Meditation Books
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Dharana Darshan
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
Dharana Darshan includes as yet unpublished classic meditation
practices derived from the Upanishads, the Tantras and other traditional
yogic texts. The core of the book is Swami Niranjanananda's adaptation
of the complex upanishadic akasha (space) dharanas for modern practitioners,
including chidakasha, hridayakasha, daharakasha and vyoma panchaka
dharanas, along with advanced stages of the classic ajapa japa and
trataka practices. Also included is an introduction explaining the
theory and purpose of concentration, psychic symbol, visualisation,
and the obstacles commonly encountered by practitioners.
This book is designed for those already familiar with the fundamentals
of meditation and have a degree of mastery in the pratyahara (sensory
withdrawal) practices.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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439 pp
Soft
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Line drawings and diagrams
ISBN 81-86336-21-4
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Kundalini Tantra
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Kundalini Tantra is Swami Satyananda Saraswatis seminal work
on kundalini, chakras and kriya yoga. Defining and explaining kundalini,
this book provides a detailed account of kundalini awakening, including
the signs and effects of such experiences and ways to both elicit
and manage them.
The book contains a comprehensive description of each chakra and
the significance of the chakras in tantric and yogic practice. Techniques
are given to balance each centre for greater harmony in mind, body
and spirit, and in preparation for the rising of kundalini shakti.
The 20 kriyas and their preparatory practices are fully elucidated.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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453 pp
Soft
cover
Colour places, line drawings and diagrams
ISBN 81-85787-15-8
(English and Hindi)
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Meditations from the Tantras
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Meditations from the Tantras is a clear and comprehensive book
on meditation for beginners. The general aim is to show the possibilities
open to the practitioner of meditation, the preparation that is
necessary, as well as practical methods to attain meditative experiences.
Featuring fundamental pratyahara (sensory withdrawal) practices
such as Antar Mouna and introductions to other meditation
techniques such as Yoga Nidra, ajapa japa, trataka, the kriyas
and the different forms of mantra practice, this book provides an
essential foundation for all advanced meditation practices.
Included are class transcripts of the practices as originally taught
by Swami Satyananda Saraswati.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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367 pp
Soft
cover
Line drawings and diagrams
ISBN 81-85787-11-5
(English and Hindi)
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Siddha Stotra Mala
(Garland of Chants)
Stotras are mantras or hymns which glorify the supreme reality.
All stotras are revelations of the sages and rishis and give expression
to higher states of consciousness. The main sources of the stotras
are the Vedas, Puranas, Tantras and other smriti texts, which have
been transmitted by memory.
This collection of stotras is presented in diactritic text for
correct pronunciation. It is a very special offering to the many
forms of the divine, including Guru, Ganesha, Devi, Shiva, Krishna,
Rama and Vishnu.
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210 pp
Soft cover
8 colour plates and other illustrations
ISBN 81-86336-37-0
(available in Roman and Sanskrit alphabets)
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Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
(The Ascent)
Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati
The theme of Vijnana Bhairava Tantra is dharana, or concentration,
a subject most relevant today. This new translation and commentary
of a classical tantric text sheds much light on the practice of
dharana, which until now has been revealed only by peripheral explanations.
The text comprises 112 different dharanas, or techniques of concentration,
which can easily be incorporated into ones daily life. Although
dharana is a practice intended for an adept, whose mind is steady
and controlled, the techniques contained within this book provide
a way even for the aspirant with a distracted mind to gradually
develop concentration and meditation.
This work is the result of an in-depth study of dharana in relation
to the tantric view of meditation, substantiated by the personal
experience of the author. Included is a detailed introduction followed
by the original Sanskrit slokas, with transliteration, translation
and extensive commentary.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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522 pp
Soft
cover
Line drawings and diagrams
ISBN 81-86336-32-X
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Steps to Yoga
(Yoga Initiation Papers)
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Letters from Swami Satyananda Saraswati to a disciple. This little
known work addresses problems and challenges faced by the more advanced
householder sadhaka.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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198 pp
Soft
cover
ISBN 81-85787-13-1
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Sure Ways to Self Realisation
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Line drawings and diagrams
Sure Ways to Self-Realization is a practical and informative text
on systems of meditation from cultures all over the world. To assist
today's seekers to find a suitable path back to the source, the
real self, and to find stability of mind in a rapidly changing world,
Swami Satyananda Saraswati describes the path of meditation, the
obstacles confronting the practitioner and the means to overcome
them.
