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Duff McDonald Author Of Tickled: A Commonsense Guide to the Present Moment

From Duff's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Duff McDonald Why Duff loves this book

Another classic of Advaita philosophy, this book is basically a summary of the much more voluminous Vasistha's Yoga. It's all the wisdom, condensed.

By Swami Sarvadevananda (translator) ,

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1 author picked Nectar of Supreme Knowledge as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The Yoga Vasistha Saraj explains the precepts of Advaita philosophy. This book is a smaller treatise named Yoga Vasihta Sara with 223 verses that contains only the essential philosophical conclusions of the original text. The Bengali text Yoga Vashitha Sara was translated and with the commentary by Swami Dhiresananda. It specially features anvaya of the Sanskrit verses and the commentary of Mahidhara, along with the translation and elaborate notes and explanations which present difficult-to-understand Vedanta doctrines and philosophies in a language both scholarly and understandable to common readers. Swami Dhiresanandas explanations, based on his own deep understanding and on what…


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December on 5C4 by Adam Strassberg,

Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!

On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…

Book cover of In Woods of God-Realization

Duff McDonald Author Of Tickled: A Commonsense Guide to the Present Moment

From Duff's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Podcast Host Yogi Badineur Happiness Detective

Duff's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Duff McDonald Why Duff loves this book

I only recently discovered the works of Swami Rama Tirtha, who sits between Swami Vivekananda and Sri Paramahansa Yogananda vis-a-vis the yogis who came to America to tell us what was what. It's the first volume in a book of talks about Vedanta, all of which hit the mark.

By Swami Rama Tirtha ,

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1 author picked In Woods of God-Realization as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Swami Rama Tirtha also known as Swami Ram, was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States, travelling there in 1902, preceded by Swami Vivekananda in 1893 and followed by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. During his American tours Swami Rama Tirtha spoke frequently on the concept of 'practical Vedanta'and education of Indian youth. Rama Tirtha predicted: “After Japan, China will rise and gain prosperity and strength. After China, the sun of prosperity and learning will again smile at India.” Many believe he did not…


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