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Contemplation: Expand Time, Transform Your Emotions and Unleash Your Natural Brilliance

Shift from reaction to reflection.

A radically accessible three-step guide to building self-awareness, rewiring emotional habits and practising intentional living.

Drawing on timeless wisdom but writing for today’s challenges, Gene Keys founder Richard Rudd shares a practical and transformative approach to help you slow down, gain perspective and reconnect with what really matters.

Unlike mindfulness or meditation alone, contemplation is an active, integrative technique – one that engages your mind, emotions and body to create deep, lasting change. The more you practise it, the greater the results: sharper insight, higher emotional intelligence and a renewed sense of personal freedom.

You’ll learn how to:

• Pause the mental noise, Pivot emotional patterns and Merge presence with action
• Exercise contemplation every day; no special tools, setting or belief system required
• Unlock your creativity, deepen relationships and bring more abundance to different areas of your life

In a world overloaded with information and urgency, Contemplation offers something rare: a simple path back to yourself. Whether you’re feeling burnt out, disconnected or finally ready to live more reflectively, this is one of those rare books about spirituality that reveals an uncomplicated way to bring more meaning to the everyday.

The Other Side of Justice: An Insider’s View of Indian Judicial System

A no-holds-barred narrative—perhaps the first of its kind—that brings to life the edifying and not-so-edifying realities of India’s ‘temples of justice’.

In February 1994, Justice S. S. Sodhi was transferred from the Punjab and Haryana High Court following a run-in with the then chief minister of Haryana. Sent to Allahabad in what was widely regarded as a ‘punishment posting’—one many of his contemporaries carefully avoided—he had little inkling of what awaited him.

Once celebrated for its decorum, etiquette and ethical standards, the Allahabad High Court, along with several other courts in Uttar Pradesh, had come under the sway of a belligerent group of lawyers who showed scant respect for the law. These lawyers had acquired the dubious ability to browbeat judges at will. Nor were all the judges entirely above reproach.

Determined to restore order, Justice Sodhi undertook serious efforts to clear the cobwebs and streamline the system. As judge and later chief justice, he navigated the politico-legal labyrinth around him while confronting caste prejudice, challenges to his religion and character, arbitrary judicial diktats, and the low cunning that often masqueraded as legal wisdom. Along the way, he made both friends and enemies—the latter ultimately costing him an elevation to the Supreme Court.

Told with remarkable candour and objectivity, this is Justice Sodhi’s story. A compelling—and at times disturbing—account of the Allahabad High Court, it offers a rare glimpse into the sordid episodes that usually remain hidden on ‘the other side of justice’.

Wisdom from the Chariot: Echoes from the Bhagavad Gita for Modern Warriors

In a world of endless distractions, hidden anxieties, and constant noise, the greatest battle is often the one within.

More than two thousand years ago, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna stood paralysed between duty and doubt. Beside him stood Krishna, his charioteer, as a guide to life’s deepest struggles, rather than distant philosophy.

Wisdom from the Chariot brings the teachings of the Gita into the modern world with clarity and practicality. Across eighteen chapters inspired by the Bhagavad Gita, this book explores how to:

• Master your attention in a distracted world
• Recognise the hidden vices that derail your path
• Hear your inner guide amid modern noise
• Build discipline in work, relationships, and habits
• Transform failure into growth and meaning
• Act with purpose without attachment to outcomes

Blending ancient spiritual wisdom with the realities of modern life, this book is a companion for anyone seeking clarity, discipline, resilience, and inner peace. Because the battlefield is not somewhere far away in history . . . it lives within you.

And so does the wisdom needed to navigate it.

The Pill Problem: An Ayurvedic Approach to Listening to Your Body for Lasting Wellness

Why are we more medicated than ever, yet not truly healthy?

The Pill Problem challenges our unquestioned reliance on medication and symptom-based treatment in a world facing rising rates of gut disorders, hormonal imbalance, anxiety, and chronic fatigue.

Drawing on personal experience, clinical practice, and the time-tested traditional wisdom of Ayurveda, the author explores how modern health culture has drifted away from prevention, body awareness, and common sense. This book also helps readers understand what their symptoms are trying to communicate through:

• Simple and effective kitchen remedies
• The principles of seasonal living
• Functional ways to rebuild body awareness and preventive habits

Practical and relevant, The Pill Problem guides readers seeking sustainable health beyond temporary relief and quick fixes, helping them to step out of the pill cycle and reconnect with their bodies.

From Shiva to Schrödinger: Unravelling Cosmic Secrets with Trika Shaivism and Quantum Insights (Limited Edition with Sprayed Edges)

From Shiva to Schrödinger offers a revelatory journey into the teachings of Trika Shaivism and their remarkable alignment with the discoveries of modern quantum physics. This thought-provoking book demonstrates how the profound insights of this ancient spiritual tradition predate and parallel the concepts emerging from the cutting-edge world of quantum mechanics.

