Most of the precious words of the greatest sage~ Maharshi MahaManas compiled here have been collected from the greatest doctrine of this time 'MahaVad' (Mahaism). Maharshi MahaManas who has been working tirelessly almost all his life for the real human development. Here is the essence of Maharshi MahaManas's logic and science based modern doctrine called 'MahaVad': "The root cause of most man-made problems, suffering and misery is lack of sufficient knowledge and consciousness and mental illness. Blind faith, blind devotion, superstition and violence-hatred-terrorism have all arisen from that." "Real human development and peace can only be achieved if proper mind development education and training are introduced all over the world. And if real human development takes place, then most of the human-centered problems will be solved." For this purpose, over forty years of research and effort, he has developed an excellent mind-development education system called 'MahaManan'. If you are interested to know more about this, please do a Google search: Maharshi MahaManas, MahaManan, Sumeru Ray Summary of 'MahaVad': The greatest doctrine of the time written by Maharshi MahaManas. Blind faith or superstition is one of the main causes of most of the problems in the human world. At the root of most complex humanized problems are ignorance, blindness, and physical and mental illness. Lack of adequate consciousness and lack of knowledge or ignorance are the main causes of most human suffering and problems. 'ManavDharma' or basic Human religion does not only mean becoming honest and kind and compassionate, 'ManavDharma' is the innate religion of man, the fundamental religion. Religion of spontaneous self-development. We have forgotten that human religion and are obsessed with various imposed religions and iniquities. It is very difficult to express the words 'Dharma' and 'Manav Dharma' correctly in English. Yet I have tried my best. Although 'Dharma" and religion are not one thing, in the conventional sense 'Dharma' is called religion. Just as the 'Dharma' (quality) of water, the 'Dharma' of fire, so in the case of man, 'Dharma' is the religion or quality of his simple behavior or disposition. Man, through his nature, simple behavior, spontaneously acquires knowledge, experience and consciousness, progresses along the path of development of the mind and at one time attains maturation or full human being. Became a man of full developed mind. 'ManavDharma' or Human religion is the way forward for the development of human mind. In the case of imposed 'Dharma' (religion), by holding or adopting which system people can live well and develop quickly , that is 'Dharma' (religion). It is not a 'Dharma' (religion) to pursue miracles or false temptations, it is 'Adharma' unrighteous act. You are human because you have a 'Conscious Mind'. But your (conscious) mind is not yet developed enough. You have to develop this mind to become a well-developed human being. And this is your primary religious work. The development of the country and the entire human race is possible only through the development of the individual mind. The development of the country and the human race will be possible only if the right mind- development education system can be introduced for the purpose of real mental development of the people universally. The root causes of poverty are ignorance, blindness, and blind-faith which are due to lack of knowledge and consciousness with physical and mental illness. People have so many problems, sorrows and misery due to lack of sufficient consciousness. And the biggest obstacles to the development of this consciousness are religion, monarchy (now politics), and the business system. They never wanted the development of human consciousness in their own interest. Rather, they are always trying to make people ignorant and blind fools. You have born as a human being, so the first and foremost goal of your life is to become a full-fledged human being. Your main 'Dharma' (religion) is to know yourself and this worldly system and always moving forward consciously to become a real developed human being. It is not your 'Dharma' (religion) to run after an imaginary god for the sake of gaining grace or something else. We came here for a short time on an educational trip. Gaining high to higher consciousness is the underlying purpose of human life. Here we will benefit as much as we can become richer in consciousness through the experience of knowledge. With the creation of the universe, the two entities~ 'Destiny' and 'Time' were born at the same time, and both are in harmony with the flow or stream of worldly events. The existence of 'Space' was also born with them. Their role in our lives is very important. So you need to have a clear idea about them. 'Destiny' is a self-created future-determining involuntary automatic worldly order. It came into existence at the beginning of the creation of the universe through the Big Bang. The moment of the explosion determines when, where and what will happen through the successive stream of events. 'Time' is a special existence as a measure of the distance or space or length between successive (change indicating) actions or events. Time is born from motion or action. Where there is no action or motion, there is no 'Time'. The existence of time is almost uniformly integrated with motion or action. So time is a dynamic existence. The existence of the entire universe is our Creator or God. There is a mind in this world form God, that is the cosmic mind or God's mind. We say 'Viswatma'. There is nothing in this universe other than God. We are all part of God. Only when we know ourselves properly can we know God in its own reality. Losing oneself and rediscovering is the essence of creationism. Whatever we do, everything is done or forced to do by worldly system or destiny. So we are not responsible for our actions and the consequences. God is also largely under the control of destiny. It can be said that destiny is stronger than God. Most of the activities that take place between the body and mind of God are just like the involuntary activities or events that happen automatically inside our body and mind. Although we as well as all living beings are created by God, our existence is actually a contribution of destiny. We are all on the same path, on the path of evolving consciousness. Moving forward from the vague consciousness-level to the goal of full consciousness is the ultimate goal of human life and cosmic life.

