Opening Prayer
Vakratunda Mahakaya, SuryaKoti Samaprabha, Neervighna Kurume Deva, Sarva Karyeshu Sarvada, Om Ekdantaye Vidmahe, Vakratundaaya Dheemahi, Tanno Dhanti Prachodayaat, Om Gum Ganapataya Namah! (Shri Ganesh Opening Prayer)
Aum Bhoor Bhuwah Swaha, Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devesya Dheemahi Dhiyo Yo Naha Prachodayat (Gayatri Mantra)
Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life, Remover of pain and sorrow, The Bestower of happiness, Oh! Creator of the Universe, May we receive thy Supreme sin-destroying light, May Thou guide our intellect in the right direction. (Gayatri Mantra in English)
Invocation of Lord Ganesha and Lord Vishnu:
Agajanana Padmarkam Gajananam Aharnisham
Anekadantam Bhaktanam Ekadantam Upasmahe
Shuklambaradharam Vishnum Shashi Varnam Chaturbhujam
Prasanna Vadanam Dhyayet Sarva Vighnopashantaye
Invocation of Guru:
Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheshvaraha
Gurur Sakshat Parabrahma Tasmai Shri Gurave Namaha
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Sanathan Dharma in a Nutshell, Hinduism 101
Hinduism Code of Conduct – Brief Summary
Hinduism – 10 Questions on Hinduism (courtesy Himalayan Academy)
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An Introduction to Hinduism
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Hinduism, Sanathan Dharma, Short Introduction by Shri Stephen Knapp
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Sanatana Dharma – An Elementary Textbook of Hindu Religion and Ethics (20 MB)
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Hinduism History Lesson – Hinduism from Ancient Times (Courtesy The Himalayan Academy)
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Hindu Prayer Book
Hinduism for Beginners By Pandit Ram Sivan (Srirama Ramanuja Achari)
All about Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
Essence of Hinduism – Gandhi
Hinduism – What every Hindu ought to know by A Hindu Monk (circa 1968)
Hinduism Encycloped.
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Hindu Dharma – The Universal Way of Life – Voice of the Guru – Pujya Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati Swami
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Essential Hinduism, Steven J Rosen
Weavers Wisdom 1080 (courtesy Himalayan Academy)
Why I Became a Hindu by Shri Stephen Knapp (Shri Nandanandana Dasa)
Adi Sankaracharya – Jagadguru of Advaita Handbook of Hinduism by M V Nadkarni (Ramakrishna Math)
Handbook of Hinduism by M V Nadkarni (Ramakrishna Math) – Gujarati
Handbook of Hinduism by M V Nadkarni (Ramakrishna Math) – Tamil
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Handbook of Hinduism/Essentials of Hinduism
Shakti – the Power of Feminine
Shaktism – Shakta and Shakti
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Becoming a Hindu Devotee is Easy by Shri Stephen Knapp
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A Life Interwoven with Gayatri – Originally written in Hindi by Yuga Rishi Shri Ram Sharma Acharya
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Adi Shankaracharya Biography
Ancient Indian Law 1
Ancient Indian Law 2
Ancient Indian Law 3
Ancient India
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Aparoksha Anubhuti (Self Realisation) by Sri Shankaracharya
Art of Astrology
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Aryabhatta, An Ancient Indian Work on Mathematics and Astronomy (1930)
Astrology – What is Vedic Astrology (brief explanation)
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Astrology – Basic Lessons
Astrology – Hindu Astrology, An Insight
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Astro Palmistry by Mihiracharya (large file 60 Mb)
Advaita Vedenta – What is Advaita Vedanta?
Advaita Diagrams (all in one)
Advaita Philosophy – An Introduction by Kokileswar Sastri, Vidyaratna, Calcutta, 1926
Advaita Vedanta for Beginners
Adventure in Consciousness by Aurobindo
A Call to Liberation by Swami Chidananda
A New Beginning by Swami Chidananda
A Guide to Noble Living by Swami Chidananda
A Messenger of Peace and Wisdom by Swami Krishnananda
Advice on Spiritual Living by Swami Chidananda
All about Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
Amrita Gita (Yoga) by Sri Swami Sivananda
Ancient India – Some Sacred Sites
Animal’s Rights by Henry Salt (1914)
Antyeshti Samskar, (Practical Guidelines for Final Rites)
Answers to Basic Spiritual Questions by Swami Shantananda Puri
Arise India by Francois Gautier
Ashtavakra Samhita – Study Notes of Swami Shraddhananda
Ashtavakra Gita (with explanations)
Ashtavakra Gita Version 1 (translated by John Richards)
Ashtavakra Gita Version 2 (translated by John Richards)
Ashtavakra Gita (translated by Bart Marshall)
Ashtavakra Gita – The Song of Ashtavakra (english)
Ashtavakra Gita – The Song of Ashtavakra (hindi/english)
Aspects of Indian Culture, Dr. A S Gopani
Atman in Pre Upanisadic Vedic Literature by H G Narahari
Diwali Fact Sheet – English
Diwali Fact Sheet – Gujarati
Diwali Fact Sheet – Hindi
Adi ShankarAcharya:
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Brief Life Sketch of Shrimad Adi Jagadguru Shankaracharya
Advaita Vedanta
The Glorious Life and Teachings of Shree Adi ShankarAcharya
Advaita Philosophy Of Sri Adi Sankaracharya
Adi Shankara: Ten shlokas that summarizes his Teachings
Advaitama Pancharatnam
Aatma Bodha – Knowledge of Self by Adi Shankaracharya
Vivekachudamani – Version 1
Vivekachudamani – Version 2
Vivekachudamani – Version 3
Adi Shankaracharya Biography
Aparoksha Anubhuti (Self Realisation) by Sri Shankaracharya
AtmaShatkam by Adi Shankaracharya
Bhajagovindam or Moha Mudgara of Adi Shankaracharya
Kashmir Shaivism (Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism), Swami Shankarananda
Self Realisation (Aparoksha Anubhuti) by Sri Shankaracharya
Shankara Digvijayam – Sri Adi Shankaracharya
Srimad Bhagavad Gita translated by Sankaracharya commentary by Swami Gambhirananda
Vivekachudamani of Shri Shankaracharya (book type 1)
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Viveka Chudamani of Sri Shankaracharya, Translation by Swami Madhavananda (1921) (large file 15 mB)
Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism, Swami Shankarananda
Astrology (Jyotish) in Hinduism:
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Avasthas of Planets
Basics of Vedic Astrology
Bhavartha Ratnakara
Bhrigu Sutras (partial significance of the Planets and Houses)
Brihat Jatak (explanation of terms used)
