Friday, March 30, 2018
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Paperback edition of Buddha’s Soul now available
I have just released the paperback
international edition of my book “Buddha’s
Soul: Invaluable Insights from an Enlightened Master”.
Friday, March 23, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Ramakrishna's fish stories
Ramakrishna - The mentor of Swami Vivekananda - was well known for his penchant for fish preparations. Fish used to show up in some of his well known similes as well. The one I liked the most and the one that is relevant to today's topic is as follows.Friday, March 16, 2018
Buddha's Soul : Invaluable Insights from an Enlightened Master
This is my new book just released. Right now it is available in amazon, Google Play, apple iBooks/iTunes, Barnes & Noble and Scribd.
No. of pages : 150-200 depending on where you read.
Click to buy the book in your favorite store.
This book is available both as e-book as well as paperback.
Click to buy paperback from amazon
Read more for a quick preview.
Monday, February 19, 2018
Quick links to Dr.King's books on Yoga,Meditation, Philosophy...
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Store links to books
( ' *' marked links have audio books as well. )
(click store icon after clicking any link below. )
31. *Zero cost Eco-friendly gardening25. *Vedic mystery 1
1. *Conozcamos mejor el Yoga (Spanish version of "Let us know Yoga better")
4. ¿Cómo mejoran la salud las posturas de yoga? (Spanish version of "How do Yoga postures improve health?")
Krishna Stories series
These are universal book links
(UBL) - one link for all stores, all geographic locations. Just click any of
the links above and then select the store you want to buy from by
clicking the store icon. That will take you to that store in your
country/region.
My blog link https://doctor-king-online.blogspot.com
(this store has free audio and some of my audio books)
Friday, February 16, 2018
Real teacher Vs False teacher
We come
across many teachers – some real, interested in our welfare, and some in their
own. Buddha gives a nice simile to differentiate between these two categories
of teachers.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Right way to look at sensuality
Buddha’s ‘No’
‘No’ to sensuality confuses some people. Lot of questions get raised in their
mind. “Can it ever be done?”, “What is wrong in going after sense pleasures?”,
“Is the happiness derived from sense pleasures not worth it?”, "Is there something beyond these pleasures?", and so on.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Get heavy discounts on my books
For a limited time you can avail almost 15% discount on my print books. Please visit my online store and make use of this opportunity. Use the discount code 4152 while checking out the book. There is no upper limit (as long as the stocks last) on number of copies. The discount is applied to the total book value (excluding shipping). This discount is available only on my online store.
As an added gift you can free download PDF versions of some of my books.
Hurry. The offer is limited to few more days.
Friday, February 9, 2018
Have you ever tried living alone?
Many of
us dread the idea of living alone, even for a day, let alone whole life. Loneliness
scares us. We always want to be surrounded by people who are dear to us. At
least we need to keep interacting with the world either through phone, TV or
internet. Why is that so? Wednesday, February 7, 2018
How essential is right way of living?
We often come across people who live a unwholesome life, but talk high about
their spiritual achievements. There are many modern Gurus who live a lowly
life, while preaching spirituality to others. They even say that Yama and Niyama of Yoga are not at all needed and one can straight away jump
to meditation or ‘other limbs’ of Yoga.
I have ridiculed them in my post ‘tail wagging the dog’.
What does Buddha say about this attitude?
Friday, February 2, 2018
Deeper insights into body and Mind
In the
previous post, we saw how Buddha explains a way of coming out of the association
with our bodies. This is part of Vipassana
or often called ‘Insight meditation’ talked about by Buddha.
We are not just body. We have a mind too, and the Buddhists
recognize that fact. Buddha says that we have to understand the reality of this
mind too and come out of its association. That is the Vipassana of the mind. How does one do that?
Thursday, February 1, 2018
My print books are now available directly from my online store
My readers (well, at the moment only customers in India) can buy some of my extremely low priced print books. The costs are unbelievably low, almost the price of an e-book! These were printed in India by some volunteers in aid of some social organizations. The entire proceeds goes to those organizations. So your buying them is going to help the needy while you get low cost books.
The quality of these books is comparable to their International versions but at fractional cost. A book that costs US$20 internationally, costs only Rs. 175 ( less than US$ 3). It may be possible to provide these books to international customers, but shipping costs and payment etc. cannot be handled through this sore (store cannot accept international cards). So please contact me using the contact form on the right side of this blog.
You can buy books from this store by
1. Directly visiting http://www.instamojo.com/DrKingsBooks OR
2. Clicking the link "Buy extremely low priced print books" on the right of this blog, just below the list of quick links to my books. OR
3. Clicking the link "Get this book in print provided by Google books for any of my books when you visit the book page on google books.
Please make use of this opportunity.
Depending on the response, we will add more and more books to this store.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
How to come out of body consciousness?
Most of
us are so deeply conscious of our body that we can’t think of anything without
involving the body. So much so that we almost take it for granted and don’t
even realize it. Beyond a limit, this can be a great impediment to our further
progress. Is there a way out? Buddha has a way.
