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Himalayan Academy Publications are the enlightened teachings of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, containing words of wisdom from a realized soul who sees into the inner workings of the mind. Gurudeva founded Himalayan Academy in 1957 as the teaching and publications arm of his worldwide ministry. He is continually producing new books. Assisting him in this work is the staff of Himalayan Academy Publications, his full-time monastics--swamis, yogis and sadhakas--in the modern desktop publishing facility at Gurudeva's secluded asrama in Hawaii, on the Garden Island of Kauai.

If you have ever searched for well-written, well-conceived and well-designed information on the great and complex family of religions known as Hinduism, you know what's out there. Not much. Most authorative texts are incomprehensible or academically overwrought. Most comprehensible texts are simplistic and condenscending. And the rest approach Hinduism from a Western point of reference. Himalayan Academy takes great pleasure in making available a series of quality works sharing the ancient knowledge with today's seekers through the clear and bold teachings of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. This is an extraordinary collection of mystic insight that this dedicated sage has unfolded over the past forty years of teaching and guiding devotees in Hindu communities around the world.



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New Releases


Dancing with Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism-the Collector's Edition: $51.00
New for 1998! Only 500 copies of this special hardcover collector's edition have been produced for discriminationg readers arount the world. Here is the authorative summary of Hindu thought which we, its editors, have objectively described as the most significant work of the century. Through posing and insightfully answering the central questions of the spiritual quest, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami crafts a uniquely comprehensive, pragmatic and modern view of Hinduism's timeless religious tradition. Fifth edition, 1997, cloth bound, 5-1/2"x 8-12", 1,008 pages, with illustrations by famous South Indian artist S. Rajam, a 170 page lexicon, a timeline of Hindu history and over 600 verses presenting the best of the Vedas. (ISBN 0-945497-97-0). $51.00


Monks' Cookbook: Vegetarian Recipes from Kauai's Hindu Monastery: $16.95
It's a well-kept little secret that monks love food and are among the world's best cooks. This is the Hawaiian monks' collection of mouth-watering Indian vegetarian dishes (wait till you see our outrageously comprehensive chutney lists) from around the world for daily meals and elaborate festivals--over 150 mouth-watering recipes the monks of Kauai Aadheenam, our Hindu monastery, have collected and prepared over the last three decades. We use pure home-made ghee exclusively, no oils, and no meat, fish, fowl or eggs. Don't tell anyone, but Gurudeva considers cooking one of the highest dharmas and almost daily at our monastery he joins the monks in the kitchen to help make a curry, stir a dal or chop fresh vegetables from our garden. This is not a book for junk-food afficianados or ascetics trying to control their diet. This new edition of our cookbook, created for the Mystic Trader catalog as a fundraiser for Iraivan Temple, includes a comprehensive introduction to ayurveda as it applies to nutrition and health, including the values of spices and herbs and their effects on the body. 1997. Sturdy wire binding, 8-1/2 x 11, 104 pages, $16.95.


Loving Ganesha: Hinduism's Endearing Elephant-Faced Deity: $19.95
The world's finest book on Ganesa, a comprehensive and elaborately illustrated sourcebook packed with knowledge about the most beloved Hindu Gods, with instructions in His traditional worship through puja and bhajana. First edition, 1996, perfect bound, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", 800 pages (ISBN 0-945497-64-4). $19.95



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Books by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

The Rishi Collection


Dancing with Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism: $24.95
The choice is simple: buy five hundred texts, spend ten years reading and analyzing them and build a big room to keep them in, or purchase this one catechism and be done with it. Here is the authorative summary of Hindu thought for modern seekers-a world-acclaimed, encyclopedic sourcebook which we, its editors, have objectively described as the most significant work of the century. Through posing and insightfully answering the central questions of the spiritual quest, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami crafts a uniquely comprehensive, pragmatic and modern view of Hinduism's timeless religious tradition. Fifth edition, 1997, perfect bound 5-1/2"x 8-12", 1,008 pages, with illustrations by famous South Indian artist S. Rajam, a 170 page lexicon, a timeline of Hindu history and over 600 verses presenting the best of the Vedas. (ISBN 0-945497-97-0). $24.95


