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108 Discourses of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati
We are fortunate in that many of Swami Brahmananda's 'Upadesha' (discourses or sermons) were transcribed, and published in the ashram newsletter of 'Shri Shankaracharya Upadesha'. Now these most important words of Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati are being made available in this special edition, both in their original Hindi and in English, with translation done by Paul Mason.
A Buddhist Spectrum
A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
A History of Pali Literature
A Journey in the World of the Tantras
A Pilgrimage to Kashi (Colour comic book)
A Pilgrimage to Kashi (Colour comic book)
A Treasury of Traditional Wisdom
Abhinavagupta’s Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita (HB)
Abhinavagupta explains in his commentary that he undertook this work because he felt that his predecessors when commenting on the Bhagavad Gita had not understood its secret or esoteric meanings. With the main purpose to explain these esoteric meanings, Abhinavagupta elaborates the secret doctrine of the purification of the sense organs through the alternation of enjoyment of worldly objects and deep meditation. He claims that the continuous exchange of two contradictory experiences, i.e., gratification of the senses which brings satisfaction and samadhi in which sense organs are reduced to one's own atman, quickly brings the highest good.
Abhinavagupta’s Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita (PB)
Abhinavagupta, probably the greatest genius of India in the fields of philosophy, aesthetics, poetics, dramaturgy, Tantra and mysticism, is being rediscovered only in the last few decades. Although several scholars, in India and abroad, are engaged in studying his works, it is surprising that there are still few translations available.