While there are many courses and tutorials online, learning from a book is still one of the best ways to greatly improve your skills. Below I have selected top Shiva books.
- Shiva: Stories and Teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana (2013)
- Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening (Lakshmanjoo Academy Book Series) (2015)
- Shiva: The Lord of Yoga (2015)
- 7 Secrets of Shiva: From the Hindu Trinity Series (2011)
- The Shiva Samhita (2007)
- Amish Tripathi ‘S Shiva Trilogy-nagas, Mehula & the Oath of the Vayuputras (2014)
- Siva Sutras: The Yoga of Supreme Identity (2012)
- Beyond Shiva: The Absolute Truth (2017)
- Shiva: The Wild God of Power and Ecstasy (2004)
- Sword of Shiva (2012)
- Who Really Feeds the World?: The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology (2016)
- The Mathematician’s Shiva: A Novel (2014)
Shiva: Stories and Teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana (2013)
The traditional understanding of Shiva told through stories and teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana • Explains Shiva’s contradictory forms, such as destroyer or benefactor, and how his form depends on the needs of the devotee • Reveals how Shiva’s teachings allow one to see through the illusions at the root of all grief and alienation in human life • Explores Shiva’s relationships with Durga, Shakti, Sati, and Parvati and with his sons Ganesha and Kartikeya Shiva…
Shiva Sutras: The Supreme Awakening (Lakshmanjoo Academy Book Series) (2015)
Shiva Sutras:The Supreme Awakening• Includes free downloadable audio of original lectures.• A collection of 77 aphorisms that form the foundation of Kashmir Shaivism.• The version herein contains the commentary of the 10th century philosopher and mystic Kshemeraja ,and is revealed to us by the fully realized master Swami Lakshmanjoo.The Shiva Sutras, gifted by God to the sage Vasugupta for the upliftment of humani…
Shiva: The Lord of Yoga (2015)
Lord Shiva is the personification of all the main practices of Yoga, as the origin and ruling power over asana, prana, mantra, inner seeing and meditation. He is the ultimate Yoga guru reflecting the highest Self-awareness. The current book unfolds the presence, light, energy and consciousness of the Supreme Shiva to take us beyond all death and duality.
7 Secrets of Shiva: From the Hindu Trinity Series (2011)
Shiva, ‘the destroyer’ among the Hindu trinity (of gods), is depicted in many contradictory manners. He is an ascetic who wears animal skin, his body smeared with ashes. Contradictory to his wild nature, he is also depicted as having a family, with a beautiful wife and two children. There are many more such varied representations of Shiva, the most prominent of these being the Linga and the Nataraja.
The Shiva Samhita (2007)
This affordable, critical edition of the Shiva Samhita contains a new introduction, the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, nine full-page photographs, and an index. The first edition of this classic Yoga text to meet high academic, literary, and production standards, it’s for people who practice Yoga or have an interest in health and fitness, philosophy, religion, spirituality, mysticism, or meditation. HEA025000; REL032000
Amish Tripathi ‘S Shiva Trilogy-nagas, Mehula & the Oath of the Vayuputras (2014)
set of three books
Siva Sutras: The Yoga of Supreme Identity (2012)
The Saiva philosophy of Kashmir is generally called Trika Sastra, because it is philosophy of the triad ñ (1) Siva (2) Sakti (3) Nara ñ the bound soul or (1) para ñ the highest (2) parapara ñ identity in difference and (3) apara ñ difference. The literature of the Trika system of Kashmir falls into three categories, viz., (1) the Agama Sastra, (2) the Spanda Sastra and (3) the Pratyabhijna Sastra.
Beyond Shiva: The Absolute Truth (2017)
Reading this book with your Heart can melt you into Samadhi. Sri Ramana Maharshi:"Everything happens in its own time.
Shiva: The Wild God of Power and Ecstasy (2004)
An extensive look at all the aspects of multi-natured Shiva• Explores the shamanic roots of world spirituality as exemplified by this Hindu god who shares many of the attributes of the Norse Odin and the Celtic Cernunnos• Looks at Shiva’s relation to contemporary culture, Tantra, and the dualistic religions of the WestTo his devotees Shiva is the entire universe and the core of all beings.
Sword of Shiva (2012)
Three Tibetan rebels attack a train carrying Chinese soldiers into the Tibet Autonomous Region. The rebels escape across the Himalayas into India, unaware that the son of China’s First Vice-Premier lays maimed and dying among the burning wreckage of the train.
Who Really Feeds the World?: The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology (2016)
Debunking the notion that our current food crisis must be addressed through industrial agriculture and genetic modification, author and activist Vandana Shiva argues that those forces are in fact the ones responsible for the hunger problem in the first place. Who Really Feeds the World? is a powerful manifesto calling for agricultural justice and genuine sustainability, drawing upon Shiva’s thirty years of research and accomplishments in the field.
The Mathematician’s Shiva: A Novel (2014)
When the greatest female mathematician in history passes away, her son, Alexander "Sasha" Karnokovitch, just wants to mourn his mother in peace. But rumor has it the notoriously eccentric Polish émigré has solved one of the most difficult problems in all of mathematics, and has spitefully taken the solution to her grave.
Best Shiva Books You Should Enjoy
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Time Series Algorithms Recipes: Implement Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques with Python
Author(s): Akshay R Kulkarni, Adarsha Shivananda, Anoosh Kulkarni, V Adithya Krishnan
ID: 3593863, Publisher: Apress, Year: 2023, Size: 8 Mb, Format: pdf
Introduction to Theoretical and Mathematical Fluid Dynamics
Author(s): Bhimsen K. Shivamoggi
ID: 3648373, Publisher: Wiley, Year: 2023, Size: 14 Mb, Format: pdf
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Smart City Planning
Author(s): Vedik Basetti, Chandan Kumar Shiva
ID: 3654228, Publisher: Elsevier, Year: 2023, Size: 16 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are absolutely best-sellers according to The Wall Street Journal, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.