The Notion of Growth
The Notion of Growth describes a path to discover a world within us that becomes the more fascinating the deeper we venture into it. It is a path described in … Read more and download PDF
Hinduism
Hinduism is among the oldest world religions. Here at the Hinduism-section of Holybooks.com, we aim at presenting the original works that lay the foundations of Hinduism. While we have the main Vedas, Upanishads, The Mahabharata in several translations we also present more recent commentaries, anthologies, and entirely new branches of Hinduism such as modern days Hinduistic mysticism.
Ganadharavada
Ganadharavada is an important philosophical book, which gives an insight into a number of problems of Indian philosophy from different points of view. It features profound discussions between different schools. … Read more and download PDF
Theory of Karman in Indian Thought
Theory of Karman in Indian Thought. The problem of suffering and diversity of human nature is a great riddle which has been discussed widely in the eastern spiritual traditions for … Read more and download PDF
Amrtacandrasuris Laghutattvasphota
Amrtacandrasuris Laghutattvasphota is tenth-century poem in the stotra genre, consisting of 625 verses divided into 25 chapters each describing unique exposition of reality also called nayas which corresponds to a step … Read more and download PDF
Transmutation of Personality through Preksha Meditation
Transmutation of Personality through Preksha Meditation. Preksha meditation is one of the ways in which that immortal beauty may be observed according to the spiritual way of the Jain tradition. The … Read more and download PDF
Perception of Psychic Colours
Perception of Psychic Colours is a book about Preksa Dhyana, a technique of meditation for attitudinal change, behavioral modification and integrated development of personality. It is based on the wisdom of … Read more and download PDF
Sundara Kanda Hanuman’s Odysey
Sundara Kanda – Hanuman’s Odysey a newer English translation from the original Sanskrit sources. If Mahabharata’s Bhagvad-Gita is taken as a philosophical guide, Ramayana’s Sundara Kanda is sought for spiritual … Read more and download PDF
Vaimanika Shastra – Vymaanika-shaastra
Vaimanika Shastra or Vymaanika-shaastra is a very strange illustrated book. It details the theories of ancient flying machines from Hindu India. Everything seems to be debunked. Even the author admits … Read more and download PDF
Samayasara or Nature of Self
Samayasara or Nature of Self is a classic Jain discussion about the nature of the self and its relation to karma and moksha, meaning ultimate liberation or enlightenment. It was originally … Read more and download PDF