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India is the birthplace of legends, the mother of culture and tradition, and as Indians, we love our stories. This book contains ten powerful stories of the original superheroes-stories that will leave a permanent impression on your consciousness and spill over in your conversations, stories of...

A good mentor can transform your life but is difficult to find. Here’s a rare chance to unleash your full potential with the help of one of India’s sharpest strategists. Drawing from the ancient Arthashastra, best-selling author Radhakrishnan Pillai transforms Chanakya’s revered sutras into everyday wisdom for modern audiences. Pillai, India’s leading Chanakya expert, handpicks the 100 most powerful sutras from nearly 6,000 original ones and distills them into practical advice for leaders, professionals and students alike in this one-of-its-kind book.

The Mama Sutra spans an 18-year journey through motherhood as a spiritual practice, chronicling Cushman’s first pregnancy, her daughter's tragic stillbirth, the joyful birth of her son, the “home retreat” of early motherhood, the challenges of parenthood, the diagnosis and gifts of her son’s developmental differences, the meltdown of her nuclear family and its reconfiguration into a new and joyful form, and more. This is a powerful story of the rawness and beauty of life.

The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is not only a tale of injustice; it is a moving story of faith. In this pathbreaking account, Duncan Ryuken Williams reveals how, even as they were stripped of their homes and imprisoned in camps, Japanese American Buddhists launched one of the most inspiring defenses of religious freedom in our nation's history, insisting that they could be both Buddhist and American.

Silence daily anxiety and find lasting inner peace by applying ancient Buddhist wisdom to your modern struggles. Whether you are navigating relationship conflicts, enduring workplace burnout, or facing unpredictable life changes, these classical teachings offer a calming anchor. Step away from...

The Diamond Sutra, often referred to as the ‘Diamond Cutter Sutra’ or ‘Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra,’ stands as a monumental Buddhist text and is celebrated as the world’s oldest printed book. Recognized by the British Library as “the earliest dated printed book,” this invaluable manuscript was penned in Sanskrit and uncovered in 1900 from The Cave of a Thousand Buddhas, a secret library in Dunhuang, China. The Sutra captures profound dialogues between the Buddha and his devoted disciple Subhuti, exploring essential Buddhist principles such as emptiness and nirvana. At its ...