The spiritual tradition of India known as Advaita Vedanta is one of the most profound visions of the Absolute known to man. Its message speaks to the heart of freedom; it teaches that liberation is found only in the realization of God and that the deepest happiness is the knowledge of the essential identity between the soul and God. Advaita Bodha Deepika (Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge) and Kaivalya Navaneeta (Cream of Liberation) are two gems taken from the crown of that great tradition. The content of both represents a distillation of the soul of Hinduism. Opening their pages, the reader is transported back in time to a grassy spot under a shady tree outside a temple in south India to overhear conversations between master and disciple concerning the most important questions of human existence. Many people have found that Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge is the clearest, easiest to understand summary of Advaita Vedanta. It is in the form of a dialogue between a seeker and his spiritual master, with the seeker posing many probing questions about the nature of existence, the universe, and humankind. Cream of Liberation is a widely known Advaita classic and outlines the basic philosophical principles in a very clear way, again in the form of a dialogue between master and devotee. Among all of the explicitly formulated metaphysical doctrines found in the religions of the world, Advaita Vedanta is one of the most complete and clearly articulated. These two short classics (largely unknown in the West), presented in a single volume, provide an excellent introduction for the reader who wishes to drink from the stream of that transforming wisdom which Hindus call sanatana dharma (eternal religion). This is the underlying religion which has guided and illuminated countless souls since the Vedic period began some twelve hundred years before the birth of Christ.

Of Ascetics and Emperors: Teachings of an Indian Sage is an English translation of Saralabala Mitra's book, Katha Prasanga (Spiritual Discourses). Here one can find the spiritual discourses of the renowned Indian sage, Balananda Brahmachari. His monastery in India was a place of pilgrimage for innumerable spiritual seekers. Attracted by his presence, people from all walks of life came to him. To each and every one, the great sage gave generously and poured out all the precious wealth that lay in his spiritual treasure chest. Through the ages, India has maintained a tradition of spiritual teachers giving Dharma talks to all who care to listen. Listening to a good teacher can be extremely helpful; however, in the busy world of modern times, it is hard to find such sages and even harder for people to make time for them. This book overcomes the hurdles of time and space by transporting readers to a world where great seers taught the basic tenets of the spiritual path to all seekers. To make the extremely profound, complex, and esoteric ideas of Hinduism accessible to people from all backgrounds, Balananda Brahmachari used a variety of stories, anecdotes, parables, and quotations from real life experiences and the Hindu scriptures. Sometimes the discussions are highly philosophical and sometimes they are delightfully simple. What he says pours forth straight from his heart-the heart of an enlightened one who has practiced and realized what is written in the scriptures. If he could be present, in flesh and blood, before his devotees today and they asked him to say a few words of wisdom to them, here's what he would probably say: "Ulat Jao." This phrase literally means "turn yourself upside down," but the deeper meaning is "turn inwards." This has been the advice of all sages and all religions of all ages; they have all asked seekers to turn their gaze from the outside to the inside, from the mortal to the immortal, from the untrue to the true.

Alan Watts introduced millions of Western readers to Zen and other Eastern philosophies. But he is also recognized as a brilliant commentator on Judeo-Christian traditions, as well as a celebrity philosopher who exemplified the ideas — and lifestyle — of the 1960s counterculture. In this compilation of controversial lectures that Watts delivered at American universities throughout the sixties, he challenges readers to reevaluate Western culture's most hallowed constructs. Watts treads the familiar ground of interpreting Eastern traditions, but he also covers new territory, exploring the counterculture's basis in the ancient tribal and shamanic cultures of Asia, Siberia, and the Americas. In the process, he addresses some of the era's most important questions: What is the nature of reality? How does an individual's relationship to society affect this reality? Filled with Watts's playful, provocative style, the talks show the remarkable scope of a philosopher at his prime, exploring and defining the sixties counterculture as only Alan Watts could.

Organized chronologically, starting with Buddha and ending with contemporary seekers, this book focuses on the moment of enlightenment in the lives of saints and masters that led to their witnessing divine reality.

Discourses of a Hindu religious leader of the Navnath sampradaya.

“In this extraordinary meditation, Eva Brann takes us to the fierce core of Heraclitus's vision and shows us the music of his language. The thought and beautiful prose in The Logos of Heraclitus are a delight.”—Barry Mazur, Harvard University “An engaged solitary, an inward-turned observer of the world, inventor of the first of philosophical genres, the thought-compacted aphorism,” “teasingly obscure in reputation, but hard-hittingly clear in fact,” “now tersely mordant, now generously humane.” Thus Eva Brann introduces Heraclitus—in her view, the West’s first philosopher. The collected work of Heraclitus comprises 131 passages. Eva Brann sets out to understand Heraclitus as he is found in these passages and particularly in his key word, Logos, the order that is the cosmos. “Whoever is captivated by the revelatory riddlings and brilliant obscurities of what remains of Heraclitus has to begin anew—accepting help, to be sure, from previous readings—in a spirit of receptivity and reserve. But essentially everyone must pester the supposed obscurantist until he opens up. Heraclitus is no less and no more pregnantly dark than an oracle…The upshot is that no interpretation has prevailed; every question is wide open.”