A list of books/audio/video/material that have inspired me, transformed me, revolutionized my thinking and living:

1. On the road to freedom, vol 1 and 2 by Swami Paramatmananda Puri

2. Talks with Sri Ramana Maharishi by Munagala Venkataramiah

3. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna  (Ramakrishna Kathamritha translated to English by Swami Nikhilananda)

4. Mata Amritanandamayi - A Biography by Swami Amritaswarupananda

5. Who Am I? (Nan Yar?) by Shri Ramana Maharshi

6. Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

7. Atma Nirvritti and Atma Darshan by Atmananda Krishna Menon

8. Notes on Spiritual Discourses of Shri Atmananda by Nitya Tripta

9. Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words by Peace Pilgrim 

10. The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

11. Prayer of the Frog 1 and 2 by Anthony De Mello

12. Song of the Bird by Anthony De Mello

13. One Minute Wisdom by Anthony De Mello

14. One Minute Nonsense by Anthony De Mello

15. I am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj

16. Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad by Swami Gambhirananda

17. Awaken Children (series) - dialogues with Mata Amritanandamayi

18. Ashtavakra Samhita by Swami Nityaswarupananda (Translator)

19. Srimad Bhagavad Gita (translation by Krishna Warrier, RK Math)

20. Bhagvad Gita As It Is by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad

21. Ramayana: Indian immortal tale of adventure, love and wisdom, re-told by Krishna Dharma

22. Valmiki Ramayana - Vol 1 & 2 by Bibek Debroy

23. Mahabharatha: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time, re-told by Krishna Dharma, also the one by Rajagopalachari)

24. Mahabharatha by C. Rajagopalachari

25. Silence of the Heart: Dialogues with Robert Adams

26. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

27. Stillness Speaks by Echkart Tolle

28. A New Earth by Echkart Tolle

29. Transparency of Things by Rupert Spira

30. Presence -I and II by Rupert Spira

31. Truth, Beauty, Love by Francis Lucille

32. Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian Weiss

33. Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh

34. The Dhammapada by Ananda Maitreya and Thich Nhat Hanh

35. What is Life? by Erwin Schrodinger

36. Maha Yoga by K Lakshmana Sarma

37. Ease of Being by Jean Klein

38. Compassion by Osho

39. Patanjali Yoga Sutras - translation by Edwin Bryant

40. The Power of Presence (Part 2) by David Godman

41. Annamalai Swami –  Final Talks by David Godman

42. Living by the words of Bhagavan by David Godman

43. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

44. Dying to be me by Anita Moorjani

45. Proof of Heaven: a neurosurgeon’s journey into the afterlife by Eben Alexander

46. Be As You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharishi by David Godman

47. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

48. Sri Sri Ramakrishna Leelaprasanga by Swami Saradananda

49. Vivekachudamani (of Sankara Bhagavatpada) by Swami Chinmayananda

50. Vivekachudamani (of Sankara Bhagavatpada) – English translation of Sanskrit commentary of Sri Candrasekhara Bharati of Sringeri

51. Yoga, Enlightenment and Perfection of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Abhinaya Vidyatheertha Mahaswamigal

52. The Multifaceted Jivanmukta - His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Abhinaya Vidyatheertha Mahaswamigal

53. The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi by Ramana Maharshi and Arthur Osborne

54. God-realization Through Reason - Swami Iswarananda

55. In Woods of God Realization by Swami Rama Tirtha (vol 1-4)

56. Wake Up and Roar: Satsang with Papaji

57. Day By Day with Bhagavan by A. Devaraja Mudaliar

58. Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi’s Words of Grace (Who Am I?, Self-Enquiry Spiritual Instruction)

59. Guru Vachaka Kovai - The sayings of Sri Ramana by Sri Muruganar; Micheal James and Sri Sadhu Om 

60. Self-Realization: The life and teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi by B V Narasimha Swami

61. Advaita Bodha Deepika by Karapatra Swami (Author), Venkataramaiah Munagala (Translator)

62. Kaivalya Navaneeta by Tandavaraya Swami (Author)

63. Conscious Immortality by Paul Brunton and Mungala Venkataramiah

64. Day by Day with Bhagavan - Devaraja Mudaliar

65. Maharshi’s Gospel - The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi

66. Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi in His own Words Edited by Arthur Osborne

67. Guru Ramana by S.S. Cohen

68. They Lived with God: Life Stories of Some Devotees of Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Chetanananda

69. God Lived With Them: Life Stories Of Sixteen Monastic Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Chetanananda

