{"id":364,"date":"2013-03-21T20:43:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T00:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vnn.org\/vaisnava-news\/?p=364"},"modified":"2023-01-07T15:19:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T20:19:09","slug":"the-book-of-dharma-making-enlightened-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/the-book-of-dharma-making-enlightened-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book of Dharma: Making Enlightened Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 21, 2013 (VNN) –\u00a0A \u201cPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT\u201d BOOK IN THE BHAKTI TRADITION<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Book of Dharma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Book of Dharma<\/em>\u00a0is a new entry-level book designed to attract readers to Bhakti-yoga and the teachings of\u00a0Srimad-Bhagavatam<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Bhagavad-gita<\/em>. Written by Sundar Gopal das (Simon Haas), the book is in the popular \u201cpersonal development\u201d genre, but squarely within our Vaisnava tradition. It tries to meet readers where they are at and create a \u201ccultural bridge\u201d for them to the gem-like books of our Vaisnava\u00a0acaryas<\/em>, especially\u00a0Jaiva-dharma<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Book of Dharma<\/em>\u00a0is already available in certain retail outlets in the UK, such as the prestigious store Jarrold. Look out for it this summer in outlets like Waterstones, Watkins and WHSmith. You can also order the book on\u00a0Amazon.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Amazon.co.uk<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Amazon has a \u201cLOOK INSIDE\u201d feature). A Kindle edition will be coming out before the end of the month, too.<\/p>\n

For many years, devotees have recognized the need for introductory books like\u00a0The Book of Dharma<\/em>, which present Bhakti-yoga in an accessible, attractive way for contemporary Western readers. Meticulously based in\u00a0sastra<\/em>, the book uses a highly popular genre to share the teachings of the Vaisnava tradition as widely as possible.<\/p>\n

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You can get a free 50-page preview of the book at\u00a0www.BookofDharma.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you would like to place a WHOLESALE ORDER at very low prices, please\u00a0contact Veda Wisdom Books<\/a>. More than half the first print run has sold already, so please hurry.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Book of Dharma: Making Enlightened Choices<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Paperback:<\/strong>\u00a0244 pages
\nPublisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Veda Wisdom Books
\n(an imprint of The English Word Factory);
\n1st<\/sup>\u00a0edition (January 2013)
\nLanguage:<\/strong>\u00a0English
\nISBN:<\/strong>\u00a0978-0-9575185-0-6
\nDimensions:<\/strong>\u00a0198 x 129 x 17.3 mm<\/p>\n

Available from Amazon<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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All revenue from sales of THE BOOK OF DHARMA after covering basic publishing costs will go towards translating and publishing the books of the author\u2019s teacher, Shrila B.V. Narayan Goswami.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March 21, 2013 (VNN) –\u00a0A \u201cPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT\u201d BOOK IN THE BHAKTI TRADITION The Book of Dharma\u00a0is a new entry-level book designed to attract readers to Bhakti-yoga and the teachings of\u00a0Srimad-Bhagavatam\u00a0and\u00a0Bhagavad-gita. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[15,42],"tags":[110,109,106,108,111],"class_list":["post-364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-media-art","tag-amazon","tag-bhagavad-gita","tag-book","tag-dharma","tag-sastra","entry"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Book of Dharma: Making Enlightened Choices - VNN - Vaishnava News Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/the-book-of-dharma-making-enlightened-choices\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"VNN Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vaishnava-news-network.org\\\/vaisnava-news\\\/the-book-of-dharma-making-enlightened-choices\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vaishnava-news-network.org\\\/vaisnava-news\\\/the-book-of-dharma-making-enlightened-choices\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"VNN Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vaishnava-news-network.org\\\/vaisnava-news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/697219dd9c21dd216a0ea9f7de1cc9c9\"},\"headline\":\"The Book of Dharma: Making Enlightened Choices\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-03-22T00:43:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-07T20:19:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vaishnava-news-network.org\\\/vaisnava-news\\\/the-book-of-dharma-making-enlightened-choices\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":330,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vaishnava-news-network.org\\\/vaisnava-news\\\/the-book-of-dharma-making-enlightened-choices\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vaishnava-news-network.org\\\/vaisnava-news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/03\\\/bod-front.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Amazon\",\"Bhagavad-gita\",\"book\",\"Dharma\",\"sastra\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"MEDIA & ART\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vaishnava-news-network.org\\\/vaisnava-news\\\/the-book-of-dharma-making-enlightened-choices\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vaishnava-news-network.org\\\/vaisnava-news\\\/the-book-of-dharma-making-enlightened-choices\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Book of Dharma: Making Enlightened Choices - 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