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Myth = Mithya
by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2006
Why Shiva destroys and Vishnu preserves: decoding the philosophical logic inside Hindu mythology.
3.82
5k+
Myth = Mithya Summary
Myth = Mithya 98%
Why Shiva destroys and Vishnu preserves: decoding the philosophical logic inside Hindu mythology.
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2006
3.82
5k+ ratings
The Myths and Gods of India
by Alain Daniélou • 1960
Hindu polytheism is a symbolic map of the transcendent. This is its scholarly decoding.
3.99
138
The Myths and Gods of India Summary
The Myths and Gods of India 97%
Hindu polytheism is a symbolic map of the transcendent. This is its scholarly decoding.
by Alain Daniélou 1960
3.99
138 ratings
Secret of the Veda
by Sri Aurobindo • 1971
The Rig Veda's nature hymns conceal a complete psychology of self-overcoming, decoded here.
4.45
173
Secret of the Veda Summary
Secret of the Veda 97%
The Rig Veda's nature hymns conceal a complete psychology of self-overcoming, decoded here.
by Sri Aurobindo 1971
4.45
173 ratings
my Hanuman Chalisa
by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2017
A monkey-god's 40-verse praise song: decoded line by line, it becomes a temple you carry.
4.34
2k+
my Hanuman Chalisa Summary
my Hanuman Chalisa 96%
A monkey-god's 40-verse praise song: decoded line by line, it becomes a temple you carry.
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2017
4.34
2k+ ratings
Why I am a Hindu
by Shashi Tharoor • 2018
Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.
3.72
4k+
Why I am a Hindu Summary
Why I am a Hindu 96%
Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.
by Shashi Tharoor 2018
3.72
4k+ ratings
What is Hinduism?
by David Frawley • 1995
Rejects no deity, requires no creed: a 3,000-year-old toolkit for direct self-knowledge.
4.15
108
What is Hinduism? Summary
What is Hinduism? 96%
Rejects no deity, requires no creed: a 3,000-year-old toolkit for direct self-knowledge.
by David Frawley 1995
4.15
108 ratings
Advaita Vedanta
by Eliot Deutsch • 1969
When reality means what cannot be contradicted, the self turns out to be an error.
4.11
200
Advaita Vedanta Summary
Advaita Vedanta 95%
When reality means what cannot be contradicted, the self turns out to be an error.
by Eliot Deutsch 1969
4.11
200 ratings
The Holy Science
by Yukteswar Giri • 1894
A single sound birthed the cosmos. Five heart-states lead home, and Genesis reads like the Vedas.
4.48
2k+
The Holy Science Summary
The Holy Science 95%
A single sound birthed the cosmos. Five heart-states lead home, and Genesis reads like the Vedas.
by Yukteswar Giri 1894
4.48
2k+ ratings
Be As You Are
by Ramana Maharshi • 1985
Your sense of being a separate self is a projection. One question, asked inward, can dissolve it.
4.28
3k+
Be As You Are Summary
Be As You Are 95%
Your sense of being a separate self is a projection. One question, asked inward, can dissolve it.
by Ramana Maharshi 1985
4.28
3k+ ratings
The Life Divine
by Sri Aurobindo • 1942
The material world is not an error. It's divinity condensed, and evolution is its homecoming.
4.53
428
The Life Divine Summary
The Life Divine 95%
The material world is not an error. It's divinity condensed, and evolution is its homecoming.
by Sri Aurobindo 1942
4.53
428 ratings
The Everything Hinduism Book
by Kenneth Schouler • 2009
No founder, no single scripture: a guide to the world's oldest religion, for Western readers.
3.38
16
The Everything Hinduism Book Summary
The Everything Hinduism Book 95%
No founder, no single scripture: a guide to the world's oldest religion, for Western readers.
by Kenneth Schouler 2009
3.38
16 ratings
The Bhagavad Gita
by Paramahansa Yogananda • 2005
Your mind is the battlefield. Master the three inner forces and the two paths to liberation.
