Responding to his students' wishes, Swami Muktananda's series of talks and informal dialogues on spiritual practices and truths includes many of his favourite teaching stories.
Encouraging students to recognize their identity with Shiva (the all-pervasive Lord), these commentaries on verses of Kashmir Shaivite philosophy illuminate the experience.
Features essays and dialogues that introduce seekers to Siddha Yoga meditation, the awakening of the kundalini energy, the recognition of the inner self, the function of the master, and the practices of Mantra repetition and meditation.
A spiritual autobiography of Swami Muktananda that tells the story of his journey to self-realization under the guidance of Bhagawan Nityananda, describing his experiences. It begins with his spiritual initiation on August 15, 1947, and continues through his enlightenment nine years later.
Presents a compilation of questions and answers, drawn from talks and conversations between Swami Muktananda and spiritual seekers he met as he travelled in the West, that covers a range of topics, from the first questioning of the nature of existence to the final attainment.
Presents a collection of contemplations and aphorisms on topics such as divine love, the greatness of the human heart, and understanding thought and how the mind works.
Revealing the power of letters, words, and images according to yoga, this book explains how to use this knowledge to strengthen and still the mind.
Presents a collection of contemplations and aphorisms on topics such as divine love, the greatness of the human heart, and understanding thought and how the mind works.
A collection of contemplations and aphorisms on topics such as divine love, the greatness of the human heart, and understanding thought and how the mind works.
A biography and portrait of one of the greatest spiritual masters of modern India.
Features the teachings of Swami Muktananda and Gurumayi Chidvilasananda that are arranged into 12 themes of spiritual life to be used for daily meditation.
Includes dialogues from 1962-1966 that contain Swami Muktananda's replies to questions covering a range of spiritual topics, as well as photographs from the early days of his teaching mission.
Through exposition, scriptural stories, and question and answer sessions with seekers, this work addresses subjects such as spiritual discipline, ego, money, marriage, and parenting.
Drawing on teachings in the Bhagavad Gita and other classical works, this text contemplates the transition into another phase of existence, explaining how to overcome the fear of death and attain an expansive understanding of samsara (illusion), karma (destiny), and the immortality of the soul.
Features essays from the early of the author which are made available to the Westerners coming to his ashram in India. This book discusses the spontaneous spiritual awakening at the heart of the ancient and powerful path of Siddha Yoga meditation. It explores many subjects, including the nature of grace, the Guru-disciple relationship, and others.