Lord Autobiography of a yogi: Extraordinary book on sprituality

Its an extraordinary life story of a self realized yogy. It gives spiritual inspiration to doubtful minds. The story includes his life from childhood, about other yogis and great men he met in his life. Life with his Guru swami sreyuktheswara. kriya yoga teachings in india and west etc.

This is not an ordinary book. It is a spiritual treasure. Rarely does a sage of Paramhansa Yogananda’s stature write a firsthand account of his life experiences.

This spiritual classic has been read by millions. Followers of many religious traditions have come to recognize Autobiography of a Yogi as a masterpiece of spiritual literature. Yet, for all its depth, it is full of gentle humor, lively stories, and practical common sense.

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It is no exaggeration to say that latter half of the nineteenth century heralded the dawn of a golden era in the history of India. For, never before or since then had there been the advent of so many great men in such a short time as during those decades. It was truly like the coming of spring, the season of regeneration, joy and hope, in the withered garden of India, filling the land with fine and fragrant flowers. And a flower of the finest fragrance was Sree Narayana Guru, who was born on an auspicious day in September 1854.

The birth of a great soul is not just a fortuitous occurrence. Great personages are born in response to the urges of the times and are therefore a historical necessity. If then, at any particular period of time, several such superman were to pace our troubled earth, it could only be due to the compulsions of extra-ordinary circumstances.

Now what was so unusual in nineteeth century India? It is essential to know the true background of this period for us to understand the significance of the life and work of the great men of the time. A similar study of the time is essential also for the proper appreciation of the life of the illustrious Sree Narayana Gurudeva.

For India, eighteenth century was the Dark Age at its densest. Degeneracy had set in with virulence in national life at all levels. It appeared as though the country had no worthy goal to march forward. Nor was there any lofty ideal inspring the people to endeavors. Surely, a worse plight there could hardly be.

For a hundred years from the middle of the eighteenth century, the culture and civilization of our land had been sinking steadily till they touched their lowest depth. During this dark period, there was not much of creative activity, no new work that could be called a literary masterpiece in any of the Indian languages. Hinduism was in a moribund state.
The indigenous arts that had survived centuries of inestimable value disappeared owing to the ignorance and indifference of the people , were plundered and shipped off by the avaricious foreigners to their lands. The tidal wave of a totally alien civilization arrested all the creative impulses of the natives. Western influence cast such a spell on the educated youth anything Indian began to be looked down upon by them. Perhaps for the first time in her long history, India seemed to have lost her sanity and sense of values.
Not even the waves of Muslim conquest had brought about such a sad transformation. Hindu Dharma then had held its own, with singular firmness and equanimity. During the five centuries between 1200 and 1750 A.D. when India was under the heels of the Turks and the Moghuls, she had maintained her growth in all spheres of national activity.

Lord Siva Samhita

Siva samhita is an ancient authenticated  Sanskrit text on Hatha yoga. Yoga aspirants all around the world consider three books as authenticated texts in HathaYoga,  Siva samhita, Gheranda Samhita and Hathayoga pradepika. In other words it is one of the three survived ancient classical texts on yoga.

Siva samhita describes about yoga philosophy, about 84 different asanas (among 4 are very important), About pancha pranas (the five activities of prana shakti in body), the 11 types of mudras, obstacles in the path of liberation, four type of spiritual aspirants, importance of teacher (Guru) in the path of Spirituality, about energy body centers, Kundalini-the mystic  energy etc.

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Lord Gheranda Samhita

Gheranda samhita is one of the authenticated book in Sanskrit on Hatha yoga, the other two books are siva samhita and Hathayoga pradepika. Gheranda samhita is in the form of guru-disciple conversation format, conversation between Gheranda maharshi and his disciple Chandakapali. Sage Gheranda describes about the seven important steps in Hatha yoga, they are Satkarma (purification of body before asana), Asana, Mudra, Pratyahara, Pranayama, Dhyana and the Final stage of no return-samadhi.

1, Shatkarma-purification of body

2, Asana gives Dridhata or strength

3,Mudra gives stiratha or steadiness

4, Pratyahara gives dhairyat or calmness

5, Pranayamam gives Laghima or lightness

6,Dhyana gives pratyakshatvam of atma or perception of self

7, Samadhi gives freedom from the life cycle

This text is in Sanskrit translated in to English by Srisa Chandra vasu.  download ebook on Kheranda samhita* Gheranda samhita

Lord Hathayogapradeepika: Text on yoga

Hathasya Prathamaangatwat Aasanam Poorvamuchyate
Kuryaath Tadaasanam Sthairyam Aarogyam cha Angalaghavam.
The stanza in Hathayogapradeepika of Svaatmaaraama states that Aasanaas are described in the first place as they form the first stage of Hatha Yoga. Aasanas make one firm, free from diseases and feel extremely light and supple. Brahmaananda, in his commentary "Jyotsna" on Hathayogapradeepika says that Aasana makes one firm, as it weakens the Rajoguna (Aasanena Rajo Hanti) that causes fickleness ( Vikshepa ) of the chitta. Since asanas eradicate diseases, they help the mind to concentrate. According to the author of Yogasutras, Patanjali, "disease ( vyadhi ), dullness ( sthyana ), doubt ( samsaya ), inattention (pramadha) sloth (aalasya ), worldliness ( avirathi ), false notions ( bhrantidarsanam ) missing essentials (alabdabhoonikaira) and instability (anivasthitha) are the causes of distraction of the mind and as such are the obstacles for material or spiritual progress.

Heaviness of body arises from a preponderance of Tamas, and asanas remove this. Though it is impossible to explain clearly and realize the important facts that under lie the various asanas, to till the human system is understood in all its intricacy and detail. it can be said that the various asanas bring about many important results, physical, physiological, psychological, and spiritual. For instance, during some of them, various nerve centers are activated; these effectively help to control the irregularities of the body and what is more fascinating, but no less true, is the purification of the mental process-the mind becoming more and more attentive (ekagra).

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