Living with Siva: Hinduism's Nandinatha Sutras: $8.95
This could well be called the least popular book in the Hindu world, and the most needed. That's because of its honest and unflinching approach to the Hindu way of life, and the rules it sets forth for those seeking to follow it. Everybody needs rules, and nobody wants them. Like your family doctor who knows his bitter potion is going to help you, the author prescribes 365 spiritual rules for the lion-hearted, verses on how Hindus approach God, family life, money, food and health, culture and more. These sutras proclaim an ancient wisdom of how Hindus lived and interrelated with one another in the days when love and peace, respect and wisdom prevailed. Buy it quick, check out how you should be living life better, then give it to a friend who is doing even worse than you are. First edition, 1991, perfect bound, 5-1/2"x 81/2", illustrated with 73 classical Rajput paintings, 208 pages (ISBN 0-945497-44-X). $8.95


Saiva Dharma Shastras: The Book of Discipline of Saiva Siddhanta Church: $24.95
A dossier setting forth the theology, doctrines, customs, policies and plans by which members and institutions of Saiva Siddhanta Church, the first Hindu church on the planet, are guided and governed in loving service to Supreme God Siva. Sound boring? Believe us, it is not. It's the most wide-ranging, well-written, insightful book of rules you will ever read. Dedicated to the great sage, Satguru Yogaswami, it is truly a compendium of Saiva culture for successful, harmonious living on planet Earth in today's world. Eighth edition, 1995, perfect bound, 7" x 10", 480 pages (ISBN 0-945497-69-5). $24.95



The Master Course

Saivite Hindu Religion, The Master Course Level One : $12.95
Ever notice how strange is human nature? Consider the Hindu parent's need for intelligent, nonviolent, traditional texts for their kids. A thousand years of complaints that nothing is available in the market resulted in, you guessed it, nothing in the market. Finally, Gurudeva said, "Enough of that. Let's just produce what we need." And he did it masterfully in a few months, motivated largely by 17,000 eager young Hindu students in Fiji who needed a graded text. Now, without doing anything more arduous than putting a cheap ballpoint pen on the signature line of your local bank's check, you can have it all--an authentic, illustrated, seven-book children's course teaching respect of parents and the love and worship of God Siva in the context of traditional Hindu philosophy, culture, values and family life for an upstanding future generation. Book One is now available, at the six-year-old level, in a Hindi-Tamil-English edition. Prominent Hindu leaders, with almost no arm-twisting on our part, gave glowing endorsements. They know the need. The head of Trinidad's schools shared with us, "We are raising educated criminals with our present system, which neglects religion entirely." This course, based on a proven series of texts used for many years in Sri Lankan schools, changes that forever, putting religion back in the classroom and traditional values back in the hearts of our kids. As if that weren't enough, now our Saiva swamis in Mauritius have spent thousands of man-hours, and not a few months during Hindu youth conferences and training seminars, preparing and fine-tuning a professional-level teacher's guide that makes the magic work for young souls being introduced for the first time to their faith. First edition, 1995, perfect bound, 8-1/2x 11", 170 pages (ISBN 0-945497-54-7). $12.95



In Gurudeva's Own Voice

822-SIVA Daily Telephone Sermonettes to Hear the Voice of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Down in the dumps? Your family just disowned you? Life getting on your nerves? Who ya gonna call? Gurudeva! Anytime, 24 hours a day you can listen to his mind-quieting discourses on dozens of uplifting topics. Be still, calm, at peace with the world, then return, renewed, to the Great Confusion. Call 808/822-SIVA (7482) and enjoy Gurudeva's enlightened thoughts on a wide variety of topics. The tapes are changed daily, so call often. No charge but the cost of your call! Yes, you can tape record these inspired talks as often as you like to hear later or share with your friends when they get fired, sued, divorced, mugged or just plain bored.




