Open directory - Publications - Advaita Vedanta - Religion and Spirituality

AdvaitaOnline.com - An online service of Advaita Ashrama, a publication branch of the Ramakrishna Mission. Books, subscription to Prabuddha Bharata, a magazine founded by Swami Vivekananda.

arshavidya bhusham - Brief details of several books on major Upanishads by Swami Turya Chaitanya, a student of Swami Dayananda Saraswati.

Awake Joy: The Essence of Enlightenment - An Advaita book by Katie Davis speaking on awakening and the essence of enlightenment. Book summary, contents, reviews and author biography.

Awakening to the Dream - Excerpts from and endorsements for this forthcoming book by Leo Hartong, an exposition of non-dual teachings, drawing on quotations from a wide variety of sources (not just Advaita) - a crystal clear presentation from the author's own experience.

Beyond Poetry, A Journey of Unmasking! - A book of verse by Ulla on topics relating to Advaita; includes foreword and excerpts

Black Dot Publications - Publishes the books of Chuck Hillig - reviews and endorsements of his work by large numbers of respected authorities.

Chinmaya Publications - Able to supply all the books by Swami Chinmayananda that are currently in print as well as audio and video. Books are available in a variety of languages. Based at Langhorne, PA but providing secure on-line ordering.

Council for Research in Values and Philosophy - CRVP publish a variety of books in a number of areas quite unrelated to Advaita. One book however (IIIB.4) covers the work of Shankara in considerable depth. It is 'Self Realisation (Brahmaanubhava): The Advaitic Perspective of Shankara: Indian Philosophical Studies IV' by Vensus A. George. It may be purchased but is also available for free download for personal study.

Floyd Henderson - Details of all his publications, which may also be ordered.

Free Spirit: A Guide to Enlightened Being - A non-dual book by Sundance Burke speaking on awakening and enlightenment. Book summary, contents, reviews and author biography.

Garland of Advaitic Wisdom - A book by Ajati, a devotee of Ramana Maharshi on the theme of ajati-vada (non-creation) and illustrated by over 1000 quotations from the scriptures, Ramana Maharshi, Zen and Tao masters. Extracts may be viewed and the book ordered.

Indian Books Centre - Publishers of Indological Books. Books may be ordered on-line but there are, as yet, no credit card facilities.

Inner Directions Foundation - Inner Directions is dedicated to exploring authentic pathways to awakening to one's essential nature, in the spirit of self-inquiry.

Inspiration - Details of the books by Dr. Jan Kersschot: 'Coming Home', 'Nobody Home' and 'This is it'. Site is available in Dutch and English.

An Introduction to Awareness - information on the book along with a podcast and philosophical essays. This is 'Indefinite Monism' rather than Advaita - but there isn't a more suitable category.

Journey to the Source - Book discussing the trilogy of 'Matrix' movies from scientific, spiritual and non-dual backgrounds.

Kalpa Tree Press - Publishes contemporary classics in the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda tradition of Vedanta, including books that express the universal spirit through religion, literature, and the arts.

Lotus Harmony - The Texture of Being was written by Roy Whenary, who was inspired by J. Krishnamurti, Nisargadatta Maharaj and Jean Klein. Site contains extracts, endorsements and links to purchase.

Motilal Banarsidass - Online Book Store for this Indian Publisher of many classic Advaita texts.

Nataraj Books - Based at Springfield, Virginia, they have an extensive collection of books from India (over 5,000 titles) on various subjects, including some that are difficult to obtain elsewhere. There is a facility to order online.

Non-Duality Books - A mail-order outlet specialising in modern books on non-duality and Advaita in particular, aiming to stock most of the available ones, imported for sale in the UK.

Nothing Personal - Transcriptions of some of the satsang questions and answers of Nirmala are available in a free e-book entitled 'Nothing Personal - seeing beyond the illusion of a separate self'. Nirmala is a disciple of Neelam, in the lineage of Ramana Maharshi and Sri Poonja.

Radical Happiness - contains details, excerpts and reviews of a number of spiritual books. There is also a free e-book, on-line satsang talks, a free newsletter, and a counseling service.

Samata Books - 26 titles pertaining to Advaita, including the complete works of Shankara.

Self-Knowledge - Quarterly publication containing articles on Self-Knowledge Yoga and non-dual philosophy, published by Shanti Sadan.

Sentient Publications - Publishes the works of Wei Wu Wei, Steven Harrison, Chuck Hillig, and Bernadette Roberts, an anthology of nondual writing, and other such books.

Siddha Yoga Meditation Bookstore - Australia - Siddha Yoga meditation Australia Bookstore for the timeless teachings of contemporary masters. Including: books by Swami Muktananda and Gurumayi, books on Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism, and other yoga and meditation supplies.

Swami Abhayananda - Two key books on Advaita are described - The Supreme Self and The Wisdom of Vedanta - and earlier books are offered as free ebooks, including Dattatreya: The Song of The Avadhut.

Trevor Leggett Books - original Sanscrit translations by Trevor Leggett, a Yoga student of and Dr. Hari Prasad Shastri, pandit and jnani of India. The Yoga, both training method and philosophy, is based on the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita, but offered in a non-sectarian and universal way.

The Truth in Jnana Yoga - Quotations, and a sample chapter from the book by Peter Marchand.

Vedanta Press and Catalog - Books on Vedanta. The book sales department of the Vedanta Society of Southern California.

Vedantic Shores Press - Publisher which distributes the works of Paul Hourihan, an American student of Vedanta. Catalog, biographical information, general information on Vedanta.

VedanticBooks.com - Publisher dedicated to 'spreading the message of Advaita Vedanta through different media like books, ebooks, CDs and Online reading.' Initial offerings link Economics and Management to Advaita.

WIE Press - Formerly Moksha Press, publishes the books of Andrew Cohen and the 'What is Enlightenment' magazine together with videos and audio tapes.

William Samuel - Though not strictly speaking a teacher of Advaita, he taught non-duality in the United States until his death in 1996. This site contains details of and extracts from his various books and dialogues, which may be purchased along with tapes and CDs. Modern sages such as Francis Lucille and Burt Harding regarded him highly.

Zen Publications - Based at Pune and Mumbai India, they publish the works of Ramesh Balsekar and stock most of his works together with a number of others. There is no on-line ordering facility, however.