Hindu Dharma:

A selection of books by Anand Krishna – rooted in the tradition of the Sindhu Saraswati Civilization
Wonderful insights to the Bhagavad Gita- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,
The Mystery of the Creator and Creation,  Soul Quest,  The Hanuman Factor- Lessons from our spiritual CEO… and more…
https://www.anandkrishna.org/en/

Yoga:   What does it mean?

Yoga means Union and the goal of this union is to unite our individual consciousness ( jivatman) with the universal consciousness. ( atman).  Going beyond duality, we transcend our “individual self” into the unified and ultimate awareness of atman.
The discipline of yoga is very wide and has a large number of practices but they all have communality. In the end, they all lead back to the source, which is our ultimate teacher.

Yogasanas or body postures help us to be detached from our minds and our emotions. Meditation practice is a tool to go beyond our ego-mind and to connect with our true nature.
Asanas help make the body healthy, our body being the temple of our individual soul. However, the body will be gone one day, but the soul within is immortal.

As human beings, our main stumbling block is that we confuse consciousness, self, mind and soul. Patanjali, Hindu sage and philosopher, tells us in his Yoga Sutras that yoga is the resolution of the agitation of the mind.
“The the seer abides in its own now nature.”
The third sutra of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali describes the result of achieving a state of yoga as the cessation of mental chatter, or citta vritti nirodhah. It means that when the mind is no longer distracted by thoughts, emotions, and external attachments, the true Self– the “Seer” or consciousness– rests in its own, natural state.
More on:  Live Yoga-  Yoga Sutras of Patanjali for Modern Times by Anand Krishna

Anand Krishna You Tube Channel on Patanjali Yoga Sutras:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJWkvobLoMw

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Swami Sivananda Yoga Teachings:  
www.sivananda.org

The Tree of Yoga  by BKS Iyengar

Yoga Masters  Mark Forstater and Jo Manuel, Living Wisdom Series
Begins with an introduction to the theory and the philosophy behind yoga- The Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Yoga Sutras holding the keys to self-awareness.

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Buddha Dharma:

Theravada:

The Triple Gem, An Introduction to Buddhism, Gerald Roscoe, Silkworm Books

Questions from the City, Answers from the Forest by Ajahn Sumano Bhikkhu
Simple Lessons from a Western Buddhist Monk in Thailand

Publications by Ajahn Buddhadasa:
www.suanmokkh.org – Meditation center in southern  Thailand.

Empty Empty Happy Happy…. a book of wisdom by Bhante Sujatha of Sri Lanka:
https://www.emptyemptyhappyhappy.com

Lessons from the Lotus by Bhante Wimala of Sri Lanka.
www.bhantewimala.com

The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia by Donald K. Swearer 
Silkworm Books.
An interpretation of the many facets of Theravada Buddhism practiced in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.  From myths, legends, rites of passage and festivals.
The relationship between kingship and sacred cosmology and the rise of Buddhist political leaders in post colonial period. The book also analyzes changing roles of monk and laity, the role of women, and Buddhism in the West.

Mahayana:

The Power of Buddhism by His Holiness The Dalai Lama  and Jean-Claude Carriere.
And more teachings on:    https://www.dalailama.com

Becoming Your Own Therapist by Lama Yeshe, co-founder of:  https://fpmt.org/
and Tushita Tibetan Buddhist Center:    https://tushita.info/

Glen Svensson of  Tushita Meditation Center in Dharamsala:
Audio teachings and articles:  www.glensvensson.org

Buddhism with an Attitude and the Seven-Point Mind Training
by Alan Wallace:        https://www.alanwallace.org/

Start Where you Are – a guide to compassionate living by Pema Chodron
Shambhala Classics:    https://www.shambhala.com/

What Makes You NOT a Buddhist by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche of Bhutan.
Director of films  The Cup  and Travellers and Magicians.
https://khyentsefoundation.org/who-we-are/our-founder/

Zen:

Peace is Every Step- a path to Mindfulness and other writings by
Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh:  
https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh

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