Friday, January 26, 2018
How to improve mental concentration?
Whether it
is our day to day life or be it professional life, good mental concentration is
a must for achieving best results. So also for meditation. Without first
developing good mental concentration, you cannot successfully meditate even.
How does one improve mental concentration? Let us hear that
right from the horse’s mouth.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Why are we born?
That probably
is a question that intrigues some of us. At a superficial level, the answer to this
question is quite simple – “because of mating of our parents” ;-). But if we
look deep, that does not answer the question completely.
Friday, January 19, 2018
All my 15 books are on Google play/books now
Google is offering these books at a discounted price of almost 25%. Read them on your browser, android mobile (you just have to add it to your library once, then on, you can read offline anytime anywhere!) or your e-reader. Enjoy 'read aloud' and 'translate' facilities.
Click any link (from 'Quick links to my books') on the right column, select the Google store. Set this as your favorite store if you wish. So next time around, when you click any link in the list of books, you will be taken straight to Google store in just one click.
Alternately, use the 'Set your favorite store' (on the right column below the quick links) to set your store preference once for all. You don't have to select your store next time when you click any quick link.
Happy reading.
Should a realized person preach others?
Is it
wrong for a realized individual to propagate what he has experienced? Or should
he keep away from the world without getting into the entanglement of
Guru-disciple relations?
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
A real Guru needs no false propaganda
Today we
see many Gurus trying to lure prospective disciples by posting internet ads, uploading
vague YouTube videos, giving discourses in reputed organizations, visiting rich
countries, getting interviewed by celebrities, displaying or talking about
miracles, and so on.
Friday, January 12, 2018
Some of my books are available on Google play/books now
You can read these books on Google play/books. Will add more books soon.
You can read these books directly on your browser (they have an excellent viewer), or on smart phone (by downloading suitable app,) or on your e-reader.Something I liked the most about this is - you can select any part of the text, right click, and select any language you like. The selected text gets translated into the language of your choice. I found the translation quite good and useful for many people. Try this out.
You can even 'read aloud' on Android phone! These books are available in 50 different countries worldwide through Google Play, in addition to 20 other retailers.
Use the 'Quick links to my books' on the right column of this blog to see if the books you are interested are available in Google play store. Please don't forget to write a review. It is quite easy.
Happy reading.
Here and now (Buddha’s soul….)
Many religions
hold the promise of better life in the next birth or merry time in the heavens
after death, in reward to your good deeds. Faithful accept these promises unquestioningly.
But none of these things can be verified “here and now”.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
A sinner becomes a saint (Buddha’s soul….)
There
is a nice story in the Sutta Pitaka (DN 2: Samaññaphala Sutta) that
says how even a worst sinner can get himself elevated through repentance and
good deeds.
Monday, January 8, 2018
Would you like to translate my books?
Many of my readers are from non English speaking countries. I am sure, if my books are available in their languages, there will be good response.
If you would like to translate any of my books in your language, please let me know through the 'contact form' on the right side of my blog. We can together decide on the kind of support you need from my side - formatting, cover design, captioned images, publishing as e-book or paperback etc.
Saturday, January 6, 2018
I have introduced "Universal link" to all my books now
If you are not familiar with "Universal link", here is what it is
Friday, January 5, 2018
Baskets full of wisdom (Buddha’s soul….)
A disciple always looks up to his Guru for wisdom. He needs Guru’s guidance when he moves on the path of
spiritual; quest. But the Guru can’t be there forever. So the disciples
meticulously record whatever the Guru says, to look back when the Guru is no
longer around.Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Buddha’s soul
Did Buddha
have a soul? An interesting question, but a question that may offend some
Buddhists. Buddhists firmly believe that no such thing like soul exists.Sunday, December 31, 2017
New year resolution
Doing things just because everyone else is doing, would probably entail low risk, but the results are guaranteed to be average. Break throughs can only come when you attempt something that others normally don't. Of course, there could be an associated high risk.
What is more prudent is to do things after due thought. So, 'thought before act' is the best strategy.
Best wishes
for another new year
PS: Not a Buddha quote, to my knowledge.
Saturday, December 30, 2017
New year gift
I just released one more book for the new year.
It is a gift for all my readers and it is FREE
Meditation - Important things you need to know
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Synopsis
Meditation is a powerful means not only to enhance general
well being, but also as a practice that can lead one to peaks of human
experience.
But unfortunately, there is lot of mystery around it and
many practices propagated today don’t have a clear explanation on how they
work. Such clarity is needed to make meditation not only effective but also
safe without adverse consequences.
This book provides lot of insights into various aspects of
meditation, explained in an easy to understand manner. An ideal book for anyone
who wants to take up meditation seriously.
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Hopefully, sometime next week, this will be available in all online stores (amazon, Apple, Barnes and Nobel, Kobo, Smashwords, Scribd and almost 20 others ).
It is available in amazon and smashwords right away.
amazon may decide to charge a minimum fee since it does not support free books. Use the 'suggest lower price' option on amazon product page to force amazon to give it free. I will also try to request them.
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