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Swami Tadatmananda shows us the library of his ashram, Arsha Bodha Center, and shares with us some favorite books that he read decades ago, books that truly changed his life. Links to each book below.
The Story of Philosophy archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.106619/page/n15/mode/2up
Encyclopedia of Philosophy amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Philosophy-Volumes-Paul-Edwards/dp/0028949501?crid=3J0B5BSKW4ZF4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hY0CcRY6m4zAoM7v9wz4W6gElRVLIGvCv96sErqR2MFTKGq38DxGyw4zDK_0AHRstaVzCDRtlcNRcBPpuXZ4JHNxd1vlRUlubjrZqCUrkwwfkdCdZgGZtHPkImH9IYpMsJg6QhIpQO8tnaJadZyIYwMpH4WTET5BWMF-HkybuGHwQs5AjRosH710yd1PlWHydKiOMMBmfl0AbH7z4WdKNjueCp_lL1XRnx8bESTsk_8.aq12a_BIXWqNZ3jlysBPaYcZ5TEcjEJ-g-A1Z6tjquU&dib_tag=se&keywords=encyclopedia+of+philosophy&qid=1784157262&sprefix=encyclopedia+of+philosophy%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1
Magister Ludi archive.org/details/hesseludi/page/n107/mode/2up
Meister Eckhart amazon.com/Meister-Eckhart-Essential-Commentaries-Spirituality/dp/0809123703?crid=1LYJ7QQR00OIO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wwpcw98UfSY-J5IG73NUSbcyD4tupauzQzXJlsZU01fx6f69jzrXuhckO6MHYPkLQCHmV5L5ovEhsL8O572ryMnUKjlAEe2IOHF-pxXOMHN1TGw7hT5o43eRdLsVyYhtyfr051j4QMM2uXJQ5cC8WltrforCPkgM62SOTzECESfB_nhAgeQLpbixoxyY7S8wR1r8uYsuVEZMFi4dpcBZr08E_Yy2oIf90s6m1oV4d8xjacD_E6tinlGSJYTE_In73lAPeKKWlsuYk-X5Q19vnQk1aOk9XYeeZKOyayIn3ko.ODjJconO_7AQ_Zv1sVzUFeAQsbngsgYPKV0Ylh6CVNo&dib_tag=se&keywords=meister+eckhart&qid=1784157548&sprefix=meister+eckhart%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-4
John of the Cross amazon.com/John-Cross-Selected-Spirituality-Paperback/dp/080912839X?crid=1LW8NFTPVZRTS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rn8XASu-ESt9yy-URHzoAcGaHteWqTFb5UeWGaxwGwv5s9tqSgJokclBK30YFy7W5FgKhCej8aqfsMMDPJyMKM3fM_OFUXJRqvEPmflQPSXQYcnjfeoYHkdskt1b4QJTOK6Jv5ra2OEFb5tlmVYpyLIPLFztPEkg2gKWo9kfM83riHynaYhWhWSnbWO8SaWDol0ecS4SC47v4jCFAkF4BV6hrGlKF0_LGi29ta-tWnc.8T1MTD1t1x1sAoaQU8vV40_T7avYUrYWRh18utrS9XA&dib_tag=se&keywords=john+of+the+cross+classics&qid=1784157717&sprefix=john+of+the+cross+classics%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-3
Tomas Merton amazon.com/Journal-Directions-Paperbook-1-Feb-1975-Paperback/dp/B012HUF6A4?crid=3VVAZM2G6S04Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.w2Vus3xuL9tLabToy5UDhA.XmXtD9NgPhTYNJNHLgQNM9gsPPs2cpcjMDOFf1vxh-Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=thomas+mertain+asia&qid=1784157762&sprefix=thomas+merton+asia%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1
Swami Abhishiktananda archive.org/details/saccidananda0000unse