The Saivite Series

Saivite Controversy: Monism and Pluralism in Saiva Siddhanta: $20.00
In the late 60s Gurudeva lived for a few days in the North African city of Tunis. As he boarded the plane to leave, he said, "I much prefer to live in Oneness." The debate about Oneness and Twoness is a basic inquiry of the human mind, and this book explores it from the Indian point of view. At Gurudeva's first meeting with his satguru, Yogaswami, one of the first questions the great sage asked him was to explain the difference between monism and pluralism. It seems the controversy was being hotly debated in Sri Lanka then. Satguru was completely satisfied with his new sishya's response, but much later the controversy erupted in a heated debate that lasted from 1981 to 1984, and clarified the matter for thousands of onlookers. Here is the whole, unabridged feud, which is really an assessment of two schools within South Indian Saivism's Siddhanta tradition--their founders, their views of creation and ultimate spiritual goals. On one side are the monistic theists, who stress the ultimate oneness of man and God, and on the other stand the pluralistic theists, who hold that God, soul and world are eternally separate. A classical theological debate held in international conferences in South India and Malaysia in 1981, one that is common to every religious tradition and which every seeker will benefit from exploring. Read and make up your own mind between two final conclusions that have perplexed seekers and confounded philosophers for thousands of years. Rich with Vedic and Agamic quotes on matters discussed. A book meant for pundits and armchair philosophers. If you're just getting started or have a phobia for big words, we recommend choosing something on our list that is less intimidating. First edition, 1991, CBC ring bound, 8-1/2"x 11", 155 pages (ISBN 0-945497-29-2). $20.00


Saivite Culture: Insights into Eastern Manners and Customs: $20.00.
If you have ever lived or traveled abroad, or have an Asian neighbor, you know that culture shock is a real and sometimes embarrassing experience. Here is a book that explains what no one will tell you about what to do and not to do: staying healthy, why we don't lick stamps, pet dogs or tell a mother how beautiful her infant is, hosting guests, being a host, eating with your hands, getting across town in one piece in India, how to greet a holy person, and more. Survival knowledge for novices traveling to Asia. Any helpful additions for our next edition are welcomed from experienced travelers and those who wish they had more experience. Second edition, 1990, CBC ring bound, 8-1/2"x 11", 99 pages (ISBN 0-94597-23-7), $20.00.


Saivite Names: A Practical Manual on Entering Hinduism: $20.00
Who says you can't become a Hindu? Lots of Hindus say so, parroting an old but erroneous notion. This book proves it false and shows how to enter the world's oldest faith, step by step. What's in a name? Aren't all religions really one? What to do if your parish priest or rabbi objects? What if grandma feels hurt because you change your name? How to explain the inexplicable to friends and business associates. Includes actual letters exchanged between new Hindus and leaders of their former faiths, giving a brand new insight into the process of "ethical conversion." Never before have these controversial questions been so boldly and lucidly addressed. Included are lists of hundreds of Hindu names and personal, soul-searching testimony of many who in recent years have adopted this ancient religion as their own. For millions of seekers who are half-Hindu already, this book is an eye-opener. For Hindus, it is a mind-opening adventure. First edition, 1989, Printed and perfect bound in Malaysia, 8-1/2"x 11", 161 pages (ISBN 0-945497-10-5). $20.00


Saivite Virtue: A Seven-Week Course on the Power of Celibacy for Hindu Youth: $15.00
Youth are everywhere bombarded with sexual stimulation--in magazines, on TV, on the Internet, in school and on the streets. Lacking right knowledge and proper guidance, many fall into promiscuity and begin painful cycles of heartache, confusion and failure. This book speaks frankly on the metaphysics of sex and chastity to help young people understand, harness and transmute their sexual energies, instincts and desires. Never before have you been taken on a journey of understanding about sex like this, with mystical insights into the exchanges of psychic energies, the way that sex affects the mind and the karmas and the psychic astral tugs and pulls which exist for years after intercourse. This knowledge alone may discourage promiscuity. Includes secrets from ancient sastras and numerous tantras, including pranayama and hatha yoga. First edition, 1989, CBC ring bound, 8-1/2"x 11", 100 pages (ISBN 0-945497-25-3). $15.00


Saivite Worship: The Saiva Atmartha Puja, Traditional Hindu Liturgy for the Home Shrine : $15.00
The authentic Agama tantra of ritual worship in the home for daily sanctification and divine protection, heretofore taught only verbally. Mantras are given in Sanskrit, along with English transliteration, translation and instruction on mudras, procedures and visualization. Sure, you have wanted to worship at home, but who do you know who can teach the proper method, the traditional ways? What does it all mean? The gestures, the sounds, the mantras, the order of worship? And how do you pronounce that strange Sanskrit word? It's all here, with thoughtful, step-by-step directions and guidelines. To ensure right learning, the practice tape is a must. Fourth edition, 1996, CBC ring bound, 8-1/2"x 11", 90 pages (ISBN 0-945497-22-9). $15.00
Saiva Atmartha Puja Practice Tape : $10.00
Coming soon: our video of the complete puja performed by an Asian priest, so you can see and follow how it all is done in an orthodox Saiva home.

