Professor Robinson is a documentary filmmaker whose latest project presents an in-depth look at three figure skaters hoping to someday rise from the lowest rungs of amateur competition into the ranks of the U.S. Olympic Team. His subjects are Veda, a high-strung young woman who suffers from an eating disorder; J.C., a chain-smoking trailer-park refugee with more than her share of attitude; and Wendy, whose rotund build would make her seem like an...

"DISCOVER YOUR DHARMA: A Vedic Guide to Living Your Best Life with foreword from Deepak Chopra Discover Your Dharma by Sahara Rose is a modern, relatable guide to understanding Vedic concepts and how they apply to life in today's world. From seeking your dharma, life purpose, to healing your inner wounds and creating new stories (sankalpa), to understanding your Dosha (mind-body type) and how it relates to your business, relationships and everyday...

A narrative account of history and myth that offers a new way of understanding one of the world's oldest major religions, this book elucidates the relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds. Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strictly chronological account: many of its central texts cannot be reliably dated; its central tenets--karma, dharma, to name just two--arise at particular moments in Indian history and differ in each...

"Stories centuries in the making, and many centuries worth of stories, are an integral part of modern society. Whether modern or ancient, every culture has its myths. Mythology forms our understanding of our origin, history, and traditions. They tell of our heroes and deities. Myths are vehicles for understanding religion, for learning language, and for understanding society, but they can often be difficult to understand and confusing. The Handy Mythology...

"[This series] is an epic, comprehensive survey of the East's most influential philosphers and thinkers. In 36 lectures, [the student will be introduced to] the men and women responsible for molding Asian philosophy and for giving birth to a wide variety of spiritual and ideological systems, including Hinduism, Daoism, Confucianism, Sufism, and Buddhism."--Www.thegreatcourses.com.