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The Nisargadatta Gita by Pradeep Apte

admin — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:16:49 +0000

The Nisargadatta Gita by Pradeep Apte. From the intro:

I came across a book ‘I Am That’ based on the talks of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. As I began going through it, I just couldn’t put it down, ‘This is dynamite!’ that’s the immediate feeling I had. I Then began preparing the text of ‘The Nisargadatta Gita’. In my life, so far, I had never met a living Guru, is my mere reading or studying of books of the teachings of all these great men of no avail? This last doubt was removed while I was editing the script of ‘I am Unborn’ where Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj answered this very question:

V: Do books replace a Guru?

M: Yes, books can replace a Guru. At one stage you yourself become a Guru;then you find out that books are of no use anymore. The Guru is one, who knows the beginning, continuity and the end of his life and understands the mind on which the environment has so much impact.( Page, 89, I am Unborn).

This answer came as a big relief and will also come to many like me who have never come across a living Guru in their life.

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The Nisargadatta Gita

Sri Aurobindo VOL 19 Essays On The Gita

admin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:59:20 +0000

This is volume 19 in the complete works of Sri Aurobindo, which soon will be here at the site in its completeness. The first series of this volume, Aurobindos Essays on the Gita, appeared in the monthly review Arya between August 1916 and July1918. It was revised by Sri Aurobindo and published as a book in 1922. The second series appeared in the Arya between August1918 and July 1920. In 1928 Sri Aurobindo brought out an extensively revised edition in book form. For the present edition, the text has been thoroughly checked against all previous editions and against the manuscripts of the revised Arya. download Essays On The Gita here in full length (607 pages):

Sri Aurobindo VOL 19 Essays On The Gita

Essence of Ribhu Gita

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:12:07 +0000

The Essence of Ribhu Gita forms the sixth section of the Sanskrit work known as Siva Rahasya. It is the teachings of Lord Siva in Mount Kailas to His devotee Ribhu, from whom the Gita derives its name. The ebook presented herewith consists of 122 verses from the original Tamil work, being a free translation into English prose, conveying the essence of the original, rather than a mere
mechanical word for word translation.

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Essence of Ribhu Gita ebook

Tripura Rahasya or the Mystery Beyond the Trinity

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:35:08 +0000

“Tripura Rahasya or the Mystery Beyond the Trinityis” an ancient prime text on Advaita in Sanskrit and was highly commended by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi for study by seekers. There was no English translation of this scripture until the present one was made by Munagala Venkataramiah (Swami Ramanananda Saraswathi) in 1938. This book is not to be picked up, read through and put
away. The verses are full of Divine nectar which will quench the thirst of any earnest seeker who repeatedly reflects on their meaning and in right earnest attempts to implement the teachings.

Download Tripura Rahasya here (324 pages):

Tripura Rahasya

Ashtavakra Gita

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:28:44 +0000

The Ashtavakra Gita is an ancient spiritual document of great purity and power. Pure, because it is relentlessly one-pointed. Every word is aimed at triggering Self-realization–no suggestions for self-improvement, no rules for moral behavior, no practical wisdom for daily life. Powerful, because the mere reading—or repeated reading–of it can be enough to send a ripe mind reeling into Truth. Here we present the Ashtavakra Gita in English translated by Bart Marshall. Download the e-book here in full length:

Ashtavakra Gita ebook

Ramayana full length PDF Ebook

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:56:58 +0000

The Ramayana is an ancient Hindu text about Rama, an incarnation of the God Vishnu. It tells the story of the righteous prince Rama and his rescue of his wife Sita after her abduction by the demon king Ravana. This version is retold in English by C. Rajagopalachari and edited by Jay Mazo, American Gita Society. Download the free PDF ebook Ramayana here:

Ramayana

For the long word-by-word translation of Ramayana in four volumes please see this post: The complete Ramayana in English

The Avadhoota Gita

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:21:38 +0000

The Avadhoota Gita is writen by Sage Dattatreya. Dattatreya was the combined incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. His narration was recorded by his two disciples Swami and Kartika. It is undoubtedly one of the oldest Hindu scriptures. Hindu scholars speculate it must have been written not less than 5000 B.C, or even earlier. Still the texts is readable for laymen. ‘The Avadhoota Gita’ must be one of the oldest spiritual scripts we can get our hands on. Download the full text ebook here (40 pages):