BrihatParasaraHoraSastra (format 1)
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Crux of Vedic Astrology by Sanjay Rath (large file 71 mB)
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Daivajna Vallabha (Varaha Mihira)
Vedic Astrology
Garga Hora by Sage Gargacharya
Navagraha – Significance of 9 Planets
Navgrahas (Planets) in Indian Astrology (a short explanation)
Horasara of Prithuyasas (son of Varaha Mihira)
Jaiminisutras
Jataka Chandrika
Jatakalankara
Laghu Parashari Siddhanta
Kalyana Varma’s Saravali
Mantreswara’s Phala Deepika English Translation, Commentary and annotation by Dr. G. S. Kapoor
Muhurtha (Electional Astrology) by Dr. B.V. RAMAN
Profile of Indian Astronomy before the Siddhantic Period by Prof. Dr. R. N. Iyengar
Planetary Astrology of Human Affairs by Dr. B V Raman
Predictive Astrology M N Kedar
Sanketanidhi (The Treasure of Learning)
Saravali (Kalyana Varma)
Sample Horoscope
Satya Jataka
Stri Jataka
Study of Vedic Astrology by Acharya Aryabhatt
The Yavanajataka of Sphujidhvaja Sastri
Uttarakalamritam By Kalidasa English Translation By Panditabushana V. Subrahmanya
Vedic Astrology an Integrated Approach by P.V.R. Narasimha Rao
Vedic Astrology and Rasi Characteristics
Vedic Astrology (Jyotisha) Explained
What is Vedic Astrology by William R. Levacy
What is Vedic Astrology? courtesy by Shyamasundara Dasa, Jyotish Sastri
AtmaShatkam by Adi Shankaracharya
Aum Yoga – Its Theory and Practice by Swami Nirmalananda Giri
Aum – What is Aum? by Arya Samaj
Aurobindo:
About Sri Aurobindo
Deeper Meaning
Essence of Veda
Essays – Divine and Human
Essays – In Philosophy and Yoga
Essays – On the Gita
Hindu Marriage
Isha Upanishad
Kena Upanishad
Mathematics in India of the Vedic Age
Practical Guide to Integral Yoga
The Life Divine – Part 1
The Life Divine – Part 2
The Secret of the Vedas
Sandya Mantras
Savitri – A Symbol and a Legend
Synthesis of Yoga
Upanishads Explained
01 Early Cultural Writings
02 Collected Poems
03-04 Collected Plays and Stories
05 Translations
06-07 Bande Mataram
08 Karma Yogin
10-11 Record Of Yoga
12 Essays Divine and Human
14 Vedic and Philosophical Studies
15 The Secret Of the Vedas
16 Hymns to the Mystic Fire
17 IshaUpanishad
18 Kena and other Upanishads
19 Essays on the Gita
20 The Renaissance in India
21-22 The Life Divine
23-24 The Synthesis of Yoga
25 The Human Cycle
26 Future Poetry
27 Letters on Poetry and Art
28 Letters on Yoga-I
29 Letters on Yoga-II
30 Letters on Yoga-III
31 Letters on Yoga-IV
32 The Mother with Letters on the Mother
33-34 Savitri
35 Letters on Himself and the Ashram
36 Autobiographical Notes
Vedas:
Vedas in Pictures (shown graphically)
Atharva Veda
Essence of the Vedas
Explaining the Gods
Gods of the Veda
Sama Veda
The Secret of the Vedas
Veda Books
Vedas and Tantra
Why read the Rig Veda?
Wisdom of the Vedas
Yajur Veda
Autobiography of a Jnani by Edward Muzika and Rajiv Kapur
Avadhuta Gita – translation by Swami Abhayananda, Ramakrishna Math
Avadhuta Gita by Dattatreya – translation 2
Avatars
Awakening of Supreme Conscious by Swami Lakshman Joo
Ayurveda – Practice of Ayurveda by Swami Sivananda (1958)
Ayurvedic Home Remedies
Ayurveda Encyclopedia – Natural Secrets to Healing
Ayurvedic Health and Healing (Plain text, print version, 111 pages)
Ayurvedic Health and Healing (Colour Version, 221 pages)
Ayurvedic Medicine (in Gujerati – Saral Rogopachar) courtesy G V Patel (NZ)
Ayurvedic – The Traditional Health Science of India
Baglamukhi Sahasranamam
Bakhshali Manuscript (Ancient Script)
Becoming a Hindu Devotee is Easy by Shri Stephen Knapp
Beyond Birth and Death by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Bhagavad Gita – As It Is by Shri A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda (comprehensive)
Bhagavad Gita for Children (courtesy Shri Vidya Niketan School and College)
Bhagavad Gita Translated by Sir Edwin Arnold
Bhagavad Gita -_ Explanation by T N Sethumadhavan
Bhagavad Gita – Explanation by T N Sethumadhavan (Gujarati)
Bhagavad Gita – Explanation by T N Sethumadhavan (Hindi)
Bhagavad Gita – Explanation by T N Sethumadhavan (Tamil)
Bhagavad Gita – Explanation by T N Sethumadhavan (Telugu)
Bhagavad Gita – Explanation by T N Sethumadhavan (Punjabi)
Bhagavad Gita Translated by Winthrop Sargeant
Bhagavad Gita Translated by Winthrop Sargeant – Summary in English
Bhagavad Gita Translated by Winthrop Sargeant – Summary in Gujarati
Bhagavad Gita Translated by Winthrop Sargeant – Summary in Hindi
Bhagavad Gita Translated by Winthrop Sargeant – Summary in Tamil
Bhagavad Gita Translated by Winthrop Sargeant – Summary in Punjabi
Bhagavad Gita Translated by Winthrop Sargeant – Summary in Telugu
Essays on Gita – Sri Aurobindo
Bhagavad Gita – The Hidden Treasure of the Sweet Absolute edited by the dearmost disciple and associate of The King of Spiritual Teachers Of Vaishnava Ontology Prabhupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Maharaja
Bhagavad Gita Explained by Dnyaneshwar Maharaj
Bhagavad Gita Explained by Dnyaneshwar Maharaj (Gujarati)
Bhagavad Gita Explained by Dnyaneshwar Maharaj (Hindi)
Bhagavad Gita Explained by Dnyaneshwar Maharaj (Tamil)
Bhagavad Gita Vision by Swami Chidananda
Bhagavad Gita for Busy People by Sri Swami Sivananda
Bhagavad Gita according to M. K. Gandhi
Bhagavad Gita – Brief Notes
Bhagavad Gita, Commentary by Sri Sankaracharya, translated by A. Mahadeva Sastri (1901)
Bhagavad Gita – The Song Divine by Dr Ramanand Prasad
Bhagavad Gita (Gorakhpur Gita Press version)
Bhagavad Gita – Slokas and Translation
Bhagavad Gita and Management – a view by M.P. Bhattathiri(Kerala)
Bhagavad Gita interpretation by Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Bhagavad Gita for Common Man (Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Vivekananda)
Bhagavad Gita, a simplified explanation by Satya Sarada Kandula
Bhagavad Gita translation by Shri Purohit Swami
Bhagavad Gita translation by Lars Martin Fosse
Bhagavad Gita – Roadmap to Conscious Evolution (study)
Bhaja Govindam
Bhajagovindam or Moha Mudgara of Adi Shankaracharya
Bhakti-Rasayana, The Nectar-Tonic of Pure Devotion by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaj
Bharata Shakti by John Woodroffe (1917)
Bharatiya History
Bharatiya Lexicon (large file 30 mb)
Bharatiya Scriptures
Bliss is Within by Sri Swami Chidananda
Bodhayanti Parasparam – Volume 1 (courtesy Institute of Sri Ramchandra Consciousness – Secunderabad)
Bodhayanti Parasparam – Volume 2
Bodhayanti Parasparam – Volume 3
Bodhayanti Parasparam – Volume 4
Bodhayanti Parasparam – Volume 5