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1k+
The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita 95%
Your mind is the battlefield. Master the three inner forces and the two paths to liberation.
by Paramahansa Yogananda 2005
4.6
1k+ ratings
The Legend of the Goddess
by Om Swami • 2024
An ancient Vedic hymn embodies the goddess of fortune. This is the sonic key.
4.81
296
The Legend of the Goddess Summary
The Legend of the Goddess 95%
An ancient Vedic hymn embodies the goddess of fortune. This is the sonic key.
by Om Swami 2024
4.81
296 ratings
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple
by Paramahansa Yogananda • 1955
Your spine is the battlefield. Yogananda's science of the Gita as an inner war.
4.35
449
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple Summary
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple 95%
Your spine is the battlefield. Yogananda's science of the Gita as an inner war.
by Paramahansa Yogananda 1955
4.35
449 ratings
The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita
by Richa Tilokani • 2021
Your therapist's questions, answered on a battlefield two millennia ago.
4.75
4
The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita 95%
Your therapist's questions, answered on a battlefield two millennia ago.
by Richa Tilokani 2021
4.75
4 ratings
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children
by Roopa Pai • 2019
Ancient sages said you are the universe wearing a body. Their proof, made for kids.
4.42
400
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children Summary
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children 95%
Ancient sages said you are the universe wearing a body. Their proof, made for kids.
by Roopa Pai 2019
4.42
400 ratings
The Bhagavad Gita for Awakening
by Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri) • 2018
The Gita's path for householders: act fully, cling to nothing, and discover you were never born.
4.26
19
The Bhagavad Gita for Awakening Summary
The Bhagavad Gita for Awakening 94%
The Gita's path for householders: act fully, cling to nothing, and discover you were never born.
by Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri) 2018
4.26
19 ratings
The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader
by M.V. Nadkarni • 2016
The Gita's most radical idea for modern life: act fully, but detach completely from the result.
3.63
8
The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader Summary
The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader 94%
The Gita's most radical idea for modern life: act fully, but detach completely from the result.
by M.V. Nadkarni 2016
3.63
8 ratings
Awakening Shakti
by Sally Kempton • 2013
Eleven Tantric goddesses as inner energies: activate them for courage, abundance, and liberation.
4.39
1k+
Awakening Shakti Summary
Awakening Shakti 94%
Eleven Tantric goddesses as inner energies: activate them for courage, abundance, and liberation.
by Sally Kempton 2013
4.39
1k+ ratings
The Bhagavad Gita
by Jack Hawley
A warrior's battlefield crisis becomes a teaching on the deathless self and acting without grasping.
4.35
1k+
The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita 94%
A warrior's battlefield crisis becomes a teaching on the deathless self and acting without grasping.
by Jack Hawley
4.35
1k+ ratings
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali
by Satchidananda
Two thousand years before yoga pants, Patanjali wrote the manual for ending mental turmoil.
4.38
13k+
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali Summary
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali 94%
Two thousand years before yoga pants, Patanjali wrote the manual for ending mental turmoil.
by Satchidananda
4.38
13k+ ratings
My Gita
by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2015
Forget righteousness. The Gita's central demand is empathy, and its entire architecture supports it.
3.98
8k+
My Gita Summary
My Gita 94%
Forget righteousness. The Gita's central demand is empathy, and its entire architecture supports it.
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2015
3.98
8k+ ratings
Shiva Sutras
by Sukhabodhananda • 2008
Shiva is a state of consciousness, not a deity. The ancient sutras for inhabiting it yourself.
4.38
125
Shiva Sutras Summary
Shiva Sutras 94%
Shiva is a state of consciousness, not a deity. The ancient sutras for inhabiting it yourself.
by Sukhabodhananda 2008
4.38
125 ratings
Hanuman
by Vanamali • 2010
He could level mountains and cross oceans, but his real power came from two syllables.
4.58
152
Hanuman Summary
Hanuman 94%
He could level mountains and cross oceans, but his real power came from two syllables.
by Vanamali 2010
4.58
152 ratings
Ramayana Unravelled
by Ami Ganatra • 2022
Rama's reign was a blueprint, not myth. Governance and moral principles hiding in the ancient epic.
