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The Holy Science
by Yukteswar Giri • 1894
A single sound birthed the cosmos. Five heart-states lead home, and Genesis reads like the Vedas.
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The Holy Science Summary
The Holy Science 93%
A single sound birthed the cosmos. Five heart-states lead home, and Genesis reads like the Vedas.
by Yukteswar Giri 1894
4.48
2k+ ratings
Complete Collection of Swami Vivekananda - 9 Volumes
by Vivekananda • 1922
Your soul is already divine. Four distinct paths prove it inside your ordinary life.
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Complete Collection of Swami Vivekananda - 9 Volumes Summary
Complete Collection of Swami Vivekananda - 9 Volumes 93%
Your soul is already divine. Four distinct paths prove it inside your ordinary life.
by Vivekananda 1922
4.61
2k+ ratings
Be As You Are
by Ramana Maharshi • 1985
Your sense of being a separate self is a projection. One question, asked inward, can dissolve it.
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3k+
Be As You Are Summary
Be As You Are 92%
Your sense of being a separate self is a projection. One question, asked inward, can dissolve it.
by Ramana Maharshi 1985
4.28
3k+ ratings
Selections from The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
by Vivekananda • 2001
Four roads up the mountain: one each for the worker, lover, meditator, thinker.
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167
Selections from The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Summary
Selections from The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda 92%
Four roads up the mountain: one each for the worker, lover, meditator, thinker.
by Vivekananda 2001
4.44
167 ratings
Pathways to Joy
by Vivekananda • 2006
Four yogas, four temperaments. The one that fits turns your strongest drive into spiritual practice.
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144
Pathways to Joy Summary
Pathways to Joy 92%
Four yogas, four temperaments. The one that fits turns your strongest drive into spiritual practice.
by Vivekananda 2006
4.19
144 ratings
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children
by Roopa Pai • 2019
Ancient sages said you are the universe wearing a body. Their proof, made for kids.
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400
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children Summary
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children 92%
Ancient sages said you are the universe wearing a body. Their proof, made for kids.
by Roopa Pai 2019
4.42
400 ratings
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life
by Shweta Chandra • 2016
The Gita's recipe for purpose: act without clinging to results, sustain commitment through devotion.
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The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life Summary
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life 92%
The Gita's recipe for purpose: act without clinging to results, sustain commitment through devotion.
by Shweta Chandra 2016
3.82
1k+ ratings
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
by Ravi Shankar • 2001
Why celebration and silence are the same path: a modern master dissolves the oldest spiritual split.
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Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Summary
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 92%
Why celebration and silence are the same path: a modern master dissolves the oldest spiritual split.
by Ravi Shankar 2001
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2k+ ratings
The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita
by Richa Tilokani • 2021
Your therapist's questions, answered on a battlefield two millennia ago.
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4
The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita 92%
Your therapist's questions, answered on a battlefield two millennia ago.
by Richa Tilokani 2021
4.75
4 ratings
I Am That
by Nisargadatta Maharaj • 1973
Consciousness itself is a reflection. What casts it has no name, no form, and no opposite.
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I Am That Summary
I Am That 92%
Consciousness itself is a reflection. What casts it has no name, no form, and no opposite.
by Nisargadatta Maharaj 1973
4.43
7k+ ratings
Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekanand
by Vivekananda • 1976
The meditation method that starts with a restless mind and ends with the meditator's disappearance.
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3k+
Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekanand Summary
Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekanand 92%
The meditation method that starts with a restless mind and ends with the meditator's disappearance.
by Vivekananda 1976
4.33
3k+ ratings
What is Hinduism?
by David Frawley • 1995
Rejects no deity, requires no creed: a 3,000-year-old toolkit for direct self-knowledge.
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108
What is Hinduism? Summary
What is Hinduism? 92%
Rejects no deity, requires no creed: a 3,000-year-old toolkit for direct self-knowledge.
by David Frawley 1995
4.15
108 ratings
The Bhagavad Gita
by Paramahansa Yogananda • 2005
Your mind is the battlefield. Master the three inner forces and the two paths to liberation.