Bodhayanti Parasparam – Volume 6
Bodhayanti Parasparam – Volume 7
Bodhayanti Parasparam – Volume 8
Bramhacharya – Saivite Virtue (courtesy Himalayan Academy – Kauai’s Hindu Monastery)
Brahma Samhita Commentary by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakor
Brahma Samhita Commentary by Srila Narayana Maharajah
Brahma Sutras translated by Swami Vireswarananda (1936)
Brahma Sutras by Swami Sivananda
BrahmaSutra Vritti by SadaSivendra Sarasvati (1909)
Brahmavarchas Scientific Research of Spiritual Sciences – Originally written in Hindi by Yuga Rishi ShriRam Sharma Acharya
Brhadaranyaka Upanishad
Brhad Bhagavatamrtam by Srila Sanatana Goswami (courtesy of BV Narayana Maharaja)
Bramhajnana Therapy; Therapy Beyond Therapies by Sri Swamiji Shyam
Chakras:
Chakras by Purnananda Swami
Chakras (Six Chakras)
Chakras – A Short List
Chakras – A Short List 2
Chakras – Anatomy of the Spirit
Chakras by C. W. Leadbeater (1927)
Chakras – Ask Dr Chakras
Chakras – Chart 1
Chakras – Healing Chart
Chakras – Quick Reference
Chakra Puja
Chakras, Glands, Propensities and Asanas by Dada Rainjitananda
Chanakya Niti-Shastra – The Political Ethics of Chanakya Pandit V1
Chanakya Niti-Shastra – The Political Ethics of Chanakya Pandit V2
Characteristics of a Mantra
Chidananda, Swami Chidananda’s 80th Anniversary Tribute
Children’s Books
(website link)…Bala Gokulam
(website link)… Indian Child
(website link)…Children’s Stories – Rajathatha Corner
(website link)(website link)…Indian Culture/India 101 (Culturopedia.com)
Raising Children as Good Hindus
Bala Gokulam – Prayer Book (courtesy Hindu Swayamsevaksam, USA)
Hinduism’s Code of Conduct (Plain Text, Print Version)
Yoga’s Forgotten Foundation (Plain text, print version, 76 pages)
Hinduism’s Code of Conduct, Yoga’s Forgotten Foundation (Comprehensive-Illustrated, 222 pages)
Balavihar Shloka Book (courtesy Shree Venkateswara Temple)
History of Ancient India – Chapter 1, Origins of Hinduism
History of Ancient India – Chapter 2, Origins of Hinduism – Classical India, 300ce to 1100ce
History of Ancient India – Chapter 3, Hinduism Endures, 1100 to 1850 ce
History of Ancient India – Chapter 4, Colonized India – 1840 to 1947 ce
Ten Tales about Self Control
Ten Tales about Religious Life
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book One
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book Two
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book Three
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book Four
Fighting Climate Change: Human solidarity in a divided world – Two Degrees of Separation between Hope and Despair by some young people of the world
May I Answer That ? by Swami Sivananda
Hindu Primer 1 (courtesy Himalayan Academy)
A Hinduism Primer 2 (Plain Text, Print Version)
A Hinduism Primer 2 (Colour-Illustrated)
Hinduism Basics – 14 Questions and Answers
Nine Key Qualities to Cultivate in Children
Four Denominations of Hinduism – Version 1 (Himalyan Academy)
Four Denominations of Hinduism – Version 2 (Himalayan Academy)
Hinduism Basics – 9 Beliefs, 4 Facts
Hinduism Basics – Karma and ReIncarnation
Hinduism – Essence of Hinduism – M.K.Gandhi
Hinduism Basics – God and Gods of Hinduism
Hinduism Basics – The Hindu Ethic of Non-Violence
Hinduism Basics – 10 Questions on Hinduism (courtesy Himalayan Academy)
Hindu Rituals and Routines (illustrated)
Hindu Rituals and Routines – Why do we follow those? – Version 1 (plain text)
Hindu Rituals and Routines – Why do we follow
those? – Version 2 (with pictures)
Importance and Significance of Hindu Rituals and Practices
Understanding Hinduism – Stephen Knapp
Understanding Hinduism – Basic Questions Answered
Hinduism and Vegetarianism, a brief discussion
How to Debate a Vegetarian Diet with a Meat-Eater
Pragya Tales for Children (1 of 2)
Pragya Tales for Children (2 of 2)
Sensitization Program for Parents (life skills)
Why Should we go to the Temple?
Parables of Sivananda (by Swami Sivananda)
Thus Awakens by Swami Sivananda
Children’s Lessons on Hinduism (courtesy of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami – Himalayan Academy, in Tamil, Hindi, French and English):
Path to Siva- A Catechism for Youth
Saivite Hindu Religion, Book 1 for children ages 5 to 7
Saivite Hindu Religion, The Master Course, Level One, Book 2
Saivite Hindu Religion, Book 3 for children ages 7 to 9
Saivite Hindu Religion, Book 4 for children ages 8 to 10
Saivite Hindu Religion, Book 5
Saivite Hindu Religion, Book 6
Saivite Hindu Religion, The Master Course – Level One – Book 1, Professional Teacher’s Guide
Saivite Hindu Religion, The Master Course – Level One – Book 2, Professional Teacher’s Guide
Saivite Hindu Religion, Book Four Examination (Intermediate)
Saivite Hindu Religion, Book 6 Examination (Intermediate)
Hinduism’s Code of Conduct (Plain Text, Print Version)
Hinduism’s Code of Conduct, Yoga’s Forgotten Foundation (Comprehensive-Illustrated)
Raising Children as Good Hindus (Plain Text, Print Version)
Raising Children as Good Hindus (Illustrated)
Chidananda Saraswati:
A Year of Spiritual Celebration
Drops of Nectar
Essence of Spirituality
Grace in the Home, Wisdom for All Ages
Hindu Jain Temple (large file, 23 Mb)
Peace, for Ourselves, Our Families and Our Communities Around the World
Time For Spiritual Life is Now
United we Stand, Survive and Flourish
Vegetarianism, a brief discussion
Vegetarianism, for our Bodies, our Minds, our Souls and our Planet
Yoga, The Essence of Life
Confidential Secrets of Bhajana – An Overview of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s Sri Bhajana-Rahasya
Conquest of Anger by Sri Swami Sivananda
Conquest of Fear by Sri Swami Sivananda
Contemporary Hinduism
Cultural Heritage of India by Harida Bhattacharyya (1937)
Customs and Rituals in Hindu Dharma
Dada Bhagavan:
Aptavani 1
Aptavani 2
Aptavani 4
Aptavani 5
Aptavani 6
Aptavani 8
Aptavani 9
Autobiography of Dada (Gnani Purush A.M. Patek)
Avoid Clashes – Avoid Conflict
Celibacy – Brahmacharya
Death – Before, During and After
Essence of Religion
Fault is of the Sufferer
Flawless Vision
Generation Gap
Guru and the Disciple
Harmony in Marriage
Karma – Science of Karma
Life without Conflict
Money – The World of Money
Money – Noble use of Money
Non-Violence (Ahimsa)
Pratikraman – The master key that resolves all conflicts (short)
Pratikraman – (full version)
Prem – Pure Love
Science of Speech
Self Realization
Shree Simandhar Swami
Tri Mantra – The Mantra that removes all Obstacles
Whatever has happended is Justice
Who am I ?
