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108 Seeds of Spiritual Wisdom: A Quiet Companion for Complex Days

Perfect for those craving mindful insight without the weight of doctrine, this is a book to carry, revisit, and treasure.

In a fast-paced world overflowing with noise and distraction, 108 Seeds of Spiritual Wisdom offers a moment of stillness. This thoughtfully crafted collection of short, luminous passages invites you to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters. Drawing on timeless wisdom and spiritual insight, this book is ideal for those seeking calm between meetings, during a commute, or over a midday scroll.

More than a book, it is a quiet companion for your inner clarity. Gentle yet reflective, you will thoughtfully examine who you are, the soul’s true nature, and the idea of being separate in a connected world.

Whether you’re on a spiritual path or simply yearning for more meaning in everyday moments, 108 Seeds of Spiritual Wisdom acts as a guide—one that doesn’t preach, but reminds you that peace, depth, and presence are always within reach.

One Breath at a Time: 108 Timeless Teachings of Wisdom

This volume is a deeply meditative journey that mirrors His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s integrated approach to happiness—where deep wisdom and compassionate action arise together. From foundational practices to the transformation of afflictive emotions, from cultivating inner peace to meeting the challenges of relationships and the modern world, this is a living path towards well-being.

The teachings presented here are drawn from His Holiness’s own writings and carefully preserved translations, reflecting his authentic voice and spiritual presence.

Exploring compassion, wisdom, emotional healing, and the path to genuine well-being, it is a must-read for anyone seeking to live more deeply and walk gently through the world—with the Dalai Lama as their guide.

Scamlands

Snigdha Poonam’s Scamlands takes you to parts of the world where a scamster is born every minute. Beginning from the rural heartland of eastern India, where she grew up and ending in a shining city by the South China Sea, Poonam follows the networks of deceit across an invisible empire that thrives on inequality, technological change and the erosion of trust. It is a world where fraud is at once a route to upward mobility, an act of revenge against the privileged and uncaring, and a blatant disregard for the pain of others.

A gripping account of the people and forces behind the scams reshaping societies and economies in India, Asia and beyond, this book describes places where corruption is not just an abuse of power but also an expression of agency and of ingenuity. It uncovers what it means for the social order, in India and elsewhere, when deception becomes a way of life. When fraud triumphs over trust, none of us anywhere in the world will escape its armies of foot soldiers and scam lords. We may all become unwilling citizens of this dark empire.

Rise to the 1%

What separates the 1% isn’t luck, timing, or inheritance.
It’s mindset, planning, and execution.

In Rise to the 1%, Sharan Hegde, one of India’s most trusted voices in personal finance, pulls back the curtain on the money myths we inherit, the mistakes we repeat, and the mindset shifts that quietly create wealth over time. This isn’t just a book about saving or investing. It’s a full rewire.
From early retirement and health planning to insurance, loans, credit cards, cars, taxes, and even giving back, Sharan breaks down life’s biggest financial decisions with clarity, honesty, and real-world examples you’ll actually relate to.
With a voice that is equal parts expert and friend, he dismantles toxic money beliefs, simplifies complex ideas, and most importantly, shows you that financial freedom isn’t reserved for the ultra-rich. It’s for the intentional.
This book won’t just change how you handle money. It’ll change how you see yourself.

The Ultimate Healing Code

In this, the sequel to her bestselling book, Heal Your Gut, Mind and Body, Dimple Jangda:

  • Unpacks the five Ds of mental health and shows you how to Disconnect, Destress, Detox, Decompress, and Decode your internal software.
  • Unwraps five powerful healing tools—Time, Space, Nature, Sound, and Energy.
  • Shares dietary protocols to tap into the boundless human potential to heal itself and perform daily miracles.

In sharing these codes and powerful game-changers, Dimple brings you closer to the source of healing, so you can become the master of your body, health and destiny. Accessible and comprehensive, this book will help you unlearn old habits, learn new health protocols and become the healthiest, happiest version of yourself, so you can live a more powerful now.