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The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita 91%
Your mind is the battlefield. Master the three inner forces and the two paths to liberation.
by Paramahansa Yogananda 2005
4.6
1k+ ratings
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple
by Paramahansa Yogananda • 1955
Your spine is the battlefield. Yogananda's science of the Gita as an inner war.
4.35
449
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple Summary
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple 91%
Your spine is the battlefield. Yogananda's science of the Gita as an inner war.
by Paramahansa Yogananda 1955
4.35
449 ratings
Advaita Vedanta
by Eliot Deutsch • 1969
When reality means what cannot be contradicted, the self turns out to be an error.
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200
Advaita Vedanta Summary
Advaita Vedanta 91%
When reality means what cannot be contradicted, the self turns out to be an error.
by Eliot Deutsch 1969
4.11
200 ratings
A Manual Of Self Unfoldment
by Chinmayananda • 1993
The mind's hidden tendencies dictate your life: a systematic method from Vedanta for uprooting them.
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184
A Manual Of Self Unfoldment Summary
A Manual Of Self Unfoldment 91%
The mind's hidden tendencies dictate your life: a systematic method from Vedanta for uprooting them.
by Chinmayananda 1993
4.54
184 ratings
The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader
by M.V. Nadkarni • 2016
The Gita's most radical idea for modern life: act fully, but detach completely from the result.
3.63
8
The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader Summary
The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader 91%
The Gita's most radical idea for modern life: act fully, but detach completely from the result.
by M.V. Nadkarni 2016
3.63
8 ratings
True Happiness
by Arthur Osborne • 2015
Joy is never external. One inward question reveals it as your own unshakable ground.
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23
True Happiness Summary
True Happiness 91%
Joy is never external. One inward question reveals it as your own unshakable ground.
by Arthur Osborne 2015
4.74
23 ratings
The Bhagavad Gita for Awakening
by Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri) • 2018
The Gita's path for householders: act fully, cling to nothing, and discover you were never born.
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19
The Bhagavad Gita for Awakening Summary
The Bhagavad Gita for Awakening 91%
The Gita's path for householders: act fully, cling to nothing, and discover you were never born.
by Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri) 2018
4.26
19 ratings
Why I am a Hindu
by Shashi Tharoor • 2018
Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.
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Why I am a Hindu Summary
Why I am a Hindu 91%
Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.
by Shashi Tharoor 2018
3.72
4k+ ratings
7 Secrets Of Shiva
by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2011
Shiva's symbols are not myths but a map: seven doorways from animal fear to infinite consciousness.
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7 Secrets Of Shiva Summary
7 Secrets Of Shiva 91%
Shiva's symbols are not myths but a map: seven doorways from animal fear to infinite consciousness.
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011
4.02
5k+ ratings
Essence of the Upanishads
by Eknath Easwaran • 2009
Ancient sages mapped the mind and how to escape it. Their manual for modern seekers.
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871
Essence of the Upanishads Summary
Essence of the Upanishads 91%
Ancient sages mapped the mind and how to escape it. Their manual for modern seekers.
by Eknath Easwaran 2009
4.42
871 ratings
Ananda
by Acharya Prashant • 2022
Chasing happiness guarantees you lose; real joy demands disillusionment and the courage to suffer.
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42
Ananda Summary
Ananda 91%
Chasing happiness guarantees you lose; real joy demands disillusionment and the courage to suffer.
by Acharya Prashant 2022
4.50
42 ratings
The Bhagavad Gita
by Jack Hawley
A warrior's battlefield crisis becomes a teaching on the deathless self and acting without grasping.
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The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita 91%
A warrior's battlefield crisis becomes a teaching on the deathless self and acting without grasping.
by Jack Hawley
4.35
1k+ ratings
Bhagwat Gita ; An Easy To Read, Rare, English Translation Of The Greatest Book Of Hindu Philosophy
by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
The battlefield is life. Do your duty, drop the outcome, and discover what cannot die.