Worries
DaDa Bhagavan – download all the pdf files above in one zipped file (18 MB)
David Frawley (Shree Vamadeva Shastri):
Ayurvedic Effects of Asana Practice
Debate With Christian Missionaries in India
Hinduism, Many Paths to God
Hinduism and the Clash of the Civilization
How I Became a Hindu, My Discovery of Vedic Dharma
Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig Veda
Inner Tantric Yoga
Myth of the Aryan Invasion in India
The Milky Way and the Cosmic Soma
Dakshina Kannada Pilgrimage by T Sampath Kumaran
Death Rituals and Resource Guide(courtesy Desai Foundation, Massachusets, USA)
Death Rites and Rituals (courtesy Association of Mandhata Samaj, UK (AMSUK))
Devi Mahatyam (Chandi, Durga Sapthasathi)
Dharma
Dharma – The Global Ethic by Justice M. RAMA JOIS
Dharma – Arise, Awake and be vigilant to Safeguard Dharma by Swami Jyotirmayananda
Dharma Sastra of Yajnavalkya (Hindu Law and Judicature) Edward Roer and W.A. Montriou
Dharma Sastra – Sacred Laws of the Aryas (1879)
Dialogues from the Upanishads by Swami Sivananda Saraswati
Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion by John Dawson
Dictionary of Indian Philosophy Sanskrit Terms defined in English
Divine Communion by Swami Abhedananda (1900)
Divine Darshana of Shri Vallabhadhisa
Divine Wisdom of the Dravida Saints, translated by Alkondaviili Govindacharya
Dnyaneshwari – Commentary on Gita 1290
Doctrine of Maya (Philosophy of Vedanta) by Prof Prabhu Dutt Shastrii
Does the soul exist after Death ? by Swami Abhedananda (1900)
Durga Sapthasathi
Drg Drsya Viveka, an inquiry into the nature of the ‘Seer’ and the ‘Seen’ by Swami Nikhilananda (1931)
Durga Sapthasathi – Inquiring Beyond the Stories, A discourse by Guruji Sri Amritananda Natha
Durga Sapthasathi – Devi Mahatmyam
Dwarka to Kurukshetra
Easy Journey to Other Planets by A C Bhaktivedenta Swami Prabhupada.
Ellam Ondre – All Is One
Encyclopedia on Hinduism
Encyclopedia – Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Volume 1
Encyclopedia – Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Volume 2
Encyclopedia on Hinduism – Path of the Ancient Wisdom by Dr. Hiro G Badlani
Encyclopedia on Indian Philosophies – Karl H Potter
Essence of Geeta
Essence of Spirituality
Essence of Hinduism – M.K. Gandhi
Essence of Vedanta by Brian Hodgkinsone
Essence of Yoga – Yoga Vasishta Sara
Essence of Yoga by Swami Sivinanda
Essentials of the Higher Values of Life by Swami Chidananda
Eternal Messages by Sri Swami Sivananda
Eternal Philosophy – Questions and Answers by Dr. DadaJi (Dr. Shambhushivananda)
Eternity of Sound and the Science of Mantras by Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya
Existence and location of Dvaraka City of Mahabharata Era – A Reality or Myth?
Fasts and Festivals (Hindu) by Sri Swami Sivananda
Fabric of the Universe, the Origins, Implications and Applications of Vastu Science
Fate, Free Will and Vedic Astrology.pdf
Five Essential Essays – Refuting Common Misconceptions in our Vaisnava Community Today
Forteen Lessons in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism by Yogi Ramacharaka
Forty Verses on Reality – Sri Ramana Maharshi (Translated by Arthur Osborne)
Francois Gautier:
Arise Again, O India!
FACT Presentation
FACT Update Presentation
India’s Self Denial
Rewriting Indian History
Garland of Letters by Sir John Woodroffe (Arthur Avalon)
Gandhi – Mahatma Gandhi:
Ahimsa – Spark of Revolution (courtesy Gandhi Memorial Society)
Autobiography – The story of my experiments with Truth, translated from Gujarati by Mahadev Desai
Essence of Hinduism – M.K. Gandhi
Autobiography
Bhagavad Gita according to Gandhi
Brief Biography (courtesy Gandhi Memorial Society)
Gandhi in Childhood (courtesy Gandhi Memorial Society)
Gandhian Notion of Non-Violence and Conflict Resolution (courtesy Gandhi Memorial Society/Dr. Rabindranath Bhattacharyya)
Gandhi Letters – Compiled by A. Trevor Barker
Gandhi’s 11 Vows (courtesy Gandhi Memorial Society)
Hind Swaraj (Indian Home Rule)
The Superiority of Vegeterianism
The Key to Health
Indian Home Rule or Hind Swaraj
Letter to a Hindu – Leo Tolstoy
Quotes by Gandhi (courtesy Gandhi Memorial Society)
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience – Henry David Thoreau (this book inspired Gandhi)
The Miracle of Calcutta
Satyagraha in South-Africa
Truth is God
Unto This Last -A Paraphrase
Village Development Movement (courtesy Gandhi Memorial Society)
Wheel of Fortune
Wikepedia Notes on Gandhi
Classic Movie – Life of Gandhi
YouTube Channel of GandhiServe Foundation
Website – Gandhi Heritage Portal
Gaudiya Giti Guccha – An unprecedented collection of Sanskrit, Bengali and Hindi
devotional poems, prayers and songs written by the Gaudiya Vaisnava Acaryas
Ganesha – Notes on Shree Ganesha
Ganesha – More about Shree Ganesha
Ganapati Choth/Chaturthi
Significance of Ganpati Choth/Ganesh Chaturthi
Gayatri Mantra – brief explanation
Gayatri Mantra, Power and Potency of the Gayatri Mantra
Gayatri Pariwar – Haridwar:
Absolute Law of Karma by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Colleagues in Solitude by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Deep Yagya by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Divine Descent on Earth by Shri Brahmavarchas (Ikkiswin Sadi Ka Gangavtaran) Translated by T.N. Sahai, S.N. Pandya and Shambhu Dass
Divine Message of the Vedas Part 2 by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Divine Message of the Vedas Part 3 by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Divine Message of the Vedas Part 4 by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Divine Message of the Vedas Part 5 by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Donation of Time the Supreme Charity by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Eternity of Sound and the Science of Mantras
Extra Sensory Potentials Of Mind by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Glimpse of the Golden Future by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Glory of Human Life (Manava Jivana Ki Garima) by Dr. Pranav Pandya
Hamsa Yoga – The Elixir of Self Realization (Soham Sadhana) by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Indian Culture by Dr. Pranav Pandya
Integrated Science Of Yagna by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Jap Tap Dhyan – The Triple Path of Sadhana by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Life Beyond Physical Death by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Life Interwoven with Gayatri by Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma Acharya
Mahapurascarana – Unique Spiritualc Experiment on Collective Consciousness(Samuhika Sadhana Mahapurascarana) by Dr. Pranav Pandya
Manual of Hindu Marriage edited by Brahmavarchas, Translated by T.N. Sahahi
Music, The Nectar of Life by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
My Life – Its Legaacy and Message by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Pragya Tales for Children (1 of 2)
Pragya Tales for Children (2 of 2)