The Heartfulness Way, Book 2: Contemplating Life’s Great Questions on the Nature of Reality | Daaji & Elizabeth Denley on the Purpose of Life, Happiness, and Balance

In The Heartfulness Way, Volume 2, Daaji continues with the conversational format that he used so effectively in the previous volume, this time with Elizabeth Denley. Daaji takes us through the journey of expanding consciousness to the ultimate realization of the purpose of human life.
Essentially, The Heartfulness Way, Volume 2 is a guidebook for any of us wishing to transform from our current state, with all our beliefs, limitations, fears and weaknesses, in order to realize happiness, balance and our full potential in this very lifetime.
Daaji outlines the approach required, which is clear and practical, maps out the journey and provides the practices and tools needed. He sheds light on the obstacles and the solutions to help us overcome them. His approach is simple and experiential and can be practised by anyone with interest and willingness while working and living a normal family life.

Spectres of Vengeance

In a world where shadows conceal the truth and power is the ultimate prize, Amitabh Mehta, India’s resolute chief of intelligence, stands firm against corruption and terror.
Haunted by the legacy of the IC 814 hijacking, Amitabh has tirelessly safeguarded his nation through decades of combating terrorism, from the Khalistan movement to the serial bombings in Bombay and relentless attacks in Kashmir. Frustrated by indecisive politicians, he finds hope in a new prime minister—a charismatic strongman from Maharashtra with unprecedented public support.
As an Indian Air Force base is attacked, Amitabh proposes a bold solution: kill India’s enemies wherever they are. With the prime minister’s sanction, Amitabh spearheads a covert assassination programme, targeting high-priority enemies across the globe. However, a failed attempt on one of India’s most wanted terrorists reveals a mole within the government, leading to a frantic operation to capture the elusive terrorist. In their pursuit, they uncover a hidden power undermining India from within. Can this clandestine force be dismantled?

Philosophies On Self-Discipline

What if you could stop procrastinating—not by trying harder, but by thinking smarter?

Philosophies on Self-Discipline is your guide to getting things done, no matter what life throws your way. It’s not about hustle culture—it’s about using centuries of timeless wisdom to build habits that stick.

Through 8 concise meditations, you’ll learn how to rewire your mindset with insights from history’s greatest thinkers—Plato, Nietzsche, Freud, and more. Break patterns, build momentum, and make discipline second nature.

Whether you’re a chronic procrastinator or just seeking more consistency, this book reminds you: you don’t have to figure it all out alone.

Written by bestselling author and human performance expert Peter Hollins, this is a no-fluff guide to getting things done—calmly, consistently, and confidently

From Myths To Science

From superstition to science—an inspiring call to reclaim reason and the spirit of inquiry.

From Myths to Science by Gauhar Raza is a powerful exploration of humanity’s journey from inherited myths to rational thought, from blind faith to scientific inquiry. With clarity and conviction, Raza examines how societies construct myths, how superstition and dogma take root, and why the cultivation of a scientific temper is essential for democracy, social progress, and human dignity.

Drawing on history, philosophy, and contemporary debates, the book dismantles pseudoscience and superstition while celebrating the human spirit of curiosity. Blending his unique voice as a scientist, poet, and activist, Raza offers both analytical depth and lyrical sensitivity, making complex ideas accessible to students, thinkers, and general readers alike.
For anyone interested in the intersection of science, culture, and society, this book provides a timely and inspiring roadmap to reclaiming reason in an age of misinformation.

Kalkatta

Jami is the Gigolo King of Kalkatta. Smuggled into India from Bangladesh and given refuge by his uncle, a leader of the ruling Communist Party, he grows up in Zakaria Street—a Little Baghdad of the old—dreaming of becoming a pukka Kalkatta-wallah. When friendship with a local gang disqualifies him from school, he ends up as assistant to a passport forger, and then a masseur. Soon enough, innocent massage leads to ‘plus plus treatments’, and Kalkatta opens its doors, drawing Jami into the world of the rich and famous, housewives, tourists and travelling executives, and occasionally to high-paying and dangerous ‘parties’. Danger looms, too, from rivals and the police, and the ever-present risk of losing his cover. Jami’s shadowy double life takes a turn for the unexpected when he meets Pablo, a young boy who suffers from leukemia, and his single mother Mandira. Made to oscillate between his refugee family, the neighbourhood gang, his massage-parlour clients, even the cultured world of Bengali intellectuals inhabited by Mandira, he succeeds in becoming a true Kalkatta-wallah, but a stranger to himself. Until his love for Pablo threatens to destroy everything, and drive him away even from his beloved Kalkatta.

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