The Satguru Speaks Series

Satguru Speaks on Hindu Renaissance: $25.00
An amazing collection of historic inspired talks that Gurudeva delivered to large gatherings of devotees between 1978 and 1983, during several Hindu renaissance world tours. These potent messages of high philosophy, strong, practical advice, continue to enliven hundreds of thousands of Hindus to a contemporary vision of the greatness of the world's oldest religion. You've heard about the litany of problems facing Hindus as the century winds down, and you've heard the hype about the international Hindu awakening. Read here how the new beginning started and what we have to do for Sanatana Dharma to flourish. Want to know where it's going next? Read Hinduism Today! Included with your order are 3 complimentary back issues of the award-winning journal Hinduism Today. First edition, 1993, printed and perfect bound in Malaysia, 5-1/2"x 8-1/2", 282 pages. $25.00


Satguru Speaks on Hindu Family Life: $10.00
This collection of Hinduism Today Publisher's Desk columns captures Gurudeva's vision of Hindu family culture in twenty-two topics, including raising teenagers, preventing divorce and getting along with the mother-in-law. Want to know what to do about kids talking back? Ever agonize over what to tell an adolescent who doesn't want to hear your opinion? Does TV dominate the living room and junk food rule the refrigerator? Is the word chaperone outlawed in your house? Yes, traditional Asian culture but with the loving wisdom that teaches "don't give up on your kid." Only a few copies remain from this Malaysia printing, so unless you move quickly we may have to back order your request until the next edition, which will, if experience serves us, be offered at a more rational price. Any suggestion you have for the next edition, or questions or comments will help Gurudeva pull it together. Send in your contributions to raising a Hindu family in modern times and become a co-author of our next edition, with all the name and fame that goes with such efforts. Yes, we will even mention your name, unless your lawyers object. This is an on-going life syndrome, the Vedas dealt with it, and no parent, even in this age of space travel, has escaped it yet. First edition, 1993. A perfect book for every home, and it is perfect bound, 5-1/2"x 8-1/2", 72 pages. $10.00



Other Gurudeva Books

Know thy Self: Enlightenment Lessons for Discovering the Divine Within You: $5.00
In this gem you find true stories of great souls of an unbroken lineage who knew God. Here you will study fourteen daily sadhana lessons and enjoy one of Truth's dearest disclosures: the Inspired Talk "See God Everywhere," answering every seeker's urgent questions. There are stories of our gurus, of their lives and their insights into the human predicament. There is a chapter on the temple we're building in Hawaii, and lots more. When Gurudeva hands a copy to a seeker, he slyly smiles and says, "This is a book about the outside of us and the inside of you." OK, it's true. This is our best Madison Avenue desktop publishing project ever, and when we finished it in 1993, we were justifiably (we convinced ourselves) proud of the achievement. We've thought about it a lot and have concluded that we are still proud of its lovely profundity, but would be wise to take a humbler view of this monumentally cosmic and enlightened booklet, for which no price is sufficient. Stapled, full-color, glossy stock, lavishly illustrated, 8-1/2"x 5-1/2", 46 pages (ISBN: 0-945497-09-1). A meager $5.00

God's Money: Dasamamsa, the Hindu Law of Tithing: $6.00
How giving away a tenth of your income will make you happy, healthy, wealthy and wise is the theme of this little book with a big idea. Sure, the idea of giving so much so often is just about as unthinkable as God, and like many you may at the outset hate the idea. As the book explains, you're not alone. Still, those who have gone from hoarding their abundance to sharing it have a very important story to tell, and it is told here by those who admit that it has made them not only wealthly but secure, giving them life-long friends and a feeling of abiding goodness about themselves. For those who still think that giving is, just maybe, worth considering and might be mystically related to getting, this unusual collection of story essays on the secrets of tithing is a winner. This landmark work could convince the stingiest curmudjeon to consider sharing his daily bread, if for no loftier a reason than to test out how it might benefit himself. When what we have is given freely, the unfailing law of karma reurns our offerings, and more. Order your copy of this collector's item while limited supplies last. Buy an extra one for a tight-fisted friend if you feel especially generous today. Perfect bound, 5-1/2"x 8-1/2", 170 pages (ISBN 0-945497-05-0). $6.00


