Swami: 447 books

The Shreemad Bhagavad Gita is one of the most ancient scriptures in the world. Of all the scriptures, it is said that Gita provides the deepest and most practical knowledge about faith, devotion, surrender, detachment, and a release of expectations and ownership over one’s own actions. But...

This book is a short life and teachings of modern Indian prophet Sri Ramakrishna, whose life is a story of religion in practice. It contains a brief description of biography of the Great Avatara of Modern India - Sri Ramakrishna, compiled by Swami Nikhilananda. Also included are short explanations...

In this age of scepticism and materialism few people care to know their real Self, which is Divine and immortal. But the knowledge of the true Self has always been the principal theme of the philosophy and religion of Vedanta. Even in its most ancient writings, the Upanishads, which form portions...

Swami Abhedananda was a prominent leader of the Vedanta Society in New York and imperative in spreading knowledhe about the Vedas. He was influenced by the famous mystic Ramakrishna Paramahansa and his writings about Yoga, Spirituality and Vedanta Philosophy are still in high demand today. This edition...

Those who understand the Philosophy of Work and act accordingly, are pure in heart and enter into the life of Blessedness. In Sanskrit this philosophy of work is called Karma Yoga. It is one of the methods by which the final goal of Truth may be realized. There are three others—that of love, that...

"From the very beginning there were two Christianities." While the rest of the Apostles dispersed to various areas of the Mediterranean world, the apostle Thomas travelled to India, where growing evidence shows that Jesus spent his "Lost Years," and which had been the source...

From the author of the highly acclaimed Krishna in Vrndavana series comes a nine volume literary treasure, Nava-vraja-mahima. In this epic work of over 4,000 pages, Sivarama Swami reveals the glories of the sacred dhama through the medium of pastime, parikrama, and philosophy. Volume 1 extols...

Nothing new can ever be told, for God revealed to Man everything on day One. The story of creation, life and death, birth and rebirth, every concept, every theory, all secrets were revealed to him. But because man always forgets what he knew, he needs to be re-told.Between the first hearing...

Over the course of seven days, Paramahamsa Sri Swami Vishwananda captivated an eager audience with his commentary on the Shreemad Bhagavatam, extracting the essence of its message and deepening the understanding and experience of everyone present. This book is the result of that event. About...

Swami Tapasyanandaji Maharaj the Author of the book ‘Vishnu Sahasranāma’ (literally: “the thousand names of Vishnu”) has presented with text in Devanagari transliteration and translation to the reader, a list of 1000 names for Vishnu, one of the main forms of God in Hinduism and the Supreme...

This book, first published in 1968, is a collection of twenty-five lectures by Swami Prabhavananda, the outstanding scholar and translator of Hindu scriptures. They present a direct and pragmatic approach to spiritual life, and a clear guide to Hinduism.

With this second book in his planned series Krishna in Vrindavan, Sivarama Swami again inundates our hearts with the nectar of pastimes and conversations from the transcendental land of Braja. Based on the commentaries of Srila Prabhupada and the previous acaryas. Na Paraye ‘Ham explains some of...

The health benefits of a vegetarian diet are well known, as are the ethical aspects. But the spiritual advantages should be studied by anyone involved in meditation, yoga, or any type of spiritual practice.Although diet is commonly considered a matter of physical health alone, since the Hermetic...

The Mahabharat is one of the most renowned epic poems of all times. It contains 100,000 couplets, and is nearly eight times as long as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey put together. This colossal epic was composed by the renowned sage Ved Vyas, and it was none other than Lord Ganesh who assisted him in...