Devavanipraveshika amazon.com/Devavanipravesika-Robert-Goldman-Sally-Sutherland/dp/8120833759?crid=25TUKDD3MS2RI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Bh1dSucDa_dpLGchKnkbO3LXR4ua53mg_Gu5dD4IF6Tv1P3iBFZWceTRvvLLfwzZyYmB4dqVrms_nuKxyDe8lUzGQnsXYislyDALyY_qctM.daBt8NJFOIw8v6Q8VcoOVN6Mdap6YHhWT_2MQuN_InE&dib_tag=se&keywords=devavanipravesika&qid=1784157874&sprefix=devavanip%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1
My Experiments with Truth archive.org/details/myexperimentswit0000gand
Gitanjali archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.525190/page/n29/mode/2up
History of Indian Philosophy archive.org/details/a-history-of-indian-philosophy-volumes-i-v-surendranath-dasgupta
Eight Upanishads archive.org/details/EightUpanishadsISwamiGambhirananda
Bhagavad Gita Home Study Course amazon.com/Bhagavad-Gita-Study-Course-volumes/dp/9380049390?crid=2NU692EES31XX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.c-Aw8RkufzzkAF2lx9Y-kmT04-ZB9OaQ9QGAOQa2LGGhEs-rjNKtVGVSCjwlRvDuwnBJjyl9J4DK_O041u89BDf51QRjueSyHNRYaxlhEDROvDaFDC92u9AYK1FyVnAiYbN9G7xNJLsPV6K3TdhEL8ZgGuOMC_vWX-A1ykHrUm6Jk4i19U8xxQoDZoQ9j2JX7ThA5FhDwctROsunsEBF4DWkCeiwfZToZayRk2UL2EA.A7Ts_XUCUGu3763bLY7SzAgB7FBte3bIRqTBsEaQriI&dib_tag=se&keywords=bhagavad+gita+dayananda&qid=1784158199&sprefix=bhagavad+gita+dayananda%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-4
Jnana Yoga archive.org/details/JnanaYogaSwamiVivekananda/page/84/mode/2up
Mantrapuspham archive.org/details/wg1119
Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. For more information, please see: arshabodha.org
Swami Tadatmananda shows us the library of his ashram, Arsha Bodha Center, and shares with us some favorite books that he read decades ago, books that truly changed his life. Links to each book below.
The Story of Philosophy archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.106619/page/n15/mode/2up
Encyclopedia of Philosophy amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Philosophy-Volumes-Paul-Edwards/dp/0028949501?crid=3J0B5BSKW4ZF4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hY0CcRY6m4zAoM7v9wz4W6gElRVLIGvCv96sErqR2MFTKGq38DxGyw4zDK_0AHRstaVzCDRtlcNRcBPpuXZ4JHNxd1vlRUlubjrZqCUrkwwfkdCdZgGZtHPkImH9IYpMsJg6QhIpQO8tnaJadZyIYwMpH4WTET5BWMF-HkybuGHwQs5AjRosH710yd1PlWHydKiOMMBmfl0AbH7z4WdKNjueCp_lL1XRnx8bESTsk_8.aq12a_BIXWqNZ3jlysBPaYcZ5TEcjEJ-g-A1Z6tjquU&dib_tag=se&keywords=encyclopedia+of+philosophy&qid=1784157262&sprefix=encyclopedia+of+philosophy%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1
Magister Ludi archive.org/details/hesseludi/page/n107/mode/2up
Meister Eckhart amazon.com/Meister-Eckhart-Essential-Commentaries-Spirituality/dp/0809123703?crid=1LYJ7QQR00OIO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wwpcw98UfSY-J5IG73NUSbcyD4tupauzQzXJlsZU01fx6f69jzrXuhckO6MHYPkLQCHmV5L5ovEhsL8O572ryMnUKjlAEe2IOHF-pxXOMHN1TGw7hT5o43eRdLsVyYhtyfr051j4QMM2uXJQ5cC8WltrforCPkgM62SOTzECESfB_nhAgeQLpbixoxyY7S8wR1r8uYsuVEZMFi4dpcBZr08E_Yy2oIf90s6m1oV4d8xjacD_E6tinlGSJYTE_In73lAPeKKWlsuYk-X5Q19vnQk1aOk9XYeeZKOyayIn3ko.ODjJconO_7AQ_Zv1sVzUFeAQsbngsgYPKV0Ylh6CVNo&dib_tag=se&keywords=meister+eckhart&qid=1784157548&sprefix=meister+eckhart%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-4
