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The thirty four lectures that make up this book were given to a small group of students who came to the Sivananda Ashram in 1970 to be instructed in the fundamentals of spiritual practice.Swamiji has masterfully presented the essence of the philosophy ,psychology and practice of yoga in a way that is especially helpful for the beginner of the path.To read his words is to be bathed in the light of wisdom. "The longing of the whole soul of our being is referred to by the mystics as "the alone flying to the Alone."The more we think of it the more we will start liking it and the more we we will start liking it and the more we will get absorbed into it,and then the path will become very easy." An excerpt from the book abundantly explains the soul of the book. The Divine Life Society is unique in it's contribution of great spiritual classics written by great masters under the guidance of Swami Sivanananda.
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IN THE LIGHT OF WISDOM by Swami Krishnananda The Divine Life Society Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India (Internet Edition: For free distribution only) Website: www.swami-krishnananda.org
CONTENTS Foreword
4
Publisher’s Note
5
Short Biographical Sketch of Swami Krishnananda
7
Auspicious Beginning
8
Chapter 1: Attunement With Reality
11
Chapter 2: The Right Relationships Between Things
20
Chapter 3: Subject Knowing Object
30
Chapter 4: Yoga is Balance
37
Chapter 5: How We Perceive
46
Chapter 6: God, World and Soul
55
Chapter 7: The Changes that Yoga Brings About
64
Chapter 8: Possessing Nothing
67
Chapter 9: The Ignorance of The Mind
78
Chapter 10: The Operation of The Eternal Law
87
Chapter 11: Skilled Preparation
97
Chapter 12: Another Type of Meditation
106
Chapter 13: The Necessity for Yoga
108
Chapter 14: The True Relationship With God
116
Chapter 15: The Laws of Proper Conduct
124
Chapter 16: Questions That Arise
132
Chapter 17: What Meditation Is
141
Chapter 18: The Tendency Towards The Cosmic Being
145
Chapter 19: Proper Asana
155
Chapter 20: The Right Channelisation of Energy
165
Chapter 21: The Kingdom of Heaven Is Within
176
Chapter 22: To Rest In What We Truly Are
186
Chapter 23: The Universal and the Internal are One
187
Chapter 24: The Harmonisation of Mind and Breath
196
Chapter 25: How the Senses Fool Us
206
Chapter 26: Seeing Through the Delusion of Desire
216
Chapter 27: The Removal of Sorrow
226
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Chapter 28: The Leap Into the Unknown
227
Chapter 29: The Disentanglement of the Personality
238
Chapter 30: Detached Perception
248
Chapter 31: Dissociating Objects From Their Connections
258
Chapter 32: Overcoming Obstacles
269
Chapter 33: All-Consuