Originally Posted by
MananAtma
Namaste,
I've been browsing the forums about scriptures, and am totally baffled by all the different books out there. The vedas, the upanishads, smriti, shruti, and more, have me totally confused about where a newbie should begin.
For the sake of my sanity, can anyone help? Basically I need an idea of what books would be most useful to someone interested in Shaivism.
I've already read "Dancing With Shiva", and finally got "living With Shiva" and "Merging With Shiva" on order(don't ask me what took me so long). I've browsed the net and scanned over the many different denominations of Saivism, and I still have no idea which one suits me best.
If you've seen my other posts, you know I'm comfortable with mantras to Ganesh, Durga and Shiva. I'm a member of a Rama-Sita temple, that has a shrine to Shiva/Parvati and to Durga. The temple priest is very encouraging, but he speaks almost no english, so meaningful dialog is fairly impossible.
In another thread some one recommended learning Sanskrit in preparation for finding a Guru. Are there any good books out there for those who have absolutely no talent for learning a second language? I don't need "Sanskrit for Dummies", I need "Sanskrit for Complete Morons"!
Price is also a consideration, I'm presently in school to become a paramedic, so affordable nooks would be prefered.
Shanti,
Roy
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