American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West

10 best books like American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West (Philip Goldberg): The Perennial Philosophy, Light on Yoga, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Mudras: Yoga in Your Hands, Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha, Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance, Aghora III, The Avalonian Oracle: Spiritual Wisdom from the Holy Isle, Sculpture Now, Vijnaana Bhairava Tantra

The Perennial Philosophy

Author

Aldous Huxley

The Perennial Philosophy is defined by its author as "The metaphysic that recognizes a divine Reality substantial to the world of things and lives and minds." With great wit and stunning intellect, Aldous Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains them in...

Light on Yoga

Author	B.K.S. Iyengar
ISBN	0805210318

Light on Yoga has become the bible for hundreds of thousands of people who practice Yoga daily with the Iyengar method, for exercise, meditation, or simply relaxation. With more than 600 photographs depicting all the postures and breathing exercises, it remains the fullest, most practical, and most...

Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Author	Yogi Swatmarama
ISBN	8185787387

This affordable, definitive edition of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika contains the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, and full-page photographs of all the asanas. The chakras, kundalini, mudras, shakti, nadis, bandhas, and many other topics are explained. This is the first edition of the...

Mudras: Yoga in Your Hands

Author	Gertrud Hirschi
ISBN	1578631394

Mudras--also playfully called "finger power points"--are yoga positions for your hands and fingers. They can be practiced sitting, lying down, standing, or walking, at any time and place. Schooled in the traditional knowledge of this eastern art of healing, well-known Swiss yoga teacher, Gertrud...

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha

Author	Satyananda Saraswati
ISBN	8186336141

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha is recognised internationally as one of the most systematic yoga manuals today. Since it's first publication by the Bihar School of yoga in 1969 it has been reprinted thirteen times and translated into many languages. It is the main reference text used by Yoga teachers...

Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance

Author	Edgar Villanueva
ISBN	1523097892

Decolonizing Wealth is a provocative analysis of the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance. Award-winning philanthropy executive Edgar Villanueva draws from the traditions from the Native way to prescribe the medicine for restoring balance and healing our divides.

Though...

Aghora III

Author	Robert E. Svoboda
ISBN	0914732374

Each book of the Aghora series tries to get one point across by means of small tales of India. These teachings in the background of late 1970s Bombay also gives some picture of the society at the time. This series tells us about the extraordinary life of Vimalananda and also shows the importance of a guru...

The Avalonian Oracle: Spiritual Wisdom from the Holy Isle

Author	Jhenah Telyndru
ISBN	0764350587

Woven from threads of Welsh mythos, British legend, and Celtic Druidism, The Avalonian Oracle is a transformational journey through the sacred landscapes of Britain and a gateway to the Holy Island of Avalon. 46 beautifully illustrated cards guide seekers through an inspired reconstructionof...

Sculpture Now

Author	Anna Moszynska
ISBN	0500204179

Here are the most exciting developments in sculpture across the
globe since the mid-1990s. Identifying the key trends, Anna
Moszynska discusses the artists who are forging new paths and
setting the contemporary agenda. She examines major shifts that
have taken place in the last...

Vijnaana Bhairava Tantra

Author

Paramahamsa Nithyananda

Young enlightened master from India, Paramahamsa Nithyananda, has emerged as a compelling spiritual force of our millennium. Working and sharing with over 10 million people worldwide every year, Nithyananda is committed to bringing about a true inner awakening for all beings on our planet. A spiritual...

Make: Wearable Electronics: Design, Prototype, and Wear Your Own Interactive Garments

Author	Kate Hartman
ISBN	1449336795

What if your clothing could change color to complement your skin tone, respond to your racing heartbeat, or connect you with a loved one from afar?

Welcome to the world of shoes that can dynamically shift your height, jackets that display when the next bus is coming, and neckties that can nudge...

Guru Puja

Author

Paramahamsa Nithyananda

Young enlightened master from India, Paramahamsa Nithyananda, has emerged as a compelling spiritual force of our millennium. Working and sharing with over 10 million people worldwide every year, Nithyananda is committed to bringing about a true inner awakening for all beings on our planet. A spiritual...

Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture

Author	Gaiutra Bahadur
ISBN	0226034429

In 1903, a young woman sailed from India to Guiana as a “coolie”—the British name for indentured laborers who replaced the newly emancipated slaves on sugar plantations all around the world. Pregnant and traveling alone, this woman, like so many coolies, disappeared into history. In Coolie...

Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves, by a Highland Seer

Author

A Highland Seer

Does anyone know when this was written? It's supposed to be the oldest book on the topic written in English. It has delightfully old-fashioned phrasing, and mentions a "car (motor) and carriage." Other than that, many of the signs relate to journeys, letters, inheritances. Birds. Marriage.

The...

Flower Face: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Blodeuwedd

Author	Lori Feldmann
ISBN	0978904591

Blodeuwedd. Flower Face. Keen-Eyed Hunter in the Night. Dwelling for centuries in darkness, flying on owl wings along the liminal boundary that straddles superstition and sacred symbol ... this world and the Otherworld ... archetype and Divinity... the essence of all that is Blodeuwedd is venturing...

Nithya Yoga

Author	Paramahamsa Nithyananda
ISBN	1934364894

Nithya Yoga is a totally scientific, modern and yet most ancient system of Yoga as originally expressed by Patanjali, the father of Yoga. Yoga was the philosophy and practice conceived and transmitted by the great sage to prepare an individual to experience and express transformation at all levels...

Complete Guide to Sewing

Author	Reader's Digest Association
ISBN	0895770261

This is a detailed guide covering all aspects of sewing from the basics of hand stitching and machine maintenance to the complexities of tailoring. The instructions are clear and easy to follow with good supporting illustrations and photos that add clarity where it is needed. Granted some of the projects...

Gheranda Samhita/Commentary on the Yoga Teachings of Maharshi Gheranda

Author	Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
ISBN	9381620199

Guided by his guru, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, from birth, at the age of four Niranjanananda came to live with him at the Bihar School of Yoga in Munger where he received training in yogic and spiritual sciences through yoga nidra.

In 1971 he was initiated into Dashnami sannyasa, and thereafter...