Vanamali Books

Exploring the concept of Shakti, this work delves into the Divine Mother as a source of love, security, and transformation in the universe. It presents over 30 incarnations of goddesses, highlighting both their nurturing and destructive aspects. The author utilizes key texts like the Devi Bhagavatham and Devi Mahatmyam to illustrate the power of the Divine Mother in guiding individuals from ignorance to enlightenment. Mataji Devi Vanamali, an established author and founder of a spiritual ashram, brings her extensive knowledge of Hinduism to this enlightening narrative.

"Drawing from the Bhagavad Purana, the Bhagavad Gita, the Mahabharata, and India’s sacred oral tradition, Vanamali shares stories from Krishna’s birth in a dungeon and early days as a merry trickster in Vrindavana, through his time as divine ruler at Dwaraka, to his final powerful acts as the hero Arjuna’s charioteer and guru in the Kurukshetra war. She explains how Krishna became a mahayogi, the greatest of all yogis, and attained complete mastery over himself and nature. By integrating the hero-child with the mahayogi, the playful lover with the divine ruler, Vanamali shows how the stories of Krishna’s life are expressed with such simplicity and humor that they enable anyone--man, woman, or child--to see the wisdom of his teachings."--p. [4] of cover

Retells the Ramayana, the ancient Indian tale of love, duty, and sacrifice, for a modern audience.