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Sacred wisdom from India's spiritual traditions illuminates paths to enlightenment through ancient texts, meditation practices, and philosophical teachings. Here you'll find thoughtful explorations of Hindu deities, kundalini energy, yogic principles, and timeless Sanskrit scriptures interpreted for the modern seeker.

Hinduism Book Summaries

My Gita Summary
My Gita
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2015 256 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
Spirituality
7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art Summary
7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011 177 pages
3.72
100+ ratings
Mythology
Religion
Hinduism
Kundalini Summary
Kundalini
An untold story
by Om Swami 2016 145 pages
4.36
2k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita
A Walkthrough for Westerners
by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa 192 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
Chanakya Neeti Summary
Chanakya Neeti
by Ashwini Parashar 2009 128 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Self Help
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life Summary
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life
by Shweta Chandra 2016 192 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Hinduism
Religion
Kundalini Tantra Summary
Kundalini Tantra
by Satyananda Saraswati 2010 453 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Hinduism
What is Hinduism? Summary
What is Hinduism?
A Guide for the Global Mind
by David Frawley 1995 274 pages
4.14
100+ ratings
Hinduism
Religion
India
Tantra Summary
Tantra
The Path of Ecstasy
by Georg Feuerstein 1998 336 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali Summary
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali
by Satchidananda 263 pages
4.38
12k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
I Am That Summary
I Am That
Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
by Nisargadatta Maharaj 1973 550 pages
4.42
6k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
Shiva Sutras Summary
Shiva Sutras
by Sukhabodhananda 2008 250 pages
4.37
100+ ratings
Hinduism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Hanuman Summary
Hanuman
The Devotion and Power of the Monkey God
by Vanamali 2010 420 pages
4.55
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Hinduism
Mythology
Tantric Quest Summary
Tantric Quest
An Encounter with Absolute Love
by Daniel Odier 1992 192 pages
4.20
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Sexuality
Hinduism
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders Summary
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders
by Manoshi Sinha Rawal 2019 258 pages
4.23
100+ ratings
History
India
Hinduism
Awakening Shakti Summary
Awakening Shakti
The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga
by Sally Kempton 2013 392 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Feminism
Myth = Mithya Summary
Myth = Mithya
A Handbook of Hindu Mythology
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2006 232 pages
3.84
4k+ ratings
Mythology
Religion
India
Be As You Are Summary
Be As You Are
by Ramana Maharshi 1985 251 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Hidden Hindu Summary
The Hidden Hindu
by Akshat Gupta 2020
3.90
4k+ ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Hinduism
The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita
by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa 160 pages
4.19
76k+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Classics
The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita
Royal Science of God-Realization
by Paramahansa Yogananda 1940 1173 pages
4.60
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Philosophy
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Summary
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada 883 pages
4.27
7k+ ratings
Religion
Spirituality
Philosophy
Secret of the Veda Summary
Secret of the Veda
by Sri Aurobindo 1971 651 pages
4.45
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
Hatha Yoga Pradipika Summary
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
by Swatmarama 1070 641 pages
4.19
2k+ ratings
Spirituality
Health
Philosophy
7 Secrets Of Shiva Summary
7 Secrets Of Shiva
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011 221 pages
4.02
5k+ ratings
Mythology
Religion
Spirituality
Riddles in Hinduism Summary
Riddles in Hinduism
The Annotated Critical Selection
by B.R. Ambedkar 1954 296 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Religion
India
History
Aghora Summary
Aghora
At the Left Hand of God
by Robert E. Svoboda 1986 327 pages
4.26
2k+ ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Hinduism
The Ancient Science of Mantras Summary
The Ancient Science of Mantras
Wisdom of the Sages
by Om Swami 2017 486 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra Summary
The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra
by Om Swami 2019 180 pages
4.42
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Hinduism
Astrology of the Seers Summary
Astrology of the Seers
A Guide to Vedic/Hindu Astrology
by David Frawley 1990 304 pages
4.10
100+ ratings
Astrology
Spirituality
Philosophy
Yoga Body Summary
Yoga Body
The Origins of Modern Posture Practice
by Mark Singleton 2010 272 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
History
Health
Spirituality
A Million Thoughts Summary
A Million Thoughts
by Om Swami 2016 362 pages
4.61
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Life Divine Summary
The Life Divine
by Sri Aurobindo 1942 1154 pages
4.52
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine Summary
Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine
The Ten Mahavidyas
by David R. Kinsley 1997 289 pages
4.27
100+ ratings
Hinduism
Religion
Spirituality
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, 9 Vols. Summary
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, 9 Vols.
by Vivekananda 1922 4961 pages
4.61
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Advaita Vedanta Summary
Advaita Vedanta
A Philosophical Reconstruction
by Eliot Deutsch 1969 128 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
India
Krsna Consciousness Summary
Krsna Consciousness
The Matchless Gift
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada 1974 124 pages
4.45
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Hinduism
Mythology
On the Way to Krsna Summary
On the Way to Krsna
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada 1984 79 pages
4.50
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Hinduism
Religion
The Holy Science Summary
The Holy Science
by Yukteswar Giri 1894 128 pages
4.49
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Philosophy
The Ramayana Summary
The Ramayana
A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
by R.K. Narayan 1957 157 pages
4.07
12k+ ratings
Classics
Mythology
India
The Myths and Gods of India Summary
The Myths and Gods of India
The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series
by Alain Daniélou 1960 512 pages
4.00
100+ ratings
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