Both theory and practical instructions for a vast range of age-old
meditation practices are presented, including yogic techniques such
as antar mouna, yoga nidra and ajapa japa, as well as meditations
from ancient Egypt and Greece, the Celtic and Taoist traditions,
Tibetan and Zen Buddhism, Sufism and alchemy. Moving meditations
as well as meditation techniques for children and for the dying
are included.
Sure Ways to Self-Realization is suitable for all levels from beginners
to advanced and is an ideal reference book for yoga teachers.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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455 pp
Soft
cover
ISBN 81-85787-41-7
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Swara Yoga
(the Tantric Science of Brain Breathing)
Swami Satyananda Saraswati and Swami Muktibodhananda
Line drawings, diagrams
Swara yoga is an ancient science of pranic body rhythms and explores
how prana can be controlled through the breath. Traditionally a
closely guarded science, taught only through direct transmission
from guru to disciple, very little has ever been written about it.
In this book the theory behind swara yoga is discussed, including
the topics of prana, nadis and chakras. In the practice section
the techniques of swara yoga are given in detail. The last section
contains the original Sanskrit text of the Shiva Swarodaya with
an English translation.
Swara Yoga is a suitable text for advanced yoga practitioners and
yoga teachers. Line drawings, charts and illustrations are included.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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248 pp
Soft
cover
Line drawings and diagrams
(English and Hindi)
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Taming the Kundalini
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Taming the Kundalini is a collection of letters written by Swami
Satyananda Saraswati to a close disciple, during the period 195962.
Through this detailed and intimate account of yogic and spiritual
training, the reader is given a rare glimpse into the unfoldment
of the guru-disciple relationship and the implementation of progressive
sadhana as a powerful tool to awaken consciousness.
In this book Swami Satyananda offers to all his spiritual advice
and encouragement and leads the reader into a deeper understanding
of the human place within the universe.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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196 pp
Soft
cover
Line drawings and diagrams
ISBN 81-85787-17-4
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Tattwa Shuddhi
(the Tantric Practice of Inner Purification)
Swami Satyasangananda
Line drawings, diagrams
Tattwa shuddhi is an ancient tantric practice for purification
of the elements, published for the first time in this comprehensive
text. Every individual is comprised of five basic elements. Through
the process of tattwa shuddhi, the purification and transformation
of these elements takes place. This book contains the theory of
tattwas and detailed instructions for the practice. Tattwa shuddhi
uses the tantric tools of yantra, mantra and mandala. It can be
performed as a sadhana in itself or as an adjunct to kundalini/kriyas
and other higher yogas.
Tattwa shuddhi is an advanced practice.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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144 pp
Soft
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Colour plate, line drawings and diagrams
ISBN 81-85787-37-9
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Yoga Nidra
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
People feel that they are relaxing when they collapse in an easy
chair with a drink or a cigarette and read a newspaper or switch
on the television. But this, in fact, is merely a sensory diversion;
true relaxation is an experience far beyond all this. For complete
relaxation you must remain aware. This is Yoga Nidra, the
state of dynamic sleep. This book introduces the practice of Yoga
Nidra explaining how it works in both yogic and scientific
terms. It includes several class transcriptions and covers the many
applications of this versatile technique which has been used for
deep relaxation, for educational purposes and to harmonise the deeper
unconscious. "In my early childhood I was guided through Yoga
Nidra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati and it is only now that
I am becoming aware of the depth of the instructions and training
I received." (Swami Niranjanananda)
Suitable for all practitioners.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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261 pp
Soft
cover
Line drawings and diagrams
ISBN 81-85787-12-3
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Yoga Sadhana Panorama Vol. 2
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
The second volume of this series consists of satsangs and the famous
Laya Yoga practices transmitted by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
during his 1994 European tour. The main themes covered are Laya
Yoga, meditation, aspects of the mind, spirituality in daily life,
self evolution, teaching yoga, and ways of using and applying yoga
in society.
Laya Yoga is an advanced practice and should only be attempted
under the guidance of a master.
Please remember that no practice
can be adequately learned from a book.
All Satyananda Yoga practical
text books are designed to complement instruction by an experienced
yoga teacher.
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483 pp
Soft
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ISBN 81-86336-07-9
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