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Bhagwat Gita ; An Easy To Read, Rare, English Translation Of The Greatest Book Of Hindu Philosophy Summary
Bhagwat Gita ; An Easy To Read, Rare, English Translation Of The Greatest Book Of Hindu Philosophy 91%
The battlefield is life. Do your duty, drop the outcome, and discover what cannot die.
by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
4.19
83k+ ratings
Presence, Volume I
by Rupert Spira • 2011
A single illusion hides lasting peace: the belief you are a separate self inside a body.
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395
Presence, Volume I Summary
Presence, Volume I 91%
A single illusion hides lasting peace: the belief you are a separate self inside a body.
by Rupert Spira 2011
4.60
395 ratings
The Life Divine
by Sri Aurobindo • 1942
The material world is not an error. It's divinity condensed, and evolution is its homecoming.
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428
The Life Divine Summary
The Life Divine 91%
The material world is not an error. It's divinity condensed, and evolution is its homecoming.
by Sri Aurobindo 1942
4.53
428 ratings
Seven Habits of Highly Fulfilled People
by Satinder Dhiman • 2012
Seven Vedantic habits for finding the fulfillment that achievement never delivered.
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9
Seven Habits of Highly Fulfilled People Summary
Seven Habits of Highly Fulfilled People 91%
Seven Vedantic habits for finding the fulfillment that achievement never delivered.
by Satinder Dhiman 2012
3.56
9 ratings
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times
by Swami Sadashiva Tirtha • 2007
Duty without clinging to results: the Gita's 5,000-year-old path to peace in a frantic world.
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38
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times Summary
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times 91%
Duty without clinging to results: the Gita's 5,000-year-old path to peace in a frantic world.
by Swami Sadashiva Tirtha 2007
3.74
38 ratings
The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive
by Jeffrey Armstrong • 2020
Removing the Western soul from the Gita to reveal a self that never began and never ends.
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62
The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive Summary
The Bhagavad Gita Comes Alive 91%
Removing the Western soul from the Gita to reveal a self that never began and never ends.
by Jeffrey Armstrong 2020
4.45
62 ratings
7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self
by Swami Mukundananda • 2020
Self-help that starts with the soul: seven laws where devotion does what willpower cannot.
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7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self Summary
7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self 91%
Self-help that starts with the soul: seven laws where devotion does what willpower cannot.
by Swami Mukundananda 2020
4.44
136 ratings
The Science of Mind Management
by Swami Mukundananda • 2020
Ancient Vedic mind training: why desire keeps returning stronger, and the intellect can stop it.
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633
The Science of Mind Management Summary
The Science of Mind Management 91%
Ancient Vedic mind training: why desire keeps returning stronger, and the intellect can stop it.
by Swami Mukundananda 2020
4.46
633 ratings
Being Aware of Being Aware
by Rupert Spira • 2013
You do not need to control your mind; peace is the awareness doing the seeking.
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Being Aware of Being Aware Summary
Being Aware of Being Aware 91%
You do not need to control your mind; peace is the awareness doing the seeking.
by Rupert Spira 2013
4.41
3k+ ratings
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali
by Satchidananda
Two thousand years before yoga pants, Patanjali wrote the manual for ending mental turmoil.
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The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali Summary
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali 91%
Two thousand years before yoga pants, Patanjali wrote the manual for ending mental turmoil.
by Satchidananda
4.38
13k+ ratings
'I' is a Door
by Philip Renard • 2017
The sense of 'I' is both trap and door. Three masters on looking at the looker.
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'I' is a Door Summary
'I' is a Door 91%
The sense of 'I' is both trap and door. Three masters on looking at the looker.
by Philip Renard 2017
4.39
120 ratings
The Art of Joyful Living
by Rama • 1989
The self isn't a mask; it's a light you uncover through meditation and inner work.
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272
The Art of Joyful Living Summary
The Art of Joyful Living 91%
The self isn't a mask; it's a light you uncover through meditation and inner work.
by Rama 1989
4.31
272 ratings
The Book of Secrets
by Deepak Chopra • 2004
The world is inside you. Twelve shifts in awareness that end suffering and reveal who you are.
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The Book of Secrets Summary
The Book of Secrets 91%
The world is inside you. Twelve shifts in awareness that end suffering and reveal who you are.
by Deepak Chopra 2004
4.00
9k+ ratings
Secret of the Veda
by Sri Aurobindo • 1971
The Rig Veda's nature hymns conceal a complete psychology of self-overcoming, decoded here.