Problems of Today, Solutions for Tomorrow by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Recitation and Meditation by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Revival of Satyug, The Golden Age by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Reviving the Vedic Culture of Yagya by Dr. Pranav Pandya
Sensitization Program for Parents (life skills)
Sleep Dreams and Spiritual Reflections by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Spectrum Of Knowledge – Complete Works of Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya (The Art of Living)
Spiritual Science of Sex Element (Adhyatmik Kama Vigyan) by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Spiritual Training and Adoration Of Life Deity by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Support is Needed for Self Evolution by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Gita Govinda of Sri Jayadeva Gosvami
Gita’s Stitha Prajna Darshan
Gita Vision by Swami Chidananda
Gnani Yoga – A Series of Lessons by Yogi Ramacharaka
Goal of Life, as per Mahatma Sri Ramchandraji Maharaj of Shahjahanpur
God as Mother by Swami Chidananda
God as Divine Mother
God Exists by Swami Sivananda
Going beyond Vaikuntha by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
Gopala Yantra
Graha’s in Detail
Grahas (Planets) in Indian Astrology (a short explanation)
Great Guru and his Ideal Disciple by the Divine Life Society
Guide to Hinduism by Maya Warrier (UK)
Guide to Noble Living by Swami Chidananda
Guidelines to Illumination by Swami Chidananda
Guru-Bhakti Yoga by Swami Sivananda
Guru Charitra
Guru Kripa (sure ways to) by Swami Chidananda
Guru Tattva by Swami Sivananda
Guru Vachaka Kovai
Gurudeva’s Spiritual Visions, large file 48 mB (courtesy Himalayan Academy)
Gurudeva’s Toolbox for a Spiritual Life (Plain text, print version, 39 pages)
Gurudeva’s Toolbox for a Spiritual Life (courtesy Himalayan Academy)
Handbook of Hinduism/Essentials of Hinduism
Handbook of Hinduism by M V Nadkarni (Ramakrishna Math) – English
Handbook of Hinduism by M V Nadkarni (Ramakrishna Math) – Gujarati
Handbook of Hinduism by M V Nadkarni (Ramakrishna Math) – Tamil
Handbook of Hinduism by M V Nadkarni (Ramakrishna Math) – Telugu
Handbook of Hinduism by M V Nadkarni (Ramakrishna Math) – Gujarati
Handbook of Hinduism by M V Nadkarni (Ramakrishna Math) – Punjabi
Handbook of Hindu Mythology
Hanuman Chalisa – Significance
Happiness and the Art of Being – Bhagavan Sri Ramana
Happiness in a Fools Paradise by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedenta Narayana Maharaja
Hari-kathamrita Vol 1 by Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaj
Hari-kathamrita Vol 2 by Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaj
Harinama-Cintamani – by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Hari Nama Maha Mantra – Compiled by Tridandiswami Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Yoga Swami Svatmarama
Significance of Havan – Homam
Procedure Of Sandhyaa and Havan – Extracted from the Sanskaar Vidhi by Maharṣhi Dayaananda Saraswatee
Himalayan Masters, A Living Tradition By Pandit Rajmani Tigunait (Excerpts from Chapter Nine: Swami Rama of the Himalayas)
Himalayan Academy (with the kind permission of Himalayan Academy, Kauai Monastery, Hawaii):
History of Ancient India – Chapter 1, Origins of Hinduism
History of Ancient India – Chapter 2, Origins of Hinduism – Classical India, 300ce to 1100ce
History of Ancient India – Chapter 3, Hinduism Endures, 1100 to 1850 ce
History of Ancient India – Chapter 4, Colonized India – 1840 to 1947 ce
Ten Tales about Self Control
Ten Tales about Religious Life
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book One
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book Two
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book Three
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book Four
Path to Siva- A Catechism for Youth
Bhojana Mantra
Dancing with Shiva
Ganesha Puja
Ganesha Puja (in colour)
Modern Stories for Hindu Youth – Growing up Hindu -Book 1 (Plaintext, Print Version, 36 pages)
Modern Stories for Hindu Youth – Growing up Hindu – Book 1 (Illustrated)
Life Skills for Hindu Teens – Book 2 (Plaintext, Print Version, 50 pages)
Modern Stories for Hindu Youth – Life Skills for Hindu Teens – Book 2 (Illustrated)
Ten Tales about Self-Control (Plain text, print version, 32 pages)
Ten Tales about Self-Control (Illustrated, 84 pages)
Ten Tales about Religious Life (Plain text, print version, 30 pages)
Ten Tales about Religious Life (Illustrated, 82 pages)
Guru Chronicles
Gurudeva’s Spiritual Visions
Gurudeva’s Toolbox
Guru Mantra
Hatha Yoga
Hindu Basics
Holy Orders of Sannyas
How to become a Hindu, a Guide for Seekers and Born Hindus (Plain text, print version, 170 pages)
How to become a Hindu, a Guide for Seekers and Born Hindus (Illustrated, 382 pages)
Karana Agama Grantha
Kirana Agama (english translation)
Lemurian Scrolls
Living with Siva
Loving Ganesa
Merging with Siva
Pancha Ganapati
Saiva Dharma Shastras
Saiva Kala Viveka
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book One
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book Two
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book Three
Saivite Hindu Religion – Book Four
Ten Tales about Self-Control
Saivite Virtue
Facets of Saivism-Swami Harshananda (Ramakriskna Math)
Vaishnavism and Shaivism Explained
Ten Tales about Self-Control
12 Potent Verses Expounding the Essence of Saivism
Path to Siva – A Catechism for Youth
12 Potent Verses Expounding the Essence of Saivism (in Gujarati)>
Self and Samadhi
Shanti Mantra
Shanti Havan
Shiva – Dancing with Shiva (large file > 100 Mb)
Shiva – Living with Shiva (large file > 100 Mb)
Shiva – Merging with Shiva (large file > 100 Mb)
Temple Worship
Ten Tales about Self Control (Youth Book)
The Guru Chronicles
The History of Hindu India
Tirukural
Visiting a Hindu Temple
Weavers Wisdom
What is Hinduism? (large file > 100 Mb)
Yogas Forgotten Foundation
Hindu Antyeshti Samskar, (Practical Guidelines for Final Ritas) (courtesy Hindu Mandir Executives Conference (HMEC), North America)
Hindu Death Rituals and Resource Guide(courtesy Desai Foundation, Massachusets, USA)
Hindu Death Rites and Rituals (courtesy Association of Mandhata Samaj, UK (AMSUK))
Hindu Fasts and Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda
Hindu-Indian Nationalism by Savitri Devi, Calcutta, 1939
Hindu Mandirs
Hindu Medicine (in Telugu) by Mahamahopadhyaya Kaviraj Gananath Sen (1916)
Hindu Mythology
Hindu Names (Baby Names)
Hindu Philosophy by Theos Bernard Ph.D. (1947)
Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moor (1810), large file 28 mB
Hindu Rashtra Darshan by V D Savarkar (Poona)
Hindu Rituals and Routines
Hindu Rituals and Routines – Why do we follow those? – simple Version 1
Hindu Rituals and Routines – Why do we follow those? – Version 2 with pictures
Hindu Rituals – Purpose of Rituals by Stephen Knapp
Hindu Rituals and Routines, why do we follow those?
