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Light from the East collates letters between Hon. P. Arunachalam of the legislative council of Ceylon and Edward Carpenter, which expand on issues of the Gnanam or divine knowledge. Carpenter edited these letters for publication in 1927 as well as writing additional articles on issues such as desire, birth control and bisexuality in relation to the customs of Ceylon and religious laws of Hinduism to give the reader a broad insight into the religion. This title will be of interest to students of sociology, anthropology and religious studies.

The story of Sri Krishna and his midnight revelry with the milkmaids of Vrindavan is a timeles tale that reveals the irresistible qualities of a true devotee, one who loves not with worldly passion but with bhakti, pure devotion. The true devotee awakens to parabhakti, divine union beyond body and mind, time and space.

The mysteries of the soul have evaded mystics, sages, and gurus for centuries. Humanity has long yearned to discover the answer to our existence, and many spiritual traditions have evolved to provide those answers through sacred texts that facilitate journeys of transformation and discovery. Yet, never before have all of the spiritual traditions been distilled so simply into one easy-to-follow path--a path of love and...

How have the premodern Shaiva ascetic sect of the Nāth Yogīs (known also as the Yogīs with splitted ears) succeeded in maintaining its presence and importance until today? This book intends to give a general survey of this sampradāya which is said to have been founded by the Siddha Gorakhnāth, known for his strong link to Haṭha Yoga. However, rather than to Yoga, the history and expansion of the Nāth sect are linked to its rich legendary corpus. Dealing first with the marks of belonging (such as the huge earrings worn by the fully initiated...

L’opposition de l’Orient et de l’Occident, ramenée à ses termes les plus simples, est au fond identique à celle que l’on se plaît souvent à établir entre la contemplation et l’action. Nous nous sommes déjà expliqué là-dessus en maintes occasions, et nous avons examiné les différents points de vue où l’on peut se placer pour envisager les rapports de ces deux termes : sont-ce vraiment là deux contraires, ou ne seraient-ce pas plutôt deux...

Bien des difficultés s'opposent, en Occident, à une étude sérieuse et approfondie des doctrines orientales en général, et des doctrines hindoues en particulier ; et les plus grands obstacles, à cet égard, ne sont peut-être pas ceux qui peuvent provenir des Orientaux eux-mêmes. En effet, la première condition requise pour une telle étude, la plus essentielle de toutes, c'est évidemment d'avoir la mentalité voulue pour comprendre les doctrines dont il s'agit, nous voulons dire pour...