Bible & Other Sacred Texts

What is it I hope for from this book? To inspire a quiet revolution in the whole way we look at death and care for the dying and the whole way we look at life, and care for the living' Written by Buddhist meditation master and popular international speaker Soygal Rinpoche, this highly acclaimed boo... More

"The Koran," the holy scripture of Islam, is the record of Muhammad's oral teaching delivered between the years immediately preceding the Hegira in AD 622 and the Prophet's death in AD 632. It has exerted untold influence upon the history of mankind. Apart from it's specifically religious content, i... More

The Upanishads contain not philosophy but central principles to guide us through life. They are therefore India’s most precious legacy to humanity. ‘What is that, by knowing which, all things are known?’ ‘What makes my mind think, my eyes see, my tongue speak, my body live?’ ‘What happen... More

A shortened modern prose version of the Indian epic. The Ramayana is, quite simply, the greatest of Indian epics—and one of the world’s supreme masterpieces of storytelling. ‘Almost every individual living in India,’ writes R. K. Narayan in the Introduction to this new interpretation, ‘is ... More

For centuries, Indians have held Rama to be the perfect man: unfailingly noble, utterly poised, fearless and strong, wise, compassionate and free from anger, a just ruler and an implacable foe of all wrongdoers. Countless others worship Rama as an avatar, a human incarnation of Lord Vishnu born to v... More

Esack explores how the Qur'an came into being and examines its structure as a unique literary work. Blending faith, fact and an innovative approach, this is a concise guide to a major religious text, and invaluable insight into its role in the lives of Muslims.... More

"Promise of the Soul is a spiritual workbook. Through simple, accessible exercises and reflections, Kenny offers us practical and proven methods that have enabled thousands of his counseling clients to relinquish their separation from God s love and live from the heart.... Step by step, Kenny s appr... More

Osho's illuminating commentary on the "Bhagavad Gita," one of the most famous of Hindu scriptures, explains how the patterns and conditionings of human consciousness create pain and misery, conflict and war. By arguing that "no one has a spiritual problem," Osho shows that "everyone's problem is of ... More

An authoritative and critically acclaimed book, in which the author traces the path of enlightenment as it is found in 37 pieces of Buddhist literature, known as the bodhi-pakkhiya dhamma. The result is a thorough and engrossing piece of work, which provides a unique insight into the nature not only... More

There are eighteen Mahapuranas, great Puranas, and the Siva Purana is one of them. Siva is a vivid retelling of the Siva Purana for today's reader. The book contains all the major legends of Siva, bringing them alive again for a new generation.... More

The Upanishads are a group of texts in Hindu sacred literature that are considered to reveal the ultimate truth and whose knowledge is considered to lead to spiritual emancipation. In the Upanishads, we find the finest flowering of the Indian metaphysical and speculative thought. They are utterances... More

A masterly translation of the Tamil version of Ramayana   The epic story of Rama, which is part of the Indian collective consciousness, has been retold in many regional languages. Pre-eminent among the many vernacular retellings of the Ramayana is the twelfth-century Tamil version by Kamban. ... More

The Bhagavad Gita, the song of the Divine One, is revered as a sacred text of Hindu philosophy. It is perhaps the most well- Known and certainly the most widely-read ethical text of ancient India.An episode in the great wpic, the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita is a conversation between Krishan ans A... More

The Gita is a book of rare excellence which ought to be read by every Indian and will amply repay perusal. A single reading may not create sufficient interest in it, nor even ensure a tolerable grasp of its main outlines; but, as it is a small book, two or three successive readings can be easily man... More

This Book Is A Quest. Questions That Have No Answers. The Book Rules Out The Possibility Of A Lasting Solution. Questioning One Returns To The Source, The Unknowable!Man Seems To Have Lost Sensitivity, That Child Like Curiosity To Look, Listen And Question. He Should Not Only Be Content With Obser¬... More

From a bestselling team comes an exploration of the spiritual text, "Tao Te Ching," and how its wisdom can be applied to everyday life.In her first two books, Byron Katie showed how suffering can be ended by questioning the stressful thoughts that create it, through a process of self-inquiry she cal... More