John of the Cross amazon.com/John-Cross-Selected-Spirituality-Paperback/dp/080912839X?crid=1LW8NFTPVZRTS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rn8XASu-ESt9yy-URHzoAcGaHteWqTFb5UeWGaxwGwv5s9tqSgJokclBK30YFy7W5FgKhCej8aqfsMMDPJyMKM3fM_OFUXJRqvEPmflQPSXQYcnjfeoYHkdskt1b4QJTOK6Jv5ra2OEFb5tlmVYpyLIPLFztPEkg2gKWo9kfM83riHynaYhWhWSnbWO8SaWDol0ecS4SC47v4jCFAkF4BV6hrGlKF0_LGi29ta-tWnc.8T1MTD1t1x1sAoaQU8vV40_T7avYUrYWRh18utrS9XA&dib_tag=se&keywords=john+of+the+cross+classics&qid=1784157717&sprefix=john+of+the+cross+classics%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-3
Tomas Merton amazon.com/Journal-Directions-Paperbook-1-Feb-1975-Paperback/dp/B012HUF6A4?crid=3VVAZM2G6S04Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.w2Vus3xuL9tLabToy5UDhA.XmXtD9NgPhTYNJNHLgQNM9gsPPs2cpcjMDOFf1vxh-Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=thomas+mertain+asia&qid=1784157762&sprefix=thomas+merton+asia%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1
Swami Abhishiktananda archive.org/details/saccidananda0000unse
Devavanipraveshika amazon.com/Devavanipravesika-Robert-Goldman-Sally-Sutherland/dp/8120833759?crid=25TUKDD3MS2RI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Bh1dSucDa_dpLGchKnkbO3LXR4ua53mg_Gu5dD4IF6Tv1P3iBFZWceTRvvLLfwzZyYmB4dqVrms_nuKxyDe8lUzGQnsXYislyDALyY_qctM.daBt8NJFOIw8v6Q8VcoOVN6Mdap6YHhWT_2MQuN_InE&dib_tag=se&keywords=devavanipravesika&qid=1784157874&sprefix=devavanip%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1
My Experiments with Truth archive.org/details/myexperimentswit0000gand
Gitanjali archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.525190/page/n29/mode/2up
History of Indian Philosophy archive.org/details/a-history-of-indian-philosophy-volumes-i-v-surendranath-dasgupta
Eight Upanishads archive.org/details/EightUpanishadsISwamiGambhirananda
Bhagavad Gita Home Study Course amazon.com/Bhagavad-Gita-Study-Course-volumes/dp/9380049390?crid=2NU692EES31XX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.c-Aw8RkufzzkAF2lx9Y-kmT04-ZB9OaQ9QGAOQa2LGGhEs-rjNKtVGVSCjwlRvDuwnBJjyl9J4DK_O041u89BDf51QRjueSyHNRYaxlhEDROvDaFDC92u9AYK1FyVnAiYbN9G7xNJLsPV6K3TdhEL8ZgGuOMC_vWX-A1ykHrUm6Jk4i19U8xxQoDZoQ9j2JX7ThA5FhDwctROsunsEBF4DWkCeiwfZToZayRk2UL2EA.A7Ts_XUCUGu3763bLY7SzAgB7FBte3bIRqTBsEaQriI&dib_tag=se&keywords=bhagavad+gita+dayananda&qid=1784158199&sprefix=bhagavad+gita+dayananda%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-4
Jnana Yoga archive.org/details/JnanaYogaSwamiVivekananda/page/84/mode/2up
Mantrapuspham archive.org/details/wg1119
Swami Tadatmananda is a traditionally-trained teacher of Advaita Vedanta, meditation, and Sanskrit. For more information, please see: arshabodha.org
