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Why do Hindus feed their dead ancestors? And why do they prefer burning the dead to building tombs? Does Hinduism have no concept of Judgement Day? What is the impact of death on its notions of womanhood and caste? Is the Vedic approach to death different from the Tantric one? The idea of death and rebirth is embedded in the Hindu mind through ritual and story. Death is not just tragic, but ambiguous too. For instance, it is the end of one journey, but it is also the beginning of another.

The message of the Bhagavad Gita is eternal and unchanging, but the time that surrounds us is always changing, thus our perception of life, our current situation, and our necessity is also always changing. To meet the changing times and the present necessity, Swami B. G. Narasingha has presented a brief commentary, or Anuvrtti, for our modern world. The clear translation of the original Sanskrit with concise commentary for the 21st century makes this edition of Bhagavad Gita very approachable and easy to hear.

The Fifth Spookie Town Murder Mystery is finally out. Who wouldn’t want to find a chest of buried treasure, ancient gold coins, and exquisitely priceless jewelry on their land? A treasure a sailor dead for over 70 years once found in the shallow waters of a distant island and later buried, hid, the remnants of at the end of his tragic life. The townspeople of Spookie have been searching, fighting, and killing each other over it for decades, and no one has ever unearthed it.

Upadeśāmṛta, The Nectar of Instruction, is an essential work of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, one of the six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana. This audiobook presents an extensive introduction to the history of Upadeśāmṛta, along with its original Devanāgarī, translations of each verse and illuminations by Śrīla B.R. Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja. This book was published under the guidance of Śrīla Bhakti Gaurava Narasiṅgha Mahārāja.

This sixth Spookie Town Murder Mystery belongs primarily to Abigail and Frank Lester, my two main characters in the six book series. It’s their turn. First off, it at long last solves the enigma of Abigail’s first husband Joel Sutton’s disappearance, and death, a decade before…the tragic event that sent Abigail to Spookie in the first place to begin a new life. The new life that would grow so big as to include a new love, a new family, quirky, but well-meaning friends, and the strange murder mysteries her new friends would drag her into over the years.

A good witch must face and defeat an evil witch from another time. There are witches in the world...some are good and some of them are downright evil. Amanda Givens is careful how she uses her benevolent powers. She doesn't want the people of Canaan, Connecticut, to know they have a witch among them...even a good, white witch. For years, she's lived quietly in a remote cabin with Amadeus, her quirky feline familiar. At first, she'd lived with her husband, Jake, the love of her life, until a car accident; but now alone after his death.

Based upon the Vedic version and his own unique experiences as a bhakti yogi spanning almost six decades, Swami Narasingha cuts through the superficial hype and monistic misconceptions that surround yoga today. He brings us back to the basic understanding of what yoga truly is - namely the theistic path of spiritual perfection.

Maggie Owen is a beautiful, spirited Egyptologist...but lonely. While staying in Egypt on a grant from the college, she searches for an undiscovered necropolis she’s certain lies below the sands beyond the pyramids of Giza. Even this discovery doesn’t give her the happiness she had hoped it would. There has always been and is something missing. Love.

This story is about a little tortoise that was struggling to carry its heavy shell on its back. But the tortoise had no other option so it was determined to get food for itself. Seeing this, the Gods did something...

Once there was a farmer. Every day, he woke up before the sun and walked out to his fields. He planted each seed with care, one by one, row after row. Then he watered the soil and wiped the sweat from his eyebrows. Some days were hot. Some were cold. Some were quiet. But the farmer never stopped working. He checked each plant, pulled out weeds, and watched the clouds overhead. He smiled when he saw tiny green sprouts rising from the ground. Even when the days were long and his back ached, the farmer kept going. Because he believed in something…

Eliza has everything she needs behind closed doors: confidence, curves, and a husband who worships every inch of her. But this wife is anything but ordinary. She has no shame, no limits, and no underwear. With a bottomless hunger for passion and a throat that can take it all, Eliza rewrites the rules of marriage one daring act at a time. From kitchen counters to prop closets to the backseat of a car, Eliza lives out her fantasies and drags her husband along for the wild ride. Together they explore control, surrender, and the deep intimacy found only when nothing is left to hide.