Importance and Significance of Hindu Rituals and Practices
Hindu Sastras and Samskaras
16 Samskaras/Sanskaras in Hinduism (rites of passage/sacraments) – version 1
Hindu Samskaras/Sanskaras (16 Samskaras) – version 2
Hindu Short Stories – Comprising the books of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana and Sakoontala
Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit by S.M Mitra and Nancy Bell
Hindu Tale – Vikram and the Vampire – translated by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance
Hindu View of Life by Sri GuruJi
Hindu Yogi – Science of Breath by Yogi Ramacharaka
Hindu – What every Hindu ought to know by A Hindu Monk (circa 1968)
Hinduism – What is Hinduism? (large > 100 Mb, courtesy Himalayan Academy)
Hinduism
Hinduism – Handbook and Essentials
Hinduism – An Introduction
Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) – A Brief Introduction by Swami Sunirmalananda, Centro Ramakrishna Vedanta, Curitiba
Sanatana Dharma – An Elementary Textbook of Hindu Religion and Ethics (20 MB)
Sanatana Dharma – An Advanced Textbook (15 MB)
Hinduism – Companion to Hinduism, Blackwell
Hinduism – Hindu World
Hinduism – Survey of Hinduism
Hinduism (a summary compiled by Sumanta Sanyal)
Hinduism (a condensed explanation courtesy of the National Council of Hindu Temples (UK))
Hinduism – Life of Hinduism
Hinduism – Religions of the World Series
Hindu Dharma – The Universal Way of Life – Voice of the Guru – Pujya Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati Swami
Hindu Dharma by Bansi Pandit (summary)
Hinduism – 14 Questions and Answers (Himalayan Academy)
Nine Key Qualities to Cultivate in Children (Himalayan Academy)
Four Denominations of Hinduism – Version 1 (Himalyan Academy)
Four Denominations of Hinduism – Version 2 (Himalayan Academy)
Hinduism – 9 Beliefs, 4 Facts (Himalayan Academy)
Hinduism – Karma and ReIncarnation (Himalayan Academy)
Hinduism – God and Gods of Hinduism (Himalayan Academy)
Hinduism – The Hindu Ethic of Non-Violence
Hinduism – 10 Questions on Hinduism (courtesy Himalayan Academy)
Hinduism’s Code of Conduct – Brief Summary
Hinduism for Beginners By Pandit Ram Sivan (Srirama Ramanuja Achari)
Hinduism – Guide (Courtesy Maya Warrier)
Hinduism/Vedic Culture/Sanathan Dharma – A Short Introduction by Shri Stephen Knapp
Hinduism and Buddhism – Volume 1 (courtesy of Project Gutenberg)
Hinduism and Buddhism – Volume 2 (courtesy of Project Gutenberg)
Hinduism History Lesson – Hinduism from Ancient Times (Courtesy The Himalayan Academy)
Hinduism – Life of Hinduism
Hinduism’s Lexicon
Hinduism in a Nutshell by Tamarapu Sampath Kumaran
Hinduism – Path of the Ancient Wisdom by Dr. Hiro G Badlani
Hinduism Primer 1 (Courtesy of The Himalayan Academy)
Hinduism Primer 2 (Plain Text, Print Version)
Hinduism Primer 2 (Colour-Illustrated)
Hinduism, Religions of the World Series
History of Indian Philosophy by Surendranath Daspgupta (NOTE – large file 37 Mb)
History of Indian Philosophy by Surendranath Daspgupta (NOTE – large file 56 Mb)
History of Indian Philosophy by Surendranath Daspgupta (NOTE – large file 39 Mb)
Homa, Havis Yajna and Samskaras
Horoscope in your Hand by Rabinder Bhandari
Horoscope, Male or Female
Horoscope Interpretations 1 – Trisha Sharma
Horoscope Interpretations 2 – Trisha Sharma
How I Became a Hindu, My Discovery of Vedic Dharma by David Frawley
How to Manage Oneself By A.K. Krishna Nambiar
Human Aura (The) – Astral Colors and Thought Forms by Swami Panchadasi
How to get Vairagya by Swami Sivananda
Humanities of Diet by Henry Salt (1914)
Hymn to Kalikarpuradi Stotra by Arthur-Avalon
I Am That, Dialogues of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
I Live to Serve, A Promise and a Fulfilment, Intimate Glimpses into Gurudev Sivanandas Last Days, How the Holy Master Lived a Life of Unremitting Service to the Very End – Recorded by N. Ananthanarayanan
Ideal of Married Life by Swami Sivananda
Immediate Knowledge and Happiness (Hindu Doctrine of Vedanta) by John Levy
Imperience, The Roots
In Quest of God – Swami Ramdas
India and Her People by Swami Abhedananda (1906)
Indian Classical Music – An Introduction
Indian Culture
Indian Lexicon – Comparative Dictionary of 25+ Ancient Bharatiya Languages (large file 30 Mb)
Indian Proverbs
Indian Vision of God as Mother – Swami Ranganathananda, Ramakrishna Math
Indian-Hindu Nationalism by Savitri Devi, Calcutta, 1939
Inner Awakening by Shree Paramahamsa Nithyananda
Introduction to Hindu Symbolism by I. K. Taimni
Introduction to Yoga by Annie Besant
Inspirational Talks (5) – Silver Bright Mornings by Swami Chidananda
Inspiring Talks of Gurudev Swami Sivananda chronicled by Swami Venkatasananda
Inspiring Thoughts by Swami Sivananda
Integral Yoga and Sanathana Dharma – Edited by S.A. Maa Krishna and Sri Bikram Prem Swarup on the occasion of the World Hindu Summit-II to be held at Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on 12 July 2013.