With clarity and depth, the author illustrates how the Trika Shaivism philosophy anticipated many of the important discoveries that modern physicists are just beginning to comprehend. He delves into the heart of both ancient spirituality and contemporary science to showcase how concepts like non-duality, the interconnectedness of all existence, and the illusion of separation resonate powerfully with the latest scientific theories of entanglement, quantum superposition, and the observer effect.

All in all, From Shiva to Schrödinger is not just a bridge between ancient wisdom and contemporary insights; it is a beacon illuminating the path to a deeper understanding of our universe and ourselves. So, whether you are drawn to spiritual inquiry or scientific discovery, this book offers a transformative perspective that will enrich your contemporary quest for knowledge.

The Power of Caring: Who Cares, Why It Matters, and How Conscious Caring Creates a Fulfilling and Connected Life

A radical understanding of caring through the lens of consciousness, from a renowned neuroscientist, Vedic scholar, and New York Times best-selling author

Who cares?

It’s a phrase often said with a shrug—a signal of indifference, fatigue, or even quiet frustration. But it may also be one of the most important questions we can ask.

What if it’s the starting point of a better life?

In The Power of Caring, renowned Vedic scholar and neuroscientist Dr. Tony Nader explores the nature of caring itself—what shapes it, why it so often leads to overwhelm or withdrawal, and how it can become a source of clarity rather than confusion.

Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and decades of experience with Transcendental Meditation, Dr. Nader reveals a deeper perspective: caring is not just a personal act—it reflects a fundamental connection we share with others and with life itself. When understood this way, caring becomes not a burden, but a powerful source of purpose, resilience, and fulfillment.

Moving from the personal to the planetary, this book explores essential questions: What is the true nature of caring, and why should we care at all?

• How can we care for both ourselves and others without burning out?
• When does caring turn into control, and how do we set wise boundaries?
• How does care expand beyond the personal, shaping ethics, culture, and the future?

Through engaging reflections, relatable examples, and practical “reset” tools, readers will learn how to:

• Care without becoming overwhelmed
• Set boundaries without losing compassion
• Align their actions with what truly matters
• Transform everyday choices into meaningful contributions

Caring—done consciously—is not just something we give. It’s something that shapes how we live.

Truth and Love

Mahatma Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy are two of the most influential figures in the history of non-violence, truth and social justice. Penned in the early twentieth century, their correspondence forms a powerful dialogue, sharing their philosophies of peaceful resistance, moral courage and spiritual awakening. These letters provide not just a historical record of their shared beliefs in non-violence and peace, but also a continuing dialogue that speaks to the challenges of the present day.

In Truth and Love, Gopalkrishna Gandhi (grandson of Mahatma Gandhi) and Daniil Tolstoy (descendant of Leo Tolstoy), offers a fresh, deep dive into the intellectual legacy, exploring the profound influence their ancestors had on one another, and reintroduces these iconic letters to modern audiences, while offering critical reflections on their ongoing relevance. It emphasizes the power of non-violence both as a practical and spiritual tool for social change, exploring its importance in a world that increasingly finds itself at the crossroads of global conflict, technological advancements and environmental crisis.

Valmiki’s Sita

Everyone knows Sita.
Or do they?
For centuries, her story has been told, retold, and reimagined. She is invoked as an example, remembered as a symbol, and revered as an ideal . Yet the woman at its heart often remains hidden behind layers of interpretation.
Returning to the earliest account of her life, Valmiki’s Sita explores the story of a remarkable woman who faced exile, abduction, separation, and public scrutiny without ever abandoning her principles, her dignity, or her dharma.
Valmiki’s Sita challenges some of the most common misconceptions about her and reveals a figure far more powerful and inspiring than popular imagination has allowed.
This is the story of the real Sita.

The 18 Steps

The Bhagavad Gita offers timeless wisdom for anyone seeking purpose, resilience and inner freedom. Through its eighteen chapters, set against the eighteen-day Mahabharata war, it charts a path from doubt to spiritual liberation. As Arjuna confronts dilemmas of duty and purpose, Krishna’s teachings illuminate a way to live with clarity and courage. In conversation with Lady Mohini Kent, Sri M explores the Gita’s enduring relevance and offers profound insights for those navigating change, uncertainty and are in the search for meaning in the modern world.

Brief Case

Why do we call every bottle of water ‘Bisleri’?
How did removing an orange from a juice carton cost Tropicana millions?
How did a sting become Dettol’s greatest advantage?

The world’s most powerful brands are not built by advertising alone. They are built by understanding what people desire, fear, remember and trust—often before consumers understand it themselves.

Brief Case presents a sharp, entertaining and useful collection of real brand stories that reveal why people buy what they buy. Through forty unforgettable cases—from Bisleri, Maggi, Dettol and Parle-G to De Beers, Dyson, LEGO, Patagonia and Spotify—veteran marketer Sanjay Arora uncovers the hidden psychology, cultural codes and business decisions behind iconic marketing wins and costly failures.

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