Holy Orders of Sannyasa: A Saiva Swami's Diksha and Lifetime Vows of Renunciation: $10.00
Why would anyone ever want to give up the world? Most of us don't, and that's that. Still, it is an ultimate principle for all Hindus, the path that leads from involvement and creation of karmas to the path of detachment that leads to their resolution and, ultimately, to Self Realization and moksha. Here is defined, perhaps for the first time in articulate writing supported by authentic scriptural verses, the Saiva swamis' lifetime vows of renunciation, an eloquent soliloquy on spiritual ideals that will benefit any seeker. Here are the profound visions, the divine ideals, the difficult disciplines and the high-mindedness that have guided aspirants for ten thousand years. Sure, you may not be ready today to sell the Mercedes and toss it all away, but that doesn't mean you won't love this delightful little tome. It's rich with ideals of detachment, purity, humility and the most rigorous inner strivings through yoga drawn from Indian spirituality, gathered by Gurudeva's swamis on a special mission to India's asramas and satgurus that had this little book as its primary goal. In today's world, sons and daughters alike enter asramas, on a lark or for serious reasons, and parents need to know the path they are embarking upon, the goals they seek and the ways Hindus have evolved to reach those goals. If that path proves to be yours, and even if it doesn't, this book could preserve your sanity and guide your innermost meditations. Stapled, 8-1/2"x 11", 39 pages. $10.00


Praying to the Gods: A Modern Tantra on Writing Prayers for the Sacred Temple Fire, with an Introduction to Tyaf.: $20.00.
Fax a prayer? Charge a tithe? Gurudeva is a pioneer in both! In 1959 Herb Caen wrote in his column in the San Francisco Chronicle of Gurudeva's first-ever charge of tithing on a VISA card, and Newsweek repeated it. That was then, and this is now. Here is a unique text (the Russians just translated it for publication there) about how to contact the inner worlds, without becoming a New Age channeler. It reveals for the first time in writing the mystical arts of communication from this mundane world fraught with sorrows to the angelic beings of the second and third worlds. In this esoteric tome, Gurudeva unveils the known tantra of burning prayers to the devas in the sacred temple fire of the Kadavul Temple at the Hindu monastery in Hawaii . There is no charge for this service, but when a really important prayer is answered, it is traditional to send a giant, generous, overwhelming gift in gold bullion, Tokyo real estate, cash or blue chip stocks to the temple showing appreciation for the service of invoking angelic assistance for their challenges, heartaches and problems. More modest gifts are also welcome. Stapled, 5-1/2"x 8-1/2", 150 pages (ISBN 0-945497-38-5). $20.00.
The Tyaf Font for Macintosh: $20.00


Siva's Cosmic Dance: An Introduction to the World's Most Ancient Religion: $3.00
This attractive booklet is about God Siva and the beautiful, practical religion that venerates Him. It consists of six illustrated sections summarizing the history, beliefs and customs of Saivism, along with the profound discourse, "Hinduism: the Greatest Religion in the World"--a bold statement that only our satguru would dare to make. As good as it is, it's an early incarnation of our desktop skills. Graphically nice, but frumpy. Profound, but somber. We printed this in 1982 on our own presses in Hawaii, and then later decided that we had higher callings and sold our presses. We're basically tired of storing these gems on the overburdened shelves of our nonair-conditioned bookshelf. Help! Take a little weight off our shoulders, buy this classic today. Offer us one dollar, and we'll probably crumble before the negotiations even begin. A collector's item, each is autographed by Gurudeva. Stapled, 5-1/2"x 8-1/2", 25 pages (ISBN 0945497-30-X). $3.00


