Description

A richly illustrated sourcebook of Indian spirituality in question-and-answer form, exploring how to know the Divine, honor all creation and see God everywhere, in everyone. 165 Indian paintings, 600 verses from Hindu holy texts, 40-page timeline of India's history and a 190-page lexicon.


Dancing with Siva, renowned as "the best overview of Hinduism available" is a remarkable compendium of Hindu philosophy, wisdom, beliefs, attitudes and a brilliant presentation of the standards of life, behavior and social responsibilities that the Hindu aspires to. It is so rich, beautifully written and illustrated ("A feast for the heart and the mind"), that it can be read simply for the sheer joy of it. But for that rare soul who seeks genuine spirituality, Dancing... will be his powerful introduction to the spiritual path, what it takes to make ones way and reach the goal.

Every spiritually-inclined human being will be enriched by the path revealed in this extraordinary book. India's tolerant and diverse vision of the Divine is all here: meditative, devotional, philosophical, scriptural and yogic, answering the vital questions:

What are life's ultimate goals? How can I achieve them?

How do Hindus view family, sex, sin, worship, death and nonviolence?

What are the foremost schools of Hindu thought, and what do they teach?

How do all the great religions look at God, salvation, heaven and hell?

How did Hinduism evolve through history? What do we teach to children?