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A selection from Mother’s words from 1916 to 1973, which strikes at the heart of what ails India. Mother, Sri Aurobindo’s compan-ion, shows how India can overcome her perilous situation and fulfil her destiny

What makes India a country unlike any other? What power can bring about her rebirth? This selection from Sri Aurobindo’s writings is intended for those who seek an answer.

Part of a series of seven booklets in which Guruji Rishi Prabhakar explains Siddha Samadhi Yoga meditation and tradition and expounds his theories on the means to live a healthy and happy life

Part of a series of seven booklets in which Guruji Rishi Prabhakar explains Siddha Samadhi Yoga meditation and tradition and expounds his theories on the means to live a healthy and happy life.

An introductory essay on the Veda meant for beginners. Avoids pedantic discussions and presents in an accessible fashion the core of vedic philosophy.

Satprem, the Mother’s witness and confidant for two decades is the author of many books on Sri Aurobindo. He published the massive logbook of the Mother’s exploration titled Agenda, in 13 volumes. After the Mother’s departure in 1973 he was plunged in the depths of the body consciousness and began to record the steps of his journey in his Notebooks.

Satprem is a priceless writer, explaining with crystal clarity the significance of Aurobindo and the new being that he announced to the world.

An introduction to Vipasana meditation.

A summary of the discourses given by Goenkaji in a ten-day course on Vipassana meditation.

Sugar and Spice is a potpourri of “middles” and other short pieces witten over the yeatrs by the author for newspapers and magazines. Bachi Karkaria of The Times of India writes of this book: “George Menezes latest collection sparkles with humour and the human touch. You find here all the wit, warmth and observation that made him our most enduring Middle writers. He captures in a few words emotions and ideas with effortlessness honed over decades in the game”.

Quotations and extracts on prayer, religion, awareness, love and self.

Quotations and extracts on prayer, religion, awareness, love and self.

Thought-provoking, spiritually oriented essays from the well-known Jesuit priest banned by the Pope.

Chaturvedi Badrinath’s masterpiece on one of India’s most ancient classics. Badrinath shows that the Mahabharata is the most systematic inquiry into the human condition. Its principal concern is the relationship of the self with the self and with others. This great epic provides us with a method to understand the human condition itself. Even if you do not read any other book this year or in the next ten years, don’t miss this one. It will change your perception of life in the most dramatic ways.

This book is part of a series of publications on ecological traditions of India. In order to protect these animals which played an important role in the ecology, economy or society, they were regarded as sacred. It was a way of protecting species which might have otherwise disappeared. The book discusses the symbolism attached to a range of common and not-so-common animals (including some we consider as ‘pests’), as well as the festivals that they are associated with. Very useful and interesting book.