This a recommended reading list that I give students that are interested in Hinduism, Dharma and Vedic Culture. I also recommend that those interested in Hinduism persue the classical epics, Mahabharata and Ramayana (or condensed version of those) along with the Vedas, Upanishads, Tantras, and other texts once the student has a good background of Hindu concepts, philosophy, and terminology. My favorite �first book� on Hinduism for a Western student is Frawley�s �From the River of Heaven�.

"Beneath A Vedic Sky" William Levacy

"Mahabharata" trans. William Buck

"Meeting God- Elements of Hindu Devotion" Stephen P. Huyler

"Tools for Tantra" Harish Johari

"The Yoga of Herbs" Dr. David Frawley

"Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts" Wendy Deniger O'Flaherty

"Astrology of the Seers" David Frawley

"Dance in India" Dr. B.K. Kishore

"Fasts and Festivals of India" pub. Diamond Pocket Books

"Gods and Goddesses of India" Kailash Nath Seth and B.K. Chaturdasi

"Health and Medicine in the Hindu Tradition" Prakash N Desai

"In the Kingdon of Nataraj" Chantal Boulanger

"Sati, the Blessing and the Curse" Ed. John Stratton Hawley

"Teach Yourself Hinduism" W. Owen Cole and V.P. Kanitkar

"The Rise of the Goddess in the Hindu Tradition" Tracy Pinchman

"The Hindu Temple" George Mitchell

"The Oracle of Rama" David Frawley

�A Vedic Reader� Arthur A. MacDonell

�All About Hinduism� Swami Sivananda�

"Ancient Indian Magic and Folklore� Margaret Stutley

�Autobiography of a Yogi� Paramahansa Yogananda

�Ayurveda, the Science of Self-Healing� Dr. V. Lad

�Ayurvedic Healing� David Frawley

�Banaras, The City of Light� Diana Eck

�Bhakti and Sankirtan� Swami Sivananda

�Bliss Divine� Swami Sivananda

�Classical Hindu Mythology� Ed & Trans., Dimmit and van Buitenen

�Dancing With Siva� Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

�Darshan- Seeing the Divine Image in India" Diana Eck

�Devi Mahatmyam� Ramakrishna Math

�Dying The Good Death� Christopher Justice

�From the River of Heaven� David Frawley

�Gods of Love and Ecstasy� Alain Danielou

�Gods, Sages, and Kings� David Frawley

�Hindu Goddesses� David Kinsley

�Hindu Gods and Goddesses� Swami Harshananda

�Hinduism and Ecology� Ranchor Prime

�Indian Mythology� Jan Knappert

�Kundalini� Robert Svoboda

�Light on Life� Robert Svoboda

�Living With Kundalini� Gopi Krishna

�Lord Ganesha� Saiva Siddhanta Yoga Order, Hawaii, USA

�Lord Shanmukha and His Worship� Swami Sivananda

�Lord Siva and His Worship� Swami Sivananda

�Love Song of the Dark Lord� Ed & Trans., Barbara Stoler Miller

�Loving Ganesa� Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

�Meditation and Mantras� Swami Vishnudevananda

�Puja� Mata Amritanandamayi Center

�Sadhana� Swami Sivananda

�Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna" Ramakrishna Math

�Scientific Healings Affirmations� Paramahansa Yogananda

�Tantra Yoga, Nada Yoga, and Kriya Yoga� Swami Sivananda

�Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses� David Frawley

�Teach Yourself Meditation� James Hewitt

�The Bhagavad Gita� Swami Sivananda

�The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga� Swami Vishnudevananda

�The Flute and The Sword� David Kinsley

�The Hindu Book of Imagery� Eva Rudy Jansen

�The Hindu Religious Tradition� Thomas J. Hopkins

�The Secret Music of the Soul� Patrick Bernhardt

�The Secret of the Three Cities� Douglas Renfrew Brooks

�Yoga� Alain Danielou

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