GEMS FROM THE OCEAN OF HINDU THOUGHT VISION AND PRACTICE

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is available in book form as two books entitled:

Gems from the Ocean of Spiritual Hindu Thought (352 pages) &

Gems from the Ocean of Devotional Hindu Thought (366 pages).

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This Ocean has

14 BEACHES.

Each BEACH has several WAVES, some WAVES have DROPS, some DROPS have DROPLETS

(Click here for a random dip into the several waves)

[Stars before a title indicate the size thus --

* : ‘Long article’; ** : ‘Booklet’; *** : ‘A full-sized book’]

BEACH 1: The First Prostration The Lord of Lords - vinAyaka Names ad infinitum for the Nameless: subrahmaNya Idol Worship One Truth - Many Expressions The Glory of the Lord's Names Litanies of One Thousand Names Power of Words and Repetition of God's Names * Each Name, a Capsule of Divinity * Each Name, a Scriptural Epitome The tAraka mantra, AUM or OM The tAraka nAma, rAma The Krishna name The name nArAyaNa Index of Names of God From the three hundred names of rudra ** From the ashTottara of Bhagavan Sathya Sai Baba ** From the three hundred names of lalitA	BEACH 2: First Steps on the Ascent to thE Divine The Animal Passions of Man The Fundamental Urges of Man ** Five Cardinal Virtues in the Ascent ** The Yajna Methodology for Detachment ** Ancient Scriptures of Hinduism Shruti SmRti ItihAsa PurANa Agama Darshana ** An Overnight capsule of Dharma An Overview of the Gita thro. 18 + 9 shlokas A Quick Overview of the Gita
BEACH 3: Focus on Three Qualities of God TIP of the Iceberg Essence of the Upanishads ** The Song of the Vedas – Shruti-GItA ** The Absolute As It is Mysticism and Spirituality par excellence: Tirumoolar SadAshiva-Brahman * A Six-Party Conversation on the Concept of God	BEACH 4: A Dose of Mythology * Cosmic Day of BrahmA: Concept of Time Six Monumental Witnesses Devotee calls the Tune * The Cosmic Dance : NaTarAja, The King of Dancers Overlap with History * Lotus Feet, Dust & PAdukA of the Divine
BEACH 5: Devotees of the Lord From the 75 Apostles of God-intoxication Andal    Appar     Appudi-adigal Manicka-vachagar     Nammalvar Sambandar     Sundarar     Tirumangai-alvar Ten Gems of Superlative Devotion Bhaskara-raya Bhattatiri Chaitanya Eknath Kabir Namdev Srila Prabhupada Purandara Thiagaraja  Swami Tulsi Thus spake these Divine Integrators Trinity of Carnatic Music	BEACH 6: The Guru Miraculous Lineage of Mystic Masters Sankara Ramanuja Vedanta-Desika Ramakrishna Pramahamsa  Aurobindo Ramana Maharshi Madhva Raghavendra Shirdi Sai Baba Kanchi Maha-swamigal * Devotion to the Guru ** The Hymn to the Guru of all Gurus *** Advaita Saadhanaa (Kanchi MahaSwamigal's Discourses -- A Digest) Kanchi Mahaswamigal, the JIvan-mukta
BEACH 7: The Art and Science of SpirituAL Love The non-Absolutist school The advaitic school & the Message of One-ness Vision of Equanimity is Practical non-duality Difference and non-difference Descent of Divine Grace The Self (according to advaita) ** An overview of religious worship – South India Devotion vis-a-vis non-duality a la Narayaneeyam ** Advaita bhakti thro. contemplative practice of Narayaneeyam *** Paramacharya’s Discourses on Soundarya-lahari ** Raasa Leela of Krishna with Gopis of Brindavan	BEACH 8: One’s Nature vis-à-vis one’s Duty ** Four character-types (VarNas) of the human mind ** The Secret of Secrets from the Bhagavad-Gita: The Five Arguments of Lord Krishna The Five Teachings of Lord Krishna to all humanity Krishna mentions ‘Secret of Secrets’ thrice The Secret of Secrets – 1 The Secret of Secrets – 2 The Secret of Secrets – 3 ** Who is the Doer-Experiencer? Notes for the GitA
BEACH 9 SPEAK TO GOD Devotional Prayers - A personal selection ** The Pinnacle of Praise on the Absolute Three sundara-kANDas	BEACH 10: Hinduism for the Next Generation * What it is to live as a Hindu Hinduism – A simplistic overview * A Classroom lesson on Bhakti – for the novice * Essentials of Bhakti Attitudes matter, not Rituals * Krishnavatara, the Miraculous Gita, in a single capsule FAQ: Answers and Solutions * Free Will and Divine will – A Dialogue * Empire of the Mind
BEACH 11: *** Live Happily the Gita Way The Gang of Thirteen Our Own PrakRti the Villain Sense Control / Yoga-sAdhanA The Consummation of Meditation Happiness of Equanimity in Practice MAyA, the First Secret of Secrets One God, the Absolute ‘My Bhakta perishes not’ Dexterity in Action The Second Secret of Secrets Actionlessness The Final Secret of Secrets Chart on Advaitic Cosmology Chart on the Self Chart on Overview of the Gita	BEACH 12: ** An Advaita Dialogue for Beginners Nos. 1 to 200 Nos.201 to 400 Nos.401 to 600 Nos.601 to 800 Nos.801 to 1008
BEACH 13: Bhagavatam and Advaita Bhakti Kunti stuti and Bhishma Stuti Chatushloki Bhagavatam Vidura Maitreyi SamvAdaM * Kapila Gita Daksha Yajnam Dhruva Charitam * JaDabharata story Ajamila story * Prahlada: Part I * Prahlada: Part II	BEACH 14: Articles Miscellany, not necessarily on Hinduism Mathematics and Consciousness * Ancient Indian Scientific Knowledge * Srinivasa Ramanujan, the Mathematician Miracles, Wonders and Prayers Creative Teaching The Greatness of Sanskrit A Review of ‘Science & Mysticism’ Science & Spirituality – Key points Benediction for a modern untraditional wedding Talk to High School Students Mathematical & Philosophical Infinities Spiritual Bliss of Thyagaraja’s Music ** History of Mathematics – Indian Contribution * Review of ‘Ancient Indian History through Astronomy’

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