Hindu Electronic Texts and Resources
This carefully curated collection provides access to authentic Hindu spiritual literature and teachings available online from renowned masters and authoritative sources. The page serves as a gateway to extensive digital resources organized by teacher and tradition.
From Swami Vivekananda, explore his complete works on the four major yoga paths: Raja Yoga (including detailed expositions on meditation, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi, and the psychic aspects of Prana), Jnana Yoga (covering the necessity of religion, the real nature of man, Maya and illusion, the conception of God, the Absolute and manifestation, freedom of the soul, and immortality), Karma Yoga (explaining karma's effect on character, the secret of work, duty, non-attachment, and the ideal of Karma Yoga), and Bhakti Yoga (discussing preparatory renunciation, the naturalness of devotion, forms of love, universal love, self-surrender, and supreme devotion).
The collection includes extensive teachings from Swami Omkarananda on meditation practices, the intuitive experience of truth, cosmic consciousness, God-knowledge in daily life, the metaphysical nature of man, ethics and world peace, and the science of the Divine Word OM. Access works from Swami Ramathirtha including 'I am That,' discourses on the Real Self, the Infinite in the Finite, and the Fountain of Power covering success secrets and spiritual power. Find resources on J. Krishnamurthy's philosophy and the Krishnamurthy Foundation. The page also links to translations of foundational Hindu scriptures including the Upanishads (multiple translations by Max Müller and Swami Paramananda), the Bhagavad Gita (translations by Edwin Arnold, William Quan Judge, with commentary by Swami Krishnananda and Tirubalum Subba Row), the Laws of Manu, and specialized texts on Vishishtadvaita philosophy and Divya Prabhandam.
Additional resources cover the structure of spiritual progress, nature and functions of spiritual guides, practical psychology of self-realization, methods for God-experience, and the integration of science with spirituality.
This comprehensive resource is invaluable for serious students, academic researchers, spiritual practitioners, and anyone seeking authoritative primary source materials on Hindu philosophy, yoga traditions, Vedanta, devotional practices, and the teachings of modern Hindu saints and sages. All external links are provided with appropriate disclaimers regarding third-party content.
Swami Omkarananda
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More Texts
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The Upanishads (a translation of selections), trans. by Max Müller
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The Upanishads (with commentary), trans. by Swami Paramananda
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Bhagavad-Gita, trans. by Edwin Arnold || HTML at theosophy-nw.org || at Gutenberg text || HTML at Bartleby
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A Short History of Religious and Philosophic Thought in India by Swami Krishnananda
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Krsna: The Supreme Personality of Godhead by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada
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Saddharma-Pundarîka: or, The Lotus of the True Law, trans. by Hendrik Kern
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The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches || Gutenberg ASCII text || Gutenberg 8-bit text
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