Once upon a time, there was a little rabbit. It loved hopping around the soft green grass and nibbling on fresh, crunchy carrots. The sun was shining, and birds chirped in the trees. Everything felt just right. The rabbit wiggled its nose happily and munched on a big orange carrot. That’s when it noticed someone sitting quietly under a tree. The rabbit paused, ears perked up. It looked closer… and slowly began to hop in that direction. The wind rustled the leaves as the rabbit took a deep breath and made a choice. Something special was about to happen…

Frank and Abigail, and the town of Spookie, have survived the last horrific year and a half and are moving on with their lives. They’re sending their two children, Laura and Nick, off into the world to seek their futures. Abigail is preparing for another art gallery show, her theme this time: ghosts.

What does steampunk, time travel, invisibility, ruthless assassins, mind-control, insanity, witches, artificial intelligence, drones, a plague, and a blue dog have in common? Indigo—this seventh juggernaut in the Pseudoverse Series--is one-third science fiction, one-third horror, one-third fantasy, and 100 percent astounding historical fiction. During the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and some suggest even today, several million people have been unwillingly snatched up off the streets, drugged, and tortured at the hands of the American CIA, the Canadian government, and the Russian KGB.

In this sixth chilling novel in the pseudoverse, Detective Lori Lynn Gutierrez, and former journalist Amanda Sese, both poisoned in Onyx and "recruited" by the NIB, have their work cut out for them as they are pulled into the biggest gun battle the nation has ever witnessed. An America divided is on the verge of a New Civil War over weapons that never need reloading while pushing the second amendment to its limit.

Welcome to the 11th novel in the Pseudoverse, Hellfire. Ripped from the headlines of a real-life cover-up, Hellfire is a fiery barrage of hell-bound robots, AI, and undercover spies sent to reign down hell on earth for reasons unknown to us until the climax. Our sarcastic and beautifully flawed protagonist is thrust upon this world from God-knows-where to begin a life in a world she knows nothing about. The CIA, NSA, and Israel acknowledged this inspirational cyberwarfare story that will have you clinging to the edge of your seat.

Einhorn Horst ist in Nöten: Ständig wird er hin- und hergezaubert. Er wünscht sich nichts mehr, als seinen Fluch zu brechen. Doch wie soll das gehen? Das wissen weder die Drachen noch der Barde; dazu muss erstmal Zauberer Apfelmus gefunden werden. Eine weitere fell- und schuppensträubende Reise beginnt.

Stacie Le Hargrove needs a new beginning. The family court judge has just ordered her children removed from her care. She’s still reeling from all her losses. She can’t see her kids, she has no place to live, and she really needs help escaping the alcohol and drug problems that led her to this point. Devastated and unsure where to turn, she hopes Sophia’s Home will be a refuge that provides her with the assistance she needs to make life bearable. Listen to Stacie Le’s diary, a self-help book in story form.

When Wes Freeman loses his place at the hands of a crooked banker, he sets out to get back what is rightfully his, and a chance meeting with an outlaw band provides the opportunity. In the aftermath of a bloody gun battle, Wes learns the far reaching effects of his impulsive actions. Thrown headlong into a series of events he never could have predicted, his love for a young woman whose life was forever changed by his recklessness, proves to be the catalyst that helps him do the right thing regardless of the cost.

Faye Summer has been haunted by a 3,000-year-old-murdered Egyptian princess, one of the five daughters of Nefertiti and the doomed pharaoh Akhenaten, since she was a young girl...and has glimpsed her desperate ghostly face in darkened mirrors and heard her whispers in her dreams.