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THE INDISPENSABLE VIVEKANANDA An Anthology for Our Time (AMIYA P.SEN. EDITOR)
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A hundred years after Swami Vivekananda’s oratory, essays, & philosophical writings offeres substantial modifications & refinements to modern Hinduism, he remains a key figure in any proper understanding of the religion of India’s largest majority. This anthology showcases those aspects of Vivekananda that seem indispensable even today. In his Introduction, the editor provides, first, a general idea of the life & work of the Swami; & second, a critical appraisal of the various aspects of his social & philosophical ideas. The second half of the book containa selections from Vivekanand’s writings organized around topice dealing with ‘Contemporary India & her Problems’, ‘Religion & the Human Revolution’, ‘Vedanta & the Future of Mankind’, & ‘the Spiritual Ends of Man’. A list of suggested readings concludes this Volume.
295/=THE KHECAARVIDAY OF ADINATHE (James MALLINSON)
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THE KHECARIVIDYA OF ADINATHA (James Mallinons)
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A CRITICAL EDITION & ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF AN EARLY TEXT OF BATBAYOGA The Khecarividya of Adinatha, a Sanakrit text dated to pre1400 ce, teaches khecara, one of the most important exercises of hathayoga, in which the tongue is inserted above the palate in order to drink the amrta or nectar of immortaity dripping from the top of the skull.
735/=THE KHECARIVIDYA OF ADINATHA (James Mallinson)
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THE KHECARIVIDYA OF ADINATHA (by James Mallinson)
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The Khecarividya of Adinatha, a Sankrrit text dated to pre1400 ce, teaches khecari-mudra, one of the most importan exercises of hathayoga, in which the tongue is inserted above the palate in order to drink the amrta or nectar of immortality dripping from the top of the skull. It is said to best- tow immortality, the ability to remain in deep meditation for long periods & the power of flight upon its practitioners. The text has been edited for the first time & has never before been accessible to an English speaking readership. It is accompanied by an introduction & an extensively annotated teanslation. The author has drawn on twenty-seven Sanskrit manuscripts & original fieldwork amongst yogins in India to demonstrate how earlier tantric yogic techniques developed & mutated into the practices of hathayoga. The work sheds new light on the develoment of hathayoga & ex- plains its practices.(NIDICA BOOKS)
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