70. The Life of Swami Vivekananda - by his Eastern and Western Disciples 

71. Apprenticed To A Himalayan Master: A Yog: A Yogi's Autobiography by Sri. M

72. The Journey Continues: A sequel to Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master by Sri M

73. If Truth Be Told: A Monk's Memoir by Om Swami

74. My Recollections of Bhagavan Sri Ramana by Devaraja Mudaliar

75. Gospel of the Holy Mother by Sarada Devi

76. The Ultimate Medicine: As Prescribed By Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Dialogues

77. The Experience of Nothingness: Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj's Talks on Realizing the Infinite by Robert Powell

78. Pointers from Nisargadatta Maharaj by Ramesh S. Balsekar

79. Nothing is Everything: The Quintessential Teachings Of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj by Mohan Gaitonde

80. Don’t Polish Your Ignorance …It May Shine by Sadhguru

81. Reality in Forty Verses (with Supplement) -  Lakshmana Sarma’s commentary on Ulladu Narpadu

82. All is One (Ellam Ondre) - unknown 19th Century author in Tamil

83. The Essence of Ribhu Gita translated by Professor N. R. Krishnamoorthi Aiyer

84. The Supreme Yoga: Yoga Vasistha by Swami Venkatesananda

85. Mahendranath Gupta: The Recorder Of The Gospel Of Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Chetanananda

86. Back to the Truth by Dennis Waite

87. The Self Does Not Die: Verified Paranormal Phenomena from Near-Death Experiences by Titus Rivas , Anny Dirven, et al.

88. Video discourses on Srimad Bhagavad Gita by Swami Chinmayananda

89. Audio lectures on Mandukya Upanishad and Gaudapada Karika by Swami Paramarthananda (Arshya Vidya

90. Audio lectures on Kaivalya Upanishad by Swami Paramarthananda (Arshya Vidya Sampradaya) 

91. Audio lectures on Keno Upanishad by Swami Paramarthananda (Arshya Vidya Sampradaya)

92. Satsangs with Swami Paramatmananda Puri (M.A. Math)

93. Video discourses, meditation, yoga and dialogues by Francis Lucille (on YouTube)

94. Video discourses, meditation, yoga and dialogues by Rupert Spira (on YouTube)

95. Video discourses by Swami Sarvapriyananda (on YouTube)

96. Video discourses by Eckart Tolle (on YouTube)

97. Video discourses by Swami Anubhavananda (on YouTube)

98. Video/audio interviews of Peace Pilgrim

99. Videos of Bernardo Kastrup, Donald Hoffman, Rupert Sheldrake (on YouTube)

100. Videos of Jim Tucker, Bruce Greyson, Ed Kelly (Division of Perceptual Studies or DOPS, Univ. of Virginia) (on YouTube)

101. Material related to re-incarnation – Ian Stevenson, Jim Tucker, Arun K Pati 

102. Material related to Mediums, mediumship – Oliver Lazar (on YouTube)

103. Material related to paranormal phenomena – Dean Radin, Russell Targ, Rupert Sheldrake (on YouTube)

104. Material related to Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) and Shared Death Experiences (SDEs) – Dr. Pim van Lommel, Sam Parnia, Eben Alexander, Anita Moorjani, Raymond Moody, Bruce Greyson, Jeffrey Long, Penny Sartori, Peter Fenwick, Mary Neal, Scott Taylor (on YouTube)

105. Re-discovery of life: Awaken to Reality by Anthony de Mello (on YouTube)

106. Audio discourses (in Kannada) by Swami Brahmananda (Chinmaya Mission) on Mankuthimmana Kagga - poem by D. V. Gundappa; Video discourses (in Kannada) by Ha Ra Nagaraj Acharya (on YouTube)

107. Mantras/Stotras for chanting – Chinmaya Book of Hymns by Central Chinmaya Mission Trust; Ganapati Atharvasirsha; Sri Lalitha Sahasranama; Sri Vishnu Sahasranama; Sri Rudram; Hanuman Chalisa; Aditya Hridayam; Mahishasura Mardini Stotram; Dakshinamurthy Stotram; Manisha Panchakam;  Guru Asthakam; 15th Chapter of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita (Purushottama Yoga); Lingastakam; Nirvana Shatakam; Sri Venkatesha Suprabhatham; Bhaja Govindam

108. The Thousand Names of the Divine Mother – Sri Lalitha Sahasranama with commentary by T V Narayana Menon (M.A. Mission Trust)


Others:




Book of Prakriyas 

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