Ishta Devata
Jivanmukti Viveka (Path to liberation in this Life) by Swami Sri Vidyaranyasarswati (1897)
Isopanisad – Sri Isopanisad by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Journey of Self Discovery by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Jainism:
Jain
eLibrary, Jain Education International (Website)
Jainism Global Resource Center (Website)
Arihant Book (in gujarati)
Basics of Jainism – contributed by Kalpesh Gala
Five Bodies and Eight Varnas – Complied by Pravin K. Shah, Jain Study Center of North Carolina
Jain Geography
Mahavideh Kshetra
Essentials of Jainism (in gujarati)
Introduction to Jain Aagams 1 (in gujarati)
Introduction to Jain Aagams 2 (in gujarati)
Introduction to Jain Aagams 3 (in gujarati)
Introduction to Jainism 1 (in gujarati)
Introduction to Jainism 2 (in gujarati)
Introduction to Jainism 3 (in gujarati)
Introduction to Jainism 4 (in gujarati)
Introduction to Jainism 5 (in gujarati)
Introduction to Jain Sadhu (in gujarati)
Jainism – Selected Verses (in english)
Jainism – A Primer (in english)
Jain Lagna Vidhi (in gujarati)
Jain Fundamentals
Jain Short Stories (in gujarati)
Janva Jevu (in gujarati)
Life’s Aspirations (in gujarati)
Pittsburgh Jain Temple (large file 24 mB)
Pranikartha Jain Stories (in gujarati)
Questions regarding the existence of the Soul
Sanskar Gyaan In Jainism (in gujarati)
Sutra Asuddhi in Jainism (in gujarati)
Sutra Gyaana in Jainism (in gujarati)
Tatva Gyana in Jainism (in gujarati)
Treatise on Jainism (in english) by Jayatilal S. Sanghvi
Upkrarn Gyana in Jainism (in gujarati)
Yoga Meditation in Jainism (in gujarati)
Jhansi-Ki-Rani Lakshmi Biography (Freedom Fighter)
Jatra/Yatra Spiritual / Religious Pilgrimage Guide of India Holy Sites (Excerpt – purchase full book from Jaico Publishing House)
Jatra/Yatra Spiritual / Religious Pilgrimage Guide of India Holy Sites -Gujarati language version – (Excerpt – purchase full book from Jaico Publishing House)
Jatra/Yatra Spiritual / Religious Pilgrimage Guide of India Holy Sites – Hindi language version – (Excerpt – purchase full book from Jaico Publishing House)
Jatra/Yatra Spiritual / Religious Pilgrimage Guide of India Holy Sites – Tamil language version – (Excerpt – purchase full book from Jaico Publishing House)
Jatra/Yatra Spiritual / Religious Pilgrimage Guide of India Holy Sites – Telugu
language version – (Excerpt – purchase full book from Jaico Publishing House)
Kabirke Dohe by Poet Kabir
Kali the Mother, by Sister Nivedita/Margaret Noble (1904)
Kali – The Magic of Kali
Karmas and Diseases by Swami Sivananda
Karma – The Absolute Law of Karma (Gahana Karmanogati) by Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharya
Karma Yoga – Explanation by Sri N V Raguram
Karma Yoga – Explanation by Swami Paramaarthanadaji
Karma Yoga – Eight Lectures by Swami Vivekananda – New York 1895
Kashmir Shaivism
Kashmir Shaivism (Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism), Swami Shankarananda
Kashmir Shaivism – The Secret Supreme by Swami Lakshmanjoo
Kashmir – The Wonder that is Kashmir by Subhash Kak
Kaula Upanishad
Kautilya Arthasastra – Minerals and Metals in Kautilya’s Arthasastra By Manikant Shah
Key Features of Vedic Astrology
Kindle Life (Ignite Life) by Swami Chinmayananda (Summary Notes)
Kindle Life (Ignite Life) by Swami Chinmayananda (Summary Notes) Gujarati
Kindle Life (Ignite Life) by Swami Chinmayananda (Summary Notes) Hindi
Kindle Life (Ignite Life) by Swami Chinmayananda (Summary Notes) Tamil
Kindle Life (Ignite Life) by Swami Chinmayananda (Summary Notes) Telugu
Kingly Science, Kingly Secret by Sri Swami Sivananda
Kosas – The Five Kosas Role in Pranahuti Aided Meditation
Krishna – On Lord Krishna:
Sri Gita Govinda
Confidential Secrets of Bhajana
Five Essential Essays
Sri Gaudiya Giti Guccha
Sri Gita Govinda
Happiness in a Fool’s Paradise
Hari Nama Maha Mantra
Heart of Bhagavatam
Shree Krishna – Differences in Realization and Perception of the Supreme Lord
Sri Gopala Yantra
Sri Siksastaka
Sri Upadesamrta
The Origin of Ratha Yatra/Jatra
The Teachings of Lord Caitanya
Venu Gita – The Song of Krishna’s Flute
Sri Brahma Samhita
Krishnananda – Swami Krishnananda (The Divine Life Society Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India):
An Analysis of the Brahma Sutra
The Ascent of the Spirit
The Attainment of the Infinite
Brahma Sutras
Brhadaranyaka Upanishad
Canons of a Perfect Life
Chhandogya Upanishad
Daily Invocations
Development of Religious Conciousness
Essays in Life and Eternity
Essays on the Upanishads
Essence of the Aitareya and Taittiriya Upanishads
Fruit from the Garden of Wisdom
In the Light of Wisdom
Mandukya Upanishad
Moksha Gita
Mundaka Upanishad
My Life – autobiography of Swami Krishnananda
Messenger of Peace and Wisdom
Philosopy of Life
Philosophy of Yoga
Problems of Spiritual Life
Your Questions Answered
Realisation of the Absolute
Resurgent Culture by Swami Krishnananda
Sadhana – The Spiritual Way
Self-Realisation, it’s Meaning and Method
Sharad Poonam/Poornima – Significance of
Short History of Religious and Philosophic Thought in India
Spiritual Import of Religious Festivals
Struggle for Perfection
Studies in Comparative Philosphy
Teachings of thr Bhagavad Gita
Philosophy of the Panchadasi
Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita
The Philosophy of Religion
Secret of the Katha Upanishad
Spiritual Importance of the Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita
Study and Practice of Yoga
Thus Awakens the Awakened One
To Thine Own Self be True
Vaishvanara Vidya
Vision of Life
Yoga as a Universal Science
Yoga, Meditation and Japa Sadhana
Yoga of Meditation
Yoga System
Kumbha Mela (largest spritual festival)
Kundalini Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda
Lal Kitab – An Astrological Wonder
Last Rituals and Resource Guide(courtesy Desai Foundation, Massachusets, USA)
Last Rites and Rituals (courtesy Association of Mandhata Samaj, UK (AMSUK))
Laws of Manu
Lectures on Raja Yoga by Swami Chidananda
Lessons from the Mahabharata
Life of Hinduism
Light Fountain by Swami Sivananda
Light, Power and Wisdom by Swami Sivananda
Light of Truth (The Satyartha Prakasha) by By Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Light on the Yoga Way of Light by Swami Chidananda
Lives and Teachings of the Yogis of India
Living the Gita – Swami Pranavtirtha
Logic of the Larder by Henry Salt (1914)
Lord Krishna, His Lila and Teachings by Swami Sivananda
Lord Shanmukha and his Worship by Swami Sivananda
Maarkandaya Purana
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa (Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Maha Manta – a brief explanation
Maha Yoga or The Upanishadic Lore in the Light of the Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana by K Lakshmana Sarma
Sri Ramana Maharshi:
Be As You Are, the Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, edited by David Godman
Bhagavan Ramana
Collected Works
Gems from Bhagavan
Guru Ramana – Memories and Notes By S. S. Cohen
Maha Yoga or The Upanishadic Lore in the Light of the Teachings of Bhavan Sri Ramana
Maharshi and His Message By Paul Brunton
Maharshis Gospel (Books I and II) Being Answers of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi to Questions put to him by Devotees
Ramanas Arunachala – Ocean of Grace Divine by Sri Bhagavan’s Devotees
Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self Knowledge – A Biography by Arthur Osborne
Reading the Vedic Literature, Maharishi’s Program of Reading the Vedic Literature, Unfolding the Total Potential of Natural Law by William F. Sands, Ph.D
Reflections on Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi by S.S. Cohen
Self Enquiry
Spiritual Instruction
Spiritual Stories
Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
The Forty Verses on Reality Sri Ramana Maharshi (Translated by Arthur Osborne)
The Silent Power – Selections from The Mountain Path and The Call Divine
The Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi in his Own Words (Edited by Arthur Osborne)
Upadesa Saram – A Translation and Commentary by D.M. Sastri
Who am I?