4.38
718
Ramayana Unravelled Summary
Ramayana Unravelled 94%
Rama's reign was a blueprint, not myth. Governance and moral principles hiding in the ancient epic.
by Ami Ganatra 2022
4.38
718 ratings
Jainism
by Jeffery D. Long • 2009
Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.
3.82
118
Jainism Summary
Jainism 94%
Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.
by Jeffery D. Long 2009
3.82
118 ratings
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
by Ravi Shankar • 2001
Why celebration and silence are the same path: a modern master dissolves the oldest spiritual split.
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2k+
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Summary
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 94%
Why celebration and silence are the same path: a modern master dissolves the oldest spiritual split.
by Ravi Shankar 2001
4.61
2k+ ratings
Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine
by David R. Kinsley • 1997
Ten Tantric goddesses, from self-sacrifice to outcaste, reveal the divine feminine's radical core.
4.26
216
Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine Summary
Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine 94%
Ten Tantric goddesses, from self-sacrifice to outcaste, reveal the divine feminine's radical core.
by David R. Kinsley 1997
4.26
216 ratings
A Manual Of Self Unfoldment
by Chinmayananda • 1993
The mind's hidden tendencies dictate your life: a systematic method from Vedanta for uprooting them.
4.54
184
A Manual Of Self Unfoldment Summary
A Manual Of Self Unfoldment 94%
The mind's hidden tendencies dictate your life: a systematic method from Vedanta for uprooting them.
by Chinmayananda 1993
4.54
184 ratings
Tantra
by Georg Feuerstein • 1998
Tantra saw the body not as a cage but as a vehicle; sex not as sin but as fuel.
3.99
515
Tantra Summary
Tantra 94%
Tantra saw the body not as a cage but as a vehicle; sex not as sin but as fuel.
by Georg Feuerstein 1998
3.99
515 ratings
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga
by C.G. Jung • 1933
Jung's 1932 seminar decodes the chakras as a map of consciousness, from instinct to divine union.
4.11
585
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga Summary
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga 94%
Jung's 1932 seminar decodes the chakras as a map of consciousness, from instinct to divine union.
by C.G. Jung 1933
4.11
585 ratings
Hatha Yoga
by Sivananda Radha • 1987
The mat is a mirror. What the symbols in yoga poses reveal about your inner life.
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102
Hatha Yoga Summary
Hatha Yoga 93%
The mat is a mirror. What the symbols in yoga poses reveal about your inner life.
by Sivananda Radha 1987
4.31
102 ratings
True Happiness
by Arthur Osborne • 2015
Joy is never external. One inward question reveals it as your own unshakable ground.
4.74
23
True Happiness Summary
True Happiness 93%
Joy is never external. One inward question reveals it as your own unshakable ground.
by Arthur Osborne 2015
4.74
23 ratings
Doorways to Light
by Krishnananda Trobe • 2006
Hidden sages have guided humanity for two billion years. A Golden Age began in 1974.
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160
Doorways to Light Summary
Doorways to Light 93%
Hidden sages have guided humanity for two billion years. A Golden Age began in 1974.
by Krishnananda Trobe 2006
4.28
160 ratings
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions
by Meera Baindur • 2015
Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.
3.00
1
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions Summary
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions 93%
Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.
by Meera Baindur 2015
3.00
1 ratings
Tantra Illuminated
by Christopher D. Wallis • 2011
Tantra before the sex craze: a rigorous path for recognizing you are already divine.
4.53
795
Tantra Illuminated Summary
Tantra Illuminated 93%
Tantra before the sex craze: a rigorous path for recognizing you are already divine.
by Christopher D. Wallis 2011
4.53
795 ratings
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life
by Shweta Chandra • 2016
The Gita's recipe for purpose: act without clinging to results, sustain commitment through devotion.
3.82
1k+
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life Summary
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life 93%
The Gita's recipe for purpose: act without clinging to results, sustain commitment through devotion.
by Shweta Chandra 2016
3.82
1k+ ratings
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra
by Rajmani Tigunait • 2014
The mind is not the self. Suffering begins the moment it claims to be.
