{"product_id":"hindu-love-stories-dharmically-ever-after-paperback","title":"Hindu Love Stories: Dharmically Ever After - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAditi Banerjee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot your typical romance!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is the meaning and purpose of love?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe think of love stories as those that end happily-ever-after. But thousands of years ago, in ancient India, love was understood in a different way - as one of the four aims of life, as a means for spiritual growth, as a celebration of the play of the Divine. As something profound, beautiful, and sometimes elusive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sacred texts of Hinduism are populated with astonishing stories of love between gods and goddesses, between mortals and celestial beings, between sages and saints and ordinary humans. Not just ancient lore, these iconic stories have come to define one of the oldest continuous living civilizations and cultures in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book takes more than 25 stories from the Itithaasa and Puranas, the epic literature of ancient India, as well as stories from history that exemplify the many different aspects and dimensions of love. These stories were transmitted over thousands of years until they became part of the memory of a people. These stories teach us how to find love, how to rise through love, and how to become better through love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere you will find --\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories of the Apsaras, the female spirits of the waters and the clouds, exquisite dancers as elegant as they are beautiful;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories of rishis and rishikas, the sage, wise ones who find their balance between asceticism and earthly pleasures;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories of kings and queens, scholars and forest dwellers, Devas and Devis;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories that traverse death and span different worlds;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories that may be bittersweet, joyous, humorous, or tragic - but all stories that point us to Dharma.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere may not always be a happily-ever-after - but there can always be a Dharmically-ever-after!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409201643698,"sku":"9798403575744","price":15.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8627d2d500f1e55937b5e4385af04950.webp?v=1778260721","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hindu-love-stories-dharmically-ever-after-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}