Truth is One, Paths Are Many: $5.00
Or, as some of the monks say, "Truth is One and Paths Are Too Many." This elegant four-color, illustrated souvenir was printed in London for an interfaith conference, with all the art and well-researched text drawn from Hinduism Today. You're probably wondering what's in it, right? It summarizes the history, beliefs, goals and paths of attainment of the major world religions, with a children's A-Z Hinduism primer and 34 sacred Indian symbols with explanations. We gave this to Harvard University for free to use on their new 1996 CD-ROM on world religions, but that's because they have zillions of dollars. You have to pay. Just a little, though. Stapled, 8-1/4"x 12", glossy stock, 13 pages. $5.00



Books By Other Authors

Works of Guru's of Our Lineage

Natchintanai: Songs and Sayings of Yogaswami: $25.00
Satguru Siva Yogaswami was a renowned yogi of the Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara who reigned as spiritual monarch of Sri Lanka's Tamil speaking Hindus for half a century. He was no ordinary satguru, and so you might expect his teachings to reflect that. They do. He never wrote things down, but composed songs and sang them during his peregrinations from village to village. He would walk 20 or more miles a day, and end up at the home of his devotees, answer their questions and often sing a song composed that morning at the temple in the hours before dawn. Knowing these would be lost if they didn't write them down, devotees conspired to keep a record and published them in several editions, in Tamil first and later in English. This priceless book, now out of print, is the most complete collection of his sagely teachings, composed as approximately two hundred songs, along with prose writings and letters. Published in Sri Lanka by the Sivathondan Society, cloth cover, 5-1/2"x 8-1/2", 303 pages. Only a few copies left. It's worth $995, but your investment broker confided in us that, with present market conditions, you couldn't afford that. $25.00


Satguru Yogaswami's Natchintanai Song Book: $20.00
A collection of eleven songs by Sage Yogaswamî, each presented in five ways: the original Tamil script, English transliteration, English translation, Tamil transliteration and English translation set to Western musical notation. This manuscript edition effectively makes possible singing the songs in both English and Tamil. CBC ring bound, 8-1/2"x 11", 108 pages. $20.00


Tirumantiram: A Tamil Scriptural Classic by Rishi Tirumular: $25.00
Tirumular was an illustrious Himalayan siddha yogi and rishi of the Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara. In 200 bce, he journeyed south to Tamil Nadu to record the mystic tenets of Saivism. The result was the Tirumantiram, 3,047 verses based upon his realizations, the Saiva Agamas and the Vedas. You cannot find a more profound statement of yoga that this, and this is the only English edition on the planet. We sat on our manuscript for so many moons that someone grew impatient to share it with the world and, zap! it was suddenly published by Ramakrishna Math, Madras, (complete with the original Tamil verses, and our English translation and commentary by Dr. B. Natarajan, commissioned for the translation by Himalayan Academy in the late 1970s.). Our lawyers, needing money for their offspring's college education, cried "Lawsuit! Lawsuit!" observing that the Ramakrishna Mission had "borrowed" a copy of our manuscript edition and published it without our permission. True enough, but they did such a good job that we decided it to carry it on the bookshelf! Everybody wins, except the attorneys. Cloth cover, 8-1/2"x 11", 483 pages. $25.00



Other Select Titles

Hindu Marriage Samskara: Marriage Rites and Rituals of Hindus : $15.00
In this day of the instant wedding and soon-to-follow divorce, author Dr. Prem Sahai has carefully detailed the traditions and attitudes that make the Hindu wedding a binding sacrament not only two individuals for life but two families. It also has pages for recording intricate detail of the wedding to be treasured along with the wedding album for generations to come. Cloth cover, printed in India, 130 pages. $15.00


Banaras, City of Shiva: $29.95
Banaras: this book captures the timeless aura of life and death in the quintessential Hindu city that has attracted mystically inclined travelers and pilgrims for thousands of years. Author Diana Eck's 30-page description of Banares is followed by 111 stunning full-page color plates from the camera of gifted photographer Rajesh Bedi. The theme is the search for moksha in the oldest living city in the world. This book makes an ideal gift. A far superior experience of the remarkable sacred city of Banares is available: but that requires $2,197 and three weeks in India. Brijbasi Printers, New Delhi, 1987, smyth sewn, cloth cover, 12"x 11", 139 pages (ISBN 81-7107-007-8). $29.95