4.46
171
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra Summary
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra 93%
The mind is not the self. Suffering begins the moment it claims to be.
by Rajmani Tigunait 2014
4.46
171 ratings
The Ancient Science of Mantras
by Om Swami • 2017
A mantra has six limbs, and the right one depends on your elemental makeup.
4.33
626
The Ancient Science of Mantras Summary
The Ancient Science of Mantras 93%
A mantra has six limbs, and the right one depends on your elemental makeup.
by Om Swami 2017
4.33
626 ratings
The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra
by Om Swami • 2019
A single Vedic mantra to dissolve mental blocks and sharpen intuition, from a Himalayan monk.
4.42
681
The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra Summary
The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra 93%
A single Vedic mantra to dissolve mental blocks and sharpen intuition, from a Himalayan monk.
by Om Swami 2019
4.42
681 ratings
I Am That
by Nisargadatta Maharaj • 1973
Consciousness itself is a reflection. What casts it has no name, no form, and no opposite.
4.43
7k+
I Am That Summary
I Am That 93%
Consciousness itself is a reflection. What casts it has no name, no form, and no opposite.
by Nisargadatta Maharaj 1973
4.43
7k+ ratings
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times
by Swami Sadashiva Tirtha • 2007
Duty without clinging to results: the Gita's 5,000-year-old path to peace in a frantic world.
3.74
38
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times Summary
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times 93%
Duty without clinging to results: the Gita's 5,000-year-old path to peace in a frantic world.
by Swami Sadashiva Tirtha 2007
3.74
38 ratings
Consciousness Speaks
by Ramesh S. Balsekar • 1992
No one thinks, no one acts, no one chooses. Seeing this clearly, not effort, brings peace.
4.51
144
Consciousness Speaks Summary
Consciousness Speaks 93%
No one thinks, no one acts, no one chooses. Seeing this clearly, not effort, brings peace.
by Ramesh S. Balsekar 1992
4.51
144 ratings
Sadhguru
by Arundhathi Subramaniam • 2010
A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.
4.45
1k+
Sadhguru Summary
Sadhguru 93%
A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.
by Arundhathi Subramaniam 2010
4.45
1k+ ratings
Ananda
by Acharya Prashant • 2022
Chasing happiness guarantees you lose; real joy demands disillusionment and the courage to suffer.
4.50
42
Ananda Summary
Ananda 93%
Chasing happiness guarantees you lose; real joy demands disillusionment and the courage to suffer.
by Acharya Prashant 2022
4.50
42 ratings
A Short History of Myth
by Karen Armstrong • 2005
We traded myth for reason and got neither meaning nor a world we can bear.
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7k+
A Short History of Myth Summary
A Short History of Myth 93%
We traded myth for reason and got neither meaning nor a world we can bear.
by Karen Armstrong 2005
3.69
7k+ ratings
Be Here Now
by Ram Dass • 1971
Psychedelics open the door. Meditation, mantra, and surrender walk you through it.
4.34
44k+
Be Here Now Summary
Be Here Now 93%
Psychedelics open the door. Meditation, mantra, and surrender walk you through it.
by Ram Dass 1971
4.34
44k+ ratings
'I' is a Door
by Philip Renard • 2017
The sense of 'I' is both trap and door. Three masters on looking at the looker.
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120
'I' is a Door Summary
'I' is a Door 93%
The sense of 'I' is both trap and door. Three masters on looking at the looker.
by Philip Renard 2017
4.39
120 ratings
The Law of Attention
by Edward Salim Michael • 2010
Your attention is the gateway out of inner slavery; the inner sound becomes your guide.
4.57
42
The Law of Attention Summary
The Law of Attention 93%
Your attention is the gateway out of inner slavery; the inner sound becomes your guide.
by Edward Salim Michael 2010
4.57
42 ratings
Presence, Volume I
by Rupert Spira • 2011
A single illusion hides lasting peace: the belief you are a separate self inside a body.
4.60
395
Presence, Volume I Summary
Presence, Volume I 93%
A single illusion hides lasting peace: the belief you are a separate self inside a body.
by Rupert Spira 2011
4.60
395 ratings
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