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Love...
Love
by: R.N. Kogata , Lalita KogataLove is God and God in love; it is universal and knows no limits. This work of 100 valuable and carefully chosen quotes with aesthetic illustrations defines the virtues of love in its aestheic dimensions in a crisp and concise manner and projects it as the nature’s most prized gift to the mankind.
₹220.00 ₹198.00
ISBN: 9788124606179
Year Of Publication: 2012
Edition: 1st
Pages : 108p.
Language : English
Binding : Paperback
Publisher: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
Size: 17 cm.
Weight: 225
Love is God and God in love; it is universal and knows no limits. This work of 100 valuable and carefully chosen quotes with aesthetic illustrations defines the virtues of love in its aestheic dimensions in a crisp and concise manner and projects it as the nature’s most prized gift to the mankind.
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Sale!Dramatic Version of Major Seven Upanishads ₹595.00
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This book presents an English translation of Mani Iyers seven Upanishadic dramas, originally in Tamil, and includes English transliteration of the original Sanskrit verses. The dramas pertain to seven of the major Upanishads: Kena, Ishavasya, Prashna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Taittiriya and Katha. With reference to each drama, there is an introduction that reveals the major questions raised by the Upanishad, the manner in which the play proceeds, the nature of the story, its characters, and the conclusion of the play. The translation is simple to follow and possesses a rare clarity.
Because of the simple language and the clear meanings of the Upanishadic verses, this book will be valuable to readers in general, students in particular, and to those interested in knowing what our Upanishads contain and intend to convey. -
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₹30.00₹27.00This book is a collection of the stutis (chalisas) of Lord Ganesh, Hanuman, Shani, Batuk Bhairav, Siva, Krishna at one end and Goddess Lakshmi, Durga, Vindhyeshvari, Gayatri, Sarasvati at the other. All these chalisas in a single book makes it unique.
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The book analyses the states of thought, the sleep cycle and occurrence of dreams, presenting viewpoints of various religious and cultural traditions like the tantric view, that of the Guiana Indians, the Korean tradition, and so on. It discusses the views of scientists and psychologists on dreams, examining the beliefs of each school the Freud school, Jung school, Hall school among others in detail. It classifies dreams in different ways and deals with aspects of contemplation, emotions, and feelings in dreams. It also takes up dream healing and numerology, explaining how one can understand the structure of a dream and its significance and use it for achieving something in life. It contains accounts of dreams experienced by famous personalities in history which were closely linked to their real lives. -
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The volume will prove an indispensable work for scholars of Indian philosophy and religious studies.
