The
Buddhist Visnu: Religious Transformation, Politics, and Culture (Paperback)
This title is not about the exotic land itself, but rather the hidden
glory of Vaishnavism. It may not be the most well-known form of Hinduism but it
is India's richest and most significant religious tradition. This book focuses
on the Vaishnava tradition and its contemporary manifestations.
Easy
Journey to Other Planets This book sets out to discuss and prove that Vedic
swamis have been travelling to other planets for thousands of years through
meditation. They are not embarking on a mental journeys but are actually
physically travelling to other planets. As all of Prabhupada's other works, this
one is completely engrossing and highly recommended. - P. C. Allen
(Colorado)
Krsna
Consciousness: The Matchless Gift The message of this book is summed up in
the paragraph: "Modern civilization is in dire need of an educational system to
give people instructions on what happens after death. In actuality the present
educational system is most defective because unless one knows what happens after
death, one dies like an animal. An animal does not know that he is subject to
death or that he is going to have another body. Human life, however, should be
more elevated. One should not simply be interested in the animalistic functions
of eating, sleeping, defending and mating. A living entity may have abundant
supply of food for eating, or many nice buildings for sleeping, or good
arrangements for sex life, or a good defense to protect him, but this does not
mean that he is a human being. A civilization that is based on these activities
should be known as animalistic. Since animals are also interested in these
functions, what is the difference between human life and animal life if a human
being does not go beyond them? The distinction can be made when the human being
becomes inquisitive and asks 'Why have I been put into this miserable condition?
Is there any remedy for it? Is there perpetual eternal life? I do not want to
suffer. I want to live happily and peacefully. Is there any chance for this?
What is the method or science by which this can be achieved?' When these
questions are asked, and steps have been taken to answer them, our human
civilization is the result." The answers to these questions are to be found in
this book - DAVID-LEONARD WILLIS
Vaishnava Viewpoint: Journey to Ecstasy A three-part glimpse into the
Vaishnava devotional world, comprised of 1.) the philosophical basis of bhakti
yoga, 2.) an autobiography of a practitioner culminating in an encounter with
the Divine, 3.) commentaries on current topics and the benefits of Vaishnavism
compared with other religious systems.
The
Book of Vishnu Vishnu, the Supreme Being, is the preserver, the
protector of the good and the guardian of dharma. Seated on Adi Shesha, the
many-hooded serpent, in the primeval waters, he watches over his devotees and
rewards the pious. And whenever dharma is in danger, he incarnates himself on
earth to rid it of evil. Beginning with an investigation of the possible
non-Vedic, Dravidian origins of Vishnu, this book describes his form, aspects
and attributes, and his avatars or incarnations: Matsya, the fish; Kurma, the
tortoise; Varaha, the boar; Narasimha, the man-lion; Vamana, the dwarf;
Parashurama; Rama; Krishna; and Kalki, the final destroyer. Combining the skill
of a storyteller with the insight of a scholar, Nanditha Krishna has brought to
glorious life perhaps the most powerful and revered god in the Hindu pantheon.
An art historian, Nanditha Krishna is the director of the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar
Foundation at Chennai. Her books include The Art and Iconography of Vishnu-Narayana;
Manuscript Paintings of the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tanjore and Ganesha: The
Auspicious...The Beginning (with her mother, Shakuntala Jagannathan).
The
Book of Krishna Of all Vishnu's avatars, Krishna is regarded as the
purna avatar, the complete incarnation, for he encapsulates in himself the
entire gamut of emotions and attributes that constitute the ideal human
personality. He is the most accessible of gods, and bridges the gap between the
mortal and the immortal. In this book, Pavan Varma, the best-selling author of
Krishna: The Playful Divine, succeeds brilliantly in communicating the
exuberance, the charm and the complexity of this popular deity. Drawing upon the
Puranas, classical literature, bhakti poetry and folklore, he has painted a rich
and varied portrait of the blue god-as the delightfully mischievous child, the
uninhibited lover, the formidable warrior, the wise and pragmatic philosopher,
and the Supreme God.
The Buddhist Visnu: Religious Transformation,
Politics, and Culture This is a scholarly but eminently readable and accessible
study of the multilayered resonance of Sri Lankan culture... Highly
Recommended." -- Choice "John Holt's book is an impressive work of scholarship."
-- Journal of the Royal Asiatic Soceity