Kumbha Mela, The World's Largest Act of Faith: $29.95
You've been impressed when 150,000 Brazilians showed up to greet the Pope and seen just a few more than that watch a soccer game. But that's nothing. Nadda! Zip! One on the Richter scale of human gatherings. Here's ten on the scale, 45 million seekers meeting for a spiritual purpose! Yes, every twelve years the largest spiritual gathering in the world takes place with wild and wonderful imagery at Allahabad, India, where the Ganga, Yamuna and mystical Sarasvati rivers meet. Jack Hebner and David Osborn's joint effort begins with a informative history of the Kumbha Mela and then presents an awesome series of color photographs, predominantly of the holy men in attendance. You'll see it when you believe it. Ganesh Editions, USA, 118 pages. (ISBN 0-945475 -01-2) $29.95


The Principal Upanishads: $20.00
This excellent, classic English translation by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan is of eighteen principle Upanishads, the mystical and philosophical culmination of the Vedas. It includes a superlative 145-page introduction to the Vedas by the renowned monistic theist, brief running notes about the texts and English transliteration of the original Sanskrit verses. Harper/Collins, India, 1994, perfect bound, 958 pages. add ISBN $20.00


The Vedic Experience: Mantramanjari : $35.00
For centuries, the West has enjoyed beautiful translations of the Upanishad, known as the Vedanta, "end" or "culmination" of the Vedas. But, alas, the other three major parts of the world's oldest scripture had, as a rule, been poorly rendered. So, back when we were gathering Vedic verses for Dancing with Siva, we could hardly believe our eyes when we stumbled on this thoughtful anthology of the Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyaka's and Upanishads and other scriptures. This Vedic ephiphany tells the story of the universal rhythms of nature, history and man. The translation and abundant commentary are the work of the brilliant renaissance thinker, Raimond Panikkar. It is the fruit of twelve years of daily sadhana on the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi while living in a Siva temple between 1964 and 1976. Scholars consider it perhaps his most significant contribution to the literary world. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1977, smythe sewn, cloth bound, 5-1/2"x 8-1/2", 1,000 pages(ISBN 81-208-1280-2). $35.00


Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing, by Dr. Vasant Lad: $10.95
An introductory text (the best we have seen, actually) that clearly explains the principles and practical applications of the world's oldest healing system: ayurveda. This beautifully illustrated text elucidates: history and philosophy, basic principles, diagnostic techniques, treatment, diets, medicinal usage of kitchen herbs, first aid, food antidotes, and much more. Lotus Press, perfect bound, 5-1/2"x 8-1/2", 176 pages (ISBN 0-914955-00-4). $10.95


Ancient Hindu Astrology for the Modern Western Astrologer, by James T. Braha: $21.95
A clear, easy introduction to Hindu astrology. Chapters include detailed explanations of the planets, twelve houses and traditional charts. The horoscopes of fifteen famous people are analyzed according to the Hindu system. Hermetician Press, paperback, 8"x 10", 349 pages. (ISBN 0-935895-00-0). $21.95



Proceeds to Iraivan Temple

Proceeds from the following items will be donated to the construction and maintenance of San Marga Iraivan Temple, a white granite edifice being hand-carved in India according to ancient Agamic traditions for assembly on Hawaii's Garden Island of Kauai.

The Story of Santoshi Devi : $15.00
Can't find good Hindu books for your children? This beautifully illustrated children's book by Gayatri Rajan tells of a girl and her personal relationship with Lord Ganesa. Perfect bound, 8-1/2"x 11", printed in South Africa, 38 pages, watercolor illustrations throughout. $15.00


Rudraksha Bead Necklace: $12.00
Here on the island of Kauai,Hawaii the monks of Kauai Aadheenam have lovingly cared for America's only rudraksha forest for nineteen years. They are called "Blue Marble" trees, for they bear their seeds inside a bright 1" peacock-blue fruit. Now the young members of the Hindu Students Association of Kauai hand-pick the holy fruits, clean, string and then dip them in the sacred Wailua River. Finally these special beads are blessed on the giant 700lb Crystal Sivalingam that is to be installed inside the future Iraivan Temple. Single bead on silken thread. $12.00



Posters

Oil Portrait of Gurudeva: $25.00
A masterful, life-like portrait of Gurudeva, painted in 1995 by Sri Indra Sharma, one of the finest and best known portrait artists of India. These truly striking high quality color reproductions are perfect for expensive framing in the shrine room. Life-size, 22"x 22", $25.00
Small Oil Portrait 8-1/2"x 10-1/2": $2.95.


