Hindu Textual Studies

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1. Book Recommendations?

   By JustARandomPanda, April 1, 2012
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   • Giles
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2. Patanjali's Sutras and Samyama questions

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   By Tibetan_Ice, November 22, 2011
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   • Seeker of Wisdom
   • December 3, 2012

3. My summary of bhagavad gita

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   By Sir Darius the Clairvoyent, October 5, 2023
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   • Ajay0
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4. Layayoga by Goswami

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   By konchog uma, January 31, 2012
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   • 3bob
   • February 12, 2012

5. Esoteric Lakshmi Mantra

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   By JustARandomPanda, February 5, 2012
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   • JustARandomPanda
   • February 15, 2012

6. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and his approach to Advaita Vedanta

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   By stefos, October 28, 2014
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   • wangchungman
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7. "Light on the Path" by M.C.

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   By manitou, October 2, 2011
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   • manitou
   • November 15, 2011

8. Vedanta Basics

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   By dwai, July 26, 2013   

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   • dwai
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9. Yoga Sutras -- Chapter 1

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   By dwai, September 16, 2011
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   • dwai
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10. Upanishads

    By JustARandomPanda, May 8, 2012
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    • 3bob
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11. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

    By steve, September 15, 2011
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    • oak
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12. Fundamentals of Yoga

    By Tibetan_Ice, January 24, 2012
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    • 3bob
    • February 2, 2012

13. Kashmir Shaivism - The Nine Types Of Grace Of Siva

    By Jeff, September 8, 2014
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    • September 26, 2014

14. Pranayama (प्राणायाम) - 101

    By gatito, December 7, 2015   

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    • gatito
    • December 21, 2015

15. The "I am" in Advaita Vedanta

    By dwai, November 4, 2014   

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    • stefos
    • November 15, 2014

16. KS - Stanzas on Vibration

    By Jeff, January 27, 2016
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    • dwai
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17. Navarna Mantra

    By dwai, January 21, 2016   

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    • gatito
    • January 21, 2016

18. Contemporary (Western) Teachers of Advaita - Part 1

    By gatito, July 5, 2012
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    • gatito
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19. Initiation

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    By Giles, June 8, 2025   

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20. Maya: from the Bhagavad Gita

    By 3bob, January 10, 2012
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21. Lost in Translation - sanskrit

    By gatito, January 17, 2016
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22. Awakening, Enlightenment and Liberation

    By gatito, April 4, 2020   

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    • gatito
    • April 5, 2020

23. Shiva Sutras of Abhinavagupta -1- śāmbhavopāya - Universal consciousness

    By konchog uma, February 20, 2012
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    • konchog uma
    • February 22, 2012

24. Vasagupta's Shiva Sutras

    By gatito, December 10, 2016   

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25. Contemporary (Western) Teachers of Advaita - Parts 1, 2 & 3

    By gatito, July 26, 2012
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26. They kill gods first and wonder if they’re dead

    By Mithras, November 1, 2022
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    • Nungali
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27. Shiva Sutras of Abhinavagupta -3- ānavopāya -The transformations of the individual

    By konchog uma, February 20, 2012
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28. Drk Drishya Viveka - The practice to know the separation of Seer and Seen

    By dwai, January 30, 2018   

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29. Shiva Sutras of Abhinavagupta -2- śāktopāya - The emergence of innate knowledge

    By konchog uma, February 20, 2012
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30. Srìmad Bhagavatam, first canto

    By Haribol, July 9, 2025
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    • Haribol
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