The Ramayana (रामायण) also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as an Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of…
The Mahabharata (महाभारत) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Ramayaṇa. It narrates the events and…
Gheranda Samhita (घेरंड संहिता) is a Sanskrit text of Yoga in Hinduism. It is one of the three classic texts of hatha yoga (the…
The Goraksha Shataka (गोरक्ष शतक) is an early text on Haṭha yoga text from the 11th-12th century, attributed to the sage Gorakṣa.…
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika (हठ योग प्रदीपिका) is a classic fifteenth-century Sanskrit manual on haṭha yoga, written by Swami Swatmarama, who connects the teaching’s lineage to…
The Anapanasati Sutta (अनापानसति सुत्त) or Anapanasati Sutra (अनापानस्मृति सूत्र), “Breath-Mindfulness Discourse,” Majjhima Nikaya 118, is a discourse that details the Buddha’s instruction…
The Bhagavad Gita (भगवद्गीता), often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture, which is part of the epic Mahabharata. It forms the chapters…
Nishkama Karma (निष्काम कर्म), self-less or desireless action, is an action performed without any expectation of fruits or results, and…
The Aparokshanubhuti (अपरोक्षनुभूति) is a work attributed to Adi Shankara, though his authorship is doubtful. It is a popular introductory work…