I
love this book because it is an almost impossible-to-conceive triad: A great
sage of Advaita, Ramesh Balsekar, discusses the work of the 13th-century Maharashtrian saint, Jnaneshwar, through the prism of his Guru, one of
the 20th century’s greatest spiritual minds, Nisargadatta Maharaj.
It is one of the greatest spiritual books of all time.
Sri Aurobindo may be the greatest philosopher in history. His essays on the Bhagavad Gita are both illuminating and inspiring.
This is the fourth time I have read this book in the past three years. When I read Aurobindo, I often feel as if I am in the thrall of a great sermon. When I read Aurobindo on the Gita, I feel as if I am in the thrall of a great sermon that’s being given by God and translated by Sri Aurobindo.
Essays On The Gita is a collection of essays written by Sri Aurobindo, a renowned Indian philosopher, yogi, and spiritual leader. The book is a profound interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita, one of the most revered texts in Hinduism. In this book, Sri Aurobindo delves deep into the spiritual and philosophical aspects of the Bhagavad Gita, exploring its teachings on karma, dharma, self-realization, and the nature of the divine. He presents a comprehensive analysis of the Gita's teachings, drawing upon his own experiences as a yogi and spiritual seeker.The essays in this book are not only a scholarly interpretation of…
This is a condensed version of one of India’s Puranas. The 19th-century saint Ramakrishna described it as follows: “It is fried in the butter of Knowledge and steeped in the honey of Love.”
One example of that knowledge: Try as we might, we cannot know the nature of the Divine, as it existed before us. (The machine cannot know its maker.) What we can do, however, is to worship the miracle that is our own existence, and that might get us where we need to go.
This is a condensed version of a long Purana of 18,000 verses. By means of stories from the lives of avatars, sages, and kings, it popularized the teaching of the Vedas. To study it is the best of all ways to become acquainted with the living religion of India today. The nineteenth century saint Ramakrishna said of the Bhagavatam, "It is fried in the butter of Knowledge and steeped in the honey of Love."
At regular intervals through the text, the chapters being condensed are designated by Book and Chapter numbers. Each interval is appropriate in length for a daily…
This is a memoir written in early Covid. It's not about Covid per se, though -- it's about life. It's the story of how I came to inhabit my own existence for the very first time at the tender age of 50. It's also a manual of how to tickle yourself -- and to appreciate the glory of your own existence.
