India’s Ancient Culture

by Swami Krishnananda

Table of Contents

• Publishers' Note

1. The Definition of Culture
2. The Evolution of Culture
3. The Vedas – the Foundation of Indian Culture
4. The Fourfold Aim of Life and How to Achieve It
5. Introduction to the Epics
6. Similarities Between the Ramayana and the Mahabharata
7. The Message of the Mahabharata
8. India's Concept of Totality
9. The Vision of Life Which Is the Culture of India
10. The Development of the Concept of God
11. The Universality of God
12. The Soul Wanting God
13. True Spiritual Devotion to God
14. The Nine Forms of Worship of God
15. Yoga Is the State of At-one-ment
16. Some Aspects of the Essentials of Meditation
17. The Object of Meditation
18. The Meditation Technique of Savitarka Samadhi
19. Transcending the Tanmatras Through Samapatti
20. The Culmination of Yoga Practice
21. Siva's Trident of Yoga Practice