Gurudeva Sivaya Subramuniyaswami and the five Satgurus : $1.95
Who preceded him in the line of Gurus called the Kailasa Parampara have been penned by Tirumati Nagaratnam each with a verse of his teachings. 8-1/2"x 11". $1.95


Muruga Bija: $1.95
This bija portrait is of Lord Murugan, favorite God of South India, Pleiadean master of kundalini yoga, whose dynamic bhakti awakens spiritual cognition to propel souls onward in their spiritual journey. 8-1/2"x 11". $1.95


Gurudeva's Vision of the Cosmic Dance: $1.95
Tirumati Nagaratnam used two forms of the panchakshara mantra to depict Gurudeva's vision in 1957 in which he saw Lord Siva Nataraja dancing on the top of his head. 8-1/2"x11". $1.95


Loving Ganesa: $1.95
Tirumati Nagaratnam depicts Ganesa seated on a golden throne penned in three Ganesa mantras. "Guidelines for a Life of Dharma," with twenty specific suggestions, are included on the back. 8-1/2"x 11". $1.95


Siva's Saints: $10.00
It took the artist four years to complete this extraordinary bîja mantra art of the 63 Saivite saints penned in holy mantras in Tamil and English. Brief biographies of the saints are included on the back. 17"x 22". $10.00


Photograph of Gurudeva in Lotus Posture: $1.95.
A color print of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, published on the back of Dancing with Siva's fourth edition, seated in lotus posture adjacent to a large bronze Nataraja, with traditional lamps and offerings. 8-1/2"x 11", 1.95.


Crystal Sivalingam: $1.95
A photograph of the 39-inch, 700-pound crystal that will be enshrined as the central murti in the white granite San Mârga Iraivan Temple on Kauai, Hawaii. 8-1/2"x 11". $1.95


Saiva Siddhanta Yoga Order: $1.95
A photograph of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami with eleven swamis of his Saiva Siddhanta Yoga Order, taken near Bali Hai falls at his 51-acre monastery complex on Kauai. 8-1/2"x 11". $1.95



Home Altar Supplies

Exquisite Brass Deity Murtis: $40.00
We commissioned craftsmen in South India to make these for us. The outcome was even better than we expected-- high quality, custom made bronze murtis for the home altar, hand forged, casted and etched in the traditional way. Available are six-inch standing Ganesa, a three-inch Sivalinga, and a six-inch standing Ardhanarisvara (half male/half female combination of Siva/Shakti). Supplies are limited. Individual murtis: $40.00


Home Altar Deities Poster: $1.95
A ready-made picture altar, perfect for home or travel, with Lord Siva in meditation pose in the center, Lord Ganesa seated on his throne to the left and a young Lord Muruga with lance to the right. Four-color printing on glossy card stock, with two creases for easy folding to stand alone as three panels. 7-1/2"x 17" $1.95

Vibhuti: $2.00
A large package of holy ash from Palani Hills, pure white color with a sweet fragrance. $5.00


Kumkum: $1.50
Authentic kumkum, the traditional ayurvedic powder used for the pottu, the red dot placed on the forehead as a mark of Siva. Imported from India. 40 gms. $1.00


Chandanam : $1.50
High quality sandalwood powder, 10 grams. $1.50


Rudraksha Mala: $25.00
It's very hard to find rudraksha prayer strands of this quality, and the price is unbeatable. The beads are sacred to Siva and endowed with healing properties. The beads are of uniform size, 3/8 inches in diameter, in two styles: 108 beads on flexible thread, or 54 silver capped beads. Can be worn as a necklace or around the wrist. From Rishikesh, India. $25


Aum Namasivaya Bracelet: $30.00
Now, with this handsome piece of Indian jewelry for men or women, you can wear the most sacred Saiva mantra, "Aum Namasivaya" all day as a reminder of God's grace at work in our lives. Best quality, made in India from silver, copper and brass, with the mantra in Sanskrit Devanagari script. Five-eighths inches wide. $30.00





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