Words of Grace – Self Inquiry, Spiritual Instruction
Making of a Devotee by Swami Vidyatmananda (John Yale) Ramakrishna Order
Making Shri Yantra in 14 Steps
Man in Search of Happiness by Swami Paratparananda
Manah Siksa by Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami
Mantras for Common Problems – Shantananda Puri
Manu Smirti
Manu Smirti (version 2)
Manu – Laws of Manu
Markendaya Purana (large file 22 mB)
Marriage – Hindu Marriage
Marriage -Harmony in Marriage
Marriage – Manual of Hindu Marriage edited by Brahmavarchas, Translated by T.N. Sahahi
Marriage – Vedic Marriage
Marriage – Wedding Samskara
Marriage – Hindu Sacrament of Marriage
Marriage – Sacret Rites of Matrimony
May I Answer That ? by Swami Sivananda
Medieval Saints of India by Jashbhai Patel
Meditation
Meditation – In the Hours of Meditation, Advaita Ashrama, 1921
Meditation and it’s Utility in daily life with practical hints by Swami Premananda
Meditation – An Overview by Swami Vivekenanda
Message of Swami Chidananda to Mankind by Swami Chidananda
Message to New Initiates by Swami Chidananda
Meeting the Lord ewith the Guru’s Grace by Mahamandaleshwar Yogacharya Swami Bhagwandev Paramhans (Translated into English by Ms. Heena A. Kapadia)
Mind, it’s Mysteries and Control by Swami Sivananda
Morari Bapu, A Short Biography, Translations and Excerpts from Kathas
Motherhood of God (1899)
Multi-faceted Vedic Hinduism, an introduction by M G Prasad
Multi-faceted Vedic Hinduism, an introduction by M G Prasad (text)
Mudras, Yoga in your Hands by Getrud Hirschi
Muhurtha, Electional Astrology by B V Raman
My Siksa-Guru and Priya-Bandhu – My Instructing Spiritual Master and Dearmost Friend, Remembrances of Sri Srimad A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada by Baktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
Myths and Symbols of Vedic Astrology
Naladiyar – The Indian Antiquaty
Natural Bhakti, Bhakti without fear, the lost science of attraction (Rati) by Ram Das (Ronald Engert)
Nature of Man according to Vedanta by John Levy
Navadvipa-dhama and the Prominent Holy Places of the Gaudiya Vaisnava in Sri Gauda-mandala (large file 25 mB)
Navratri – Spiritual Significance of Navratri
Significance of Navratri
Navagraha Puja
Navagraha Stotras
Nayanar Saints (sixty three) by Swami Sivananda
Nectar of Devotion, The Complete Science of Bhakti Yoga by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Nectar of Instruction by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
New Initiates (a message to) by Swami Chidananda
New Bhagavad Gita by Koti SreeKrishna and Hari – (Online Version)
Nitya Karma (brief explanation)
Nitya Karma (brief explanation 2)
OM/AUM three states and one reality, (An interpretation of the Mandukya Upanishad)
Om Yoga – Its Theory and Practice by Swami Nirmalananda Giri
Omkarananda – Swami Omkarananda (Omkarananda Ashram, Himalayas -Muni-ki-reti, near the bank of the holy river Ganga, Rishikesh, and Lakshmanjhula):
Art of Indian Music
Countless Blessings of Cheerfulness
Creative Principle
Divinity of the Human Soul
Do It Now
Endless Is Your Inner Strength
Everything Great is Within Yourself
Forteen Scientific Reasons Why No One Dies
God – Experience Here Now
God – Knowledge in Daily Life
Good Heart
How to Divinise All Our Daily Work
How to Pray
Integration of Science in the Conception of Omkarananda Ashram
Life and Its Grand Fulfilment
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (a brief explanation)
Meaning and Value of Prayer
Modern Psychology and Spiritual Development
OM Sri Ganeshaya Namah (a brief explanation)
Peace, Power, Success
Sage and His Writings
Sayings of Swami Omkarananda
Science of the Divine Word OM
Secret of Happiness
Secrets of Perfect Life
Shortest Way to God Experience
Swami Omkarananda – His Autobiography
Swami Omkarananda – His Life
Swami Omkarananda – His Philosophy
Swami Omkarananda – Dimensions of his Personality
Twenty Exercises for Conquest of Anger
Universal Religion
Women Saints Of The World
Wonders of Love
You Are Most Blessed
You are the Richest Person in the World
Your Love Is Without Limits
Origin of Ratha Yatra/Jatra by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedenta Narayana Maharaja
Panchadasi (aka Vedanta Panchadasi) By Sri Vidyaranya Swami
Panchadasi of Sreemut Vidyaranya Swami, translated by Nandhalal Dhole (1809)
Panchangam – Vedic Calendar – Explanation by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
Pantheon – Hindu Pantheon by Edward Moor (1810), large file 28 mB
Parables of Sivananda by Swami Sivananda
Paramatha Bhangam by by Swamy Desikan
Path beyond Sorrow by Sri Swami Chidananda
Path of Grace by Sri Swami K.C.Narayana
Path to Blessedness by Sri Swami Chidananda
Peace thru Dialog, A view of Sanatana Dharma (Vedic Hinduism) by M G Prasad
Perfect Questions, Perfect Answers by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Perfection of Yoga by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Philosophy – Indian Philosophy – Complete works of Dr K.C.Varadachari
Philosophies of India by Heinrich Zimmer (large file 33 mB)
Philosophy of Dreams by Swami Sivananda
Philosophy of Good and Evil by Swami Abhedananda (1899)
Philosophy of the Panchadasi by Swami Krishnananda
Philosophy of Upanishads by Dr. Paul Deussen 1906 (large file 36 mB)
Philosophy of Vedanta (Advaita) by T M P Mahadevan (1937)
Philosophy of Vedanta, Doctrine of Maya by Prof Prabhu Dutt Shastrii
Philosophy of Work by Swami Abhedananda (1899)
Philosophy, Psychology and Practice of Yoga by Swami Chidananda
Pilgrims Sadhana Guide (for Pilgrims to Kauais Hindu Monastery – courtesy Himalayan Academy)
Planetary Astrology of Human Affairs by Dr. B. V. Raman
Ponder these Truths (Early Morning Meditation Talks) by Swami Chidananda
Pooja/Puja (Significance of)
Pooja, a brief explanation by M.G. Prasad
Power Meditation by Mahaswami Medhirananda
Power and Potency of the Gayatri Mantra
Practical Guide to Integral Yoga
Practical Lessons in Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda
Practical Meditation Guide
Practice of Bramhacharya by Swami Sivananda
Practice of Karma Yoga by Swami Sivananda
Prana Vidya
Prayer Book
Prayer Book (courtesy Vishwa Hindu Parishad, USA)
Prayer Book, Sri Vaishnava Prayer Book (Courtesy Pandit Sri Ram Ramanuja Achari)
Prayer Book (courtesy Boston University Students Council)
Prabodha Chandrodaya by Sri Krishna Mishra Yati
Precious Gems from Sai Satcharita (life and teachings of Sri Sai Baba)
Principles of Tantra by Sir John Woodroffe (large file 47 mB)
Prophets of the New India by Romain Rolland (Ramakrishna/Vivekananda) (1928)
Puranas – All 18 Major Puranas
Puranas (18 major Puranas in one document)
Puranas (index)
Purpose of Rituals by Stephen Knapp
Purusha Shuktam – Hymn to the Cosmic Person – Transliteration and Translation by Kotikanyadanam Srikrishna Tatachar, Mason, Ohio
Quantum Leap Into The Absolute (Essence of Ashtavakra Gita/Ashtavakra Samhita) by Swami Shantananda Puri
Radha’s Prem (a drama) by Swami Sivananda
Rabindranath Tagore:
Chitra – A Play In One Act
Fruit Gathering
Sadhana – The Realisation of Life
Stray Birds
The Crescent Moon
The Fugitive
The Gardener
The Home and the World
The King Of The Dark Chamber
The Post Office
Ramakrishna – Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa:
They Lived With God – Swami Chetananda (2006) (compressed pdf file)
