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Hinduism Book Recommendations

Wannabe Yogi

Wannabe Yogi

Well-Known Member
Anti-religion said:
He is of the order of Buddha and Socrates.

Life History :

Age 8:Masters vedas
Age 12(i think):Becomes Ascetic.
In ten years:Realizes the mystic Goal.
Then write commentaries on all the Shrutis.
Travels all over India and sets up centres at four corners.
Age 32:Dies

One problem ,He sent Buddhist scratching their heads in religious debates.That led to the decline of Buddhism in India.
This was pretty sad, Buddhism generally has the highest values(certainly better than Hinduism for daily life) and it is only religion that does not foolish things like caste system.
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Buddhism has high values,it was common in India till the Islamic invasion. Both Buddhist's and Hindu’s lived in peace. Not all sects of Hinduism excepted the caste system. From the perspective of many Hindu’s Buddhism is just one more sect of the many faiths from south Asia. No different from Folks who followed Shiva or Vishnu. The worst that could be said about them is they were unorthodox.
 
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nameless

nameless

The Creator
This was pretty sad, Buddhism generally has the highest values(certainly better than Hinduism for daily life).
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i doubt that, those other than monks struggled to apply buddhism to their daily life and this led to declination from India.
 
Wannabe Yogi

Wannabe Yogi

Well-Known Member
anupj said:
i found one website where books written by swami ramasukhdasji are available to be read online.
the link is Com.org - Only the best links ...
one of the famous books by ramasukhdasji is Saadhak Sanjeevani published by Geeta Press. it is a commentary by Ramasukhdasji on the Bhagavad Geeta
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I would just like to comment for our friends that do not know. The Gita Press keeps a very high level of scholarship.
 
anupj

anupj

Mystic
Wannabe Yogi said:
I would just like to comment for our friends that do not know. The Gita Press keeps a very high level of scholarship.
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yeh you are right. unfortunately i could not find which one of the books listed in the page is the english translation of commentary by ramasukhdasji. if you come to know about it, then please inform me;)
 
zenzero

zenzero

Its only a Label
Friend krishnakanta,

I would suggest staying away from Griffith's translations. They are notoriously bad. He and other "indologists" of the 19th century translated Hindu texts to show the superiority of Christianity.
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Request you to kindly start a thread with the same and pointing out where he has erred.
This way everyone will know the actual RV as it should be.

Love & rgds
 
zenzero

zenzero

Its only a Label
Friends,

More and more ebooks for free download on sanatan dharma at:

Hinduism EBooks: Complete Index of Free Ebooks

The list includes
Complete Index of Free Ebooks

Shri Guru Granth Sahib English Translation

Stories on Guru Disciple Relationship

An Introduction to Indian Philosophy - SC Chatterjee and Dutta

Guru Gita Malayalam with meaning

Hatha Yoga Pradeepika - Sanskrit text with English translation

Tirukkural of Tiruvalluvar English Translation

Narada Bhakti Sutra - Sanskrit text with English translation

Sankhya Aphorisms of Kapila - JR Ballantyne

Sri Ram Charit Manas - Hindi text with English Translation

Srimad Bhagavad Gita Malayalam

Saundarya Lahari - Sanskrit text with English Commentary

How I became a Hindu - David Frawley (Vamadeva Sastri)

Parables of Rama - Swami Rama Tirtha

Puranic Encyclopedia by Vettam Mani

Adhyatma Ramayanam Malayalam by Tunjath Ezhuthachan

Yoga Upanishads - Sanskrit text with English Translation

Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Sadhak Sanjivani Hindi Commentary by Swami Ramsukhdas

In Woods of God Realisation - Swami Rama Tirtha Volume 1

Sri Lalita Ashtottara Sata Namavali - Sanskrit text, English transliteration and translation

Sri Lalita Sahasra Nama Stotram - Malayalam

Vidura Niti - Sanskrit text with English Translation

The Story of Swami Rama Tirtha

Yaksha Prashna - Sanskrit Text and English Translation

Gheranda Samhita - A Treatise on Yoga - Sanskrit English

Artha Sastra of Chanakya English Translation

Four Vedas - English Translation

The Life and Teachings of Tukaram

Vishnu Purana English Translation by Manmath Nath Jha

Brahmasutra - A simple commentary by Swami Sivananda

Hindu Fasts and Festivals - Swami Sivananda

Manu Smriti - English Transaltion with extracts from various commentaries

Vichar Sagar of Nischal Das - Complete English Translation

Sakuntala of Kalidasa - English Translation

Bhagavad Gita Dictionary

Panchatantra - English - Aurthur W Rider

Thirty Minor Upanishads - English Translation - K Narayanaswami Aiyar

A Vedic Reader - A.A. McDonell

The Aryabhatiya of Aryabhata - English Translation

Tripura Rahasya - English Translation

In Search of Truth - Swami Akhandanand Saraswati

Chidakasha_Gita - Teachings of Bhagavan Nityananda

Glimpses of Swami Dayananda (Biography)

MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SANKARA by Sri Satchidanandendra Saraswati

Sakti and Sakta - John Woodroffe (Ebook on Tantra)

Hindu Dharma for Beginners by Srisa Chandra Vasu

120 Upanishads - Original Sanskrit Texts

Tales and Parables of Sri Ramakrishna

Srimad Devi Bhagavata Purana English Complete

Stories of Indian Saints - Maha Bhakta Vijaya-Part 2

Stories of Indian Saints - Maha Bhakta Vijaya-Part 1

Prasnottara Ratna Malika of Adi Sankaracharya Sanskrit text with English translation

Sankara the Missionary - Biography of Adi Sankaracharya

Laghu Yoga Vasistha - English Translation

Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Swami Swarupananda Sanskrit verses with word by word english meaning

Srimad Bhagavad Gita with English Translation of the Commentary of Sri Sankaracharya

Mahabharata of Vyasa - English Prose Translation Complete

Ramayana of Valmiki - English Translation - Griffith

Hindu Dharma - Pujya Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, Sankaracharya of Kanchi

Love & rgds
 
Ben Dhyan

Ben Dhyan

Veteran Member
Hi all,

This thread is providing extraordinary resources for serious religious study.

The most recent links provided by zenzero and Anti-religion contain all that any sincere student could ever require to realize the purpose of their existence.

Simply amazing!
 
zenzero

zenzero

Its only a Label
Friend ben,
Truly, personally never realised what resources are available to a common man these days freely over the net, till made a search.
Personally never could read through those myself, besides have never been comfortable doing serious studies.
But, yes abundant study materials are freely available there at the click of a button.
Best wishes to them who SEEK!

Love & rgds
 
Metempsychosis

Metempsychosis

Reincarnation of 'Anti-religion'
Thirumantiram

Tirumantiram is the seminal text of Saiva-Siddhanta which has produced a galaxy of saints and has powerfully influenced the day-to day life of millions in South India, generation after generation. Its author Tirumular was, according to legend, a yogi who took compassion on a herd of cattle that had lost their shepherd and entering the body of the shepherd by his yogic power, continued to look after the flock. So when we find in this great classic such splendid gems as 'Anbe Sivam' --God is Love-- we realize that the great yogi preacfied only what he lived. His fervent message that the Ultimate Reality is one and all of us belong to the same family has special relevance to us moderns, who have lost our moorings of faith and are 'wandering between two worlds, one dead, the other powerless to be born.' A part from its literary merits, Tirumantiram blazes a number of spiritual trails any of which the aspirant can follow with the full confidence that the Goal Supreme is within his reach.

http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&so...qCRqojmEon3xM0HPg&sig2=y97tz3pHukzelWLt46gq9g
 
Metempsychosis

Metempsychosis

Reincarnation of 'Anti-religion'
Vasishta Maha Ramayana or Yoga Vasishta is the most ancient work in Sanskrit on the Vedic Principle. This monumental work is definitely one without a second in Sanskrit literature. Sage Vasishta, is teaching principles of Vedanta to his royal pupil, Sri Rama, the conqueror of Ravana and hero of the ancient epic, Ramayana. He talks through beautiful and interesting stories to illustrate the principles. The book is written in the language of Valmiki.

It is undoubtedly, the crest-jewel of all the works on Vedanta. A study of the book raises a man to the lofty heights of divine splendor and bliss. It is really a vast storehouse of wisdom. Those who are bent to the ways of knowledge will find a priceless treasure in this marvelous book. He who studies the book with great interest and one-pointedness of mind cannot go without attaining Self-Realization.

Full text:
http://homepage.mac.com/dbhill/.Public/Yoga Vasistha.pdf

The Essence of Yoga Vasishta ----Yoga Vasishta Sara
http://www.advaitin.net/Discussion Topics/Yoga Vasishta Sara.pdf

http://www.advaita.org.uk/reading/free_scriptures.htm
 
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