignorance is replaced by light, and undesirable tendencies are eliminated and by degrees man becomes the master. This book claims to develop the individual to a Master within the shortest possible time. It provides daily automatic practice of these systems which enable an individual to develop even while busily engaged at his occupation.

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This autobiography tells of the unique journeys (outward and inward) and the otherworldly visions of a '60s hippie, growing from the carefree communes and rock festivals into the timeless wisdom of the great mystics of our age.
Dyal takes us through his experiences with the gentle Buddhist Monk, Bhante Gunaratana.
Then we meet Baba Ram Dass, the American Yogi, previously known as Richard Alpert, who was fired from his teaching position at Harvard for working too closely with Timothy Leary on his LSD experiments.
Next we travel through California and Europe with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the early guru of the Beatles.
Then we're introduced to the American Yogi, Swami Rudrananda.
Pir Vilayat Khan, the Sufi (mysticism that includes all religions), takes us to a depth of reality few Americans even know exists.
We then travel to the Colorado mountain retreat of Swami Amar Jyoti.
Next we experience the power and incredible depth of insight of the Sikh master, Yogi Bhajan.
Chapter eleven is the Dalai Lama, Ocean of Wisdom, whose presence and techniques help us overcome our real enemies ... our inner afflictions.
In Stray Visions and Insights are experiences that don't fit into the other chapters, but are worth mentioning.
Then, we are enriched by a vision of the mythical Himalayan master, Babaji.
In the next chapter we learn of Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji, the Great Master.
In the last chapter we hear of Karunamayi, the lady saint whose incarnation was foretold by the revered Ramana Maharshi.

We'll Find the Place tells the fascinating story of the Mormons' exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, to their New Zion in the West - a story of a people's deliverance that has never before been completely told.Following the journey of the original pioneer camp of 1847 to the Salt Lake Valley and concluding with the first conference of the church there in 1848, Richard E. Bennett shows the inner workings of the Mormon exodus by probing the minds and hearts of those who suffered and triumphed through this remarkably difficult hour in Latter-day Saint history. A work many years in the making, We'll Find the Place looks behind the scenes to reveal Mormonism on the move, its believers sacrificing home, comfort, and sometimes life itself as they sought a safe refuge beyond the Rocky Mountains. It is faithful both to the convictions of the early pioneers and to the records they kept.

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Collected here in one edition are two of the most important books on the Samurai Way, Bushido: The Soul of Japan and The Book of Five Rings. Bushido: Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom; nor is it a dried-up specimen of an antique virtue preserved in the herbarium of our history. It is still a living object of power and beauty among us. The Book of Five Rings: There are various Ways. There is the Way of salvation by the law of Buddha, the Way of Confucius governing the Way of learning, the Way of healing as a doctor, as a poet teaching the Way of Waka, tea, archery, and many arts and skills. Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.

A system of Culture, including Soul Culture, Health Culture, and the Natural Method for Rejuvenation of the Body of Man and the Consequent Regeneration of his whole Being and the Immortalization of the Soul.

The massacre at Haun's Mill is a defining moment in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or Mormon Church. The Mormons were at war in 1838. They had come to Missouri at the urging of their prophet, Joseph Smith, but after a short time found themselves at odds with the original settlers. Armed militia, both Mormon and gentile, roamed the country. On October 7, 1838, Governor Lillburn Boggs issued his infamous order: "The Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated or driven from the state."

Gathered in this new work are eyewitness testimonies of the massacre and its aftermath by those who were on the scene. The accounts of Joseph Young, Amanda Smith, Willard Gilbert Smith, Austin Hammer, Artemisia Sidnie Meyers, Nathan Kinsman Knight, Thomas McBride, Isaac Laney, Olive Ames, and others are heart-rending and vivid.

On October 30, 1838, a group of Missouri militia attacked the small Mormon settlement at Haun's Mill on Shoal Creek, killing seventeen men and boys and wounding eleven men, one woman, and one child. The conflict between the Missourians and the Mormons was in many ways inevitable. The Mormons had their own business and economic system. Clannish people, they voted in a bloc, thus tipping elections in their favor. They had a "different" religion and considered their faith superior to all others. Unlike most of their neighbors, they were friendly to the Indians and were thought to be abolitionists. The Missourians saw them as interlopers to be driven out.

Set in context by the author, these documentary accounts dramatically portray the suffering of the Saints during and after the episode. An important event in Latter-day Saints history that helped mold Mormon attitudes and posturing toward the outside world in following decades, the Haun's Mill Massacre still resonates today in the hearts and minds of Mormons as a manifestation of religious persecution.

The book has a bibliography and index. It is bound in wine linen cloth and has a foil stamped spine and front cover.

1862. One of the first attempts at the translation of the treasures of Oriental Hymnology of the Eastern Church.