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173
Secret of the Veda Summary
Secret of the Veda 91%
The Rig Veda's nature hymns conceal a complete psychology of self-overcoming, decoded here.
by Sri Aurobindo 1971
4.45
173 ratings
The Legend of the Goddess
by Om Swami • 2024
An ancient Vedic hymn embodies the goddess of fortune. This is the sonic key.
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296
The Legend of the Goddess Summary
The Legend of the Goddess 91%
An ancient Vedic hymn embodies the goddess of fortune. This is the sonic key.
by Om Swami 2024
4.81
296 ratings
An Extraordinary Absence
by Jeff Foster • 2009
Trying to wake up keeps you dreaming. The separate self you're trying to fix never existed.
4.26
161
An Extraordinary Absence Summary
An Extraordinary Absence 90%
Trying to wake up keeps you dreaming. The separate self you're trying to fix never existed.
by Jeff Foster 2009
4.26
161 ratings
Bhagvat Geeta
by Veda Vyasa
A warrior freezes before battle; his counsel becomes the manual for every human crisis.
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9k+
Bhagvat Geeta Summary
Bhagvat Geeta 90%
A warrior freezes before battle; his counsel becomes the manual for every human crisis.
by Veda Vyasa
4.28
9k+ ratings
The Transparency of Things
by Rupert Spira • 2008
Consciousness alone is real. The self is an appearance within it. A calm, unsentimental look.
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480
The Transparency of Things Summary
The Transparency of Things 90%
Consciousness alone is real. The self is an appearance within it. A calm, unsentimental look.
by Rupert Spira 2008
4.50
480 ratings
Chanakya Neeti
by B.K. Chaturvedi • 2009
Ancient Indian wisdom on self-mastery: control desire, choose company wisely, let karma work.
3.74
670
Chanakya Neeti Summary
Chanakya Neeti 90%
Ancient Indian wisdom on self-mastery: control desire, choose company wisely, let karma work.
by B.K. Chaturvedi 2009
3.74
670 ratings
Paths to God
by Ram Dass • 2004
Act without attachment, love without grasping, die awake: the Gita taught by a guru who read minds.
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2k+
Paths to God Summary
Paths to God 90%
Act without attachment, love without grasping, die awake: the Gita taught by a guru who read minds.
by Ram Dass 2004
4.49
2k+ ratings
Krsna Consciousness
by A.C. Bhaktivedanta • 1974
Spiritual realization through love and sound, bypassing the rigors of traditional yoga.
4.46
147
Krsna Consciousness Summary
Krsna Consciousness 90%
Spiritual realization through love and sound, bypassing the rigors of traditional yoga.
by A.C. Bhaktivedanta 1974
4.46
147 ratings
Sadhguru
by Arundhathi Subramaniam • 2010
A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.
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1k+
Sadhguru Summary
Sadhguru 90%
A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.
by Arundhathi Subramaniam 2010
4.45
1k+ ratings
The Power of Thoughts
by Swami Mukundananda • 2022
A system for turning thoughts into tools: break negative loops, sharpen focus, master your mind.
4.47
146
The Power of Thoughts Summary
The Power of Thoughts 90%
A system for turning thoughts into tools: break negative loops, sharpen focus, master your mind.
by Swami Mukundananda 2022
4.47
146 ratings
The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra
by Om Swami • 2019
A single Vedic mantra to dissolve mental blocks and sharpen intuition, from a Himalayan monk.
4.42
681
The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra Summary
The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra 90%
A single Vedic mantra to dissolve mental blocks and sharpen intuition, from a Himalayan monk.
by Om Swami 2019
4.42
681 ratings
Atmamun
by Kapil Gupta • 2016
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
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Atmamun Summary
Atmamun 90%
Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.
by Kapil Gupta 2016
4.44
1k+ ratings
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions
by Meera Baindur • 2015
Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.
3.00
1
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions Summary
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions 90%
Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.
by Meera Baindur 2015
3.00
1 ratings
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