BOOKS – Discourses
Karma Sannyasa
How is it possible to live the life of a householder and yet maintain a balance between external and internal growth? In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna tells Arjuna, there is no harm in action, the danger lies in attachment and dependence on the fruits of the actions performed. If you can understand this concept and implement it in your daily life, then you will gradually experience a higher quality of experience. This is essentially the concept of karma sannyasa; live life fully, participate in all events externally, but internally maintain an attitude of non-doership. Explaining how closely our lives are governed by attachment, desire and ambition, Karma Sannyasa describes methods to transform these patterns and realise a happier outlook through the blossoming of spiritual awareness. The book focuses on family life and relationships, wealth, karma, self-respect and lifestyle, describing the process of realising spirituality through everyday life experiences.
Swami Satyasangananda
Sannyasa Darshan
Sannyasa is a lifestyle dedicated to inner, spiritual evolution and upliftment. This unique treatise considers both the ancient tradition of sannyasa as well as its contemporary application.
In addition to providing considerable practical guidance on the subject, this detailed work includes an inspiring history of the luminaries of the sannyasa tradition together with English translations of some of the lesser-known sannyasa Upanishads.
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
Taming the Kundalini
It is asleep. It is silent. It has encoiled itself. Its ‘bedroom’ is called Muladhara Cakra. This center is triangular in shape. Its aspect is gross. Its element is Prithivi (earth) Tattva. Tamoguna is its covering. It lies encoiling itself. It is called Kundalini. In Sahasrara Cakra it joins with Shiva. The power then manifests itself. It is like a hidden fire which can only be kindled by the force of spiritual power. As the inner mind becomes concentrated and one-pointed, the power begins to awaken itself. As long as the inner mind remains gross or externalized, it sleeps. It can be awakened by soul force or by will. But this is not the only means. It may be regarded as one of the methods. It can be awakened by Hatha Yoga, but neither is that the only method. You can call it one form of scientific method. It can also be awakened by practicing Samyama on the centers and realizing in experience their colour, elements, nature, Guna and the Bija. Nor is this the only method; you may just call it a good method.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Rikhiapeeth Satsangs
Rikhiapeeth Satsangs is a selection of talks given by Sri Swamiji between 2000 and 2007 to visitors from all over the world. The Satsangs exemplify Sri Swamji’s liberal, compassionate and practical views on a broad range of subjects, including ashram life, guru-disciple relationship, sannyasa, the Cosmic Mother, kanya worship, anna daan, children, awakening of consciousness, yoga, poverty, purushartha, destiny, opening the heart, and the future vision of Rikhiapeeth. Rikhiapeeth Satsangs provides fresh impetus and inspiration for all individuals seeking guidance on how to meet the needs of the modern age.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Upasana
Upasana, or worship, is the ultimate path of sadhana, which leads the aspirant directly into the proximity of the Divine. This book of practical insight and instruction on the art of worship expounds the teachings of two contemporary masters of the yoga tradition: Swami Sivananada Saraswati and his disciple Swami Satyananda Saraswati. All aspects of Upasana are described, including types and modes of worship, relationships with the Divine, use of mantras and symbols, form and formless worship, tree worship, service and yajna. The principles and practices offered here can be used by all aspirants on the spiritual path.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Early Teachings of Swami Satyananda
Early Teachings contains satsangs and talks along with meditation practices as taught by Swami Satyananda at Bihar School of Yoga. The theory and practice of trataka, chidakasha, dharana, japa, ajapa japa, prana vidya and pranic healing are given here. Other topics include: aura, astrology, death, nature of god, education and anarchy, Kali, kundalini and the unconscious, unrecorded life of Christ in India, samadhi and psychic breathing, world brotherhood and bhakti yoga, Sanskrit and ethics, Gita, ahimsa and criminals, karma and destiny, seclusion, sleep and others.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Teachings of Swami Satyananda Vol I
Volume 1 contains satsangs (discourses) on spiritual life, health and healing, emotional health, sadhana, kundalini, left hand tantra, spiritual experience, mantra, attachment and desire, evolution, reincarnation, world affairs, sleep and dreams, ashram life and others.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Teachings of Swami Satyananda Vol II
Volume 2 contains talks on choosing a yoga teacher, tantra and yoga, tantra and vedanta, karma, karma yoga, yoga nidra, satsang and psychotherapy, learning through transmission, poverty, ashram culture, sexual life, brahmacharya, yoga for children, kirtan and many more.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Teachings of Swami Satyananda Vol III
Volume 3 contains talks and satsangs on scientific research on yoga, Sri Rama, the awakening of kundalini, dynamic awareness, yoga and concentration, sadhana for the mind, yoga and religion, self-discovery, witnessing the volcanic mind and others.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Teachings of Swami Satyananda Vol IV
Volume 4 topics include: the spontaneous awareness of consciousness, the withdrawal and expansion of consciousness, the relationship between the mind and senses, kriya yoga, kundalini yoga and tantra, guru and spiritual life, how to use a mantra, pain and pleasure, how to progress in yoga, solutions to the human spiritual crisis, the will of God, breaking through illusions and many more.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Teachings of Swami Satyananda Vol V
A compilation of talks and satsangs, given by Swamiji during his Australian tour from November 1983 to April 1984. Topics include: the tantric tradition and modern science, Kriya yoga, Mantra yoga, meditation – a tool for man’s higher evolution, the purpose of ashram life, dyana yoga, expansion of the mind, awakening the evolutionary energy, how to meditate, yoga research and meditation, methods of awakening higher consciousness.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Teachings of Swami Satyananda Vol VI
Lectures, Satsangs and interviews given by Swamiji during visits to Greece and Crete in the years 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985. Topics include: the science of yoga, taming the mind, yoga and hypertension, revitalising the nervous system, integral yoga, experience in the Self, exoteric & esoteric yoga, transcending karma, the purpose of yoga, tattwa shuddhi.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Samarpan – Living the Divine Connection
Samarpan is the culmination of all spiritual sadhanas and the ultimate point of human evolution. It is a process of unconditional self-surrender in which the limited individual ego is transformed, over thousands of lifetimes, into an instrument of the divine will.
This book illumines every aspect of samarpan and is a reminder of the grand purpose of human life.
From the teachings of Swami Sivananda Saraswati and Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Samatvam: The Yoga of Equinimity
Samatvam, the Yoga of Equanimity, means being able to keep the mind steady and balanced in every condition of life. It is the ability to be forever serene, contented, calm and peaceful.
These teachings on samatvam have been compiled from the wisdom of two modern day Yogis, Swami Sivananda Saraswati and Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Together with scriptural references and inspiring satsangs, the reader is offered the essential Yogic teachings to acquire the divine qualities of samatvam : freedom from mental distractions and dissipation, the ability to remain cheerful in adverse conditions, the presence of mind and forbearance to bear insult and injury, and realization of the ultimate state of peace existing within and around everyone.
From the teachings of Swami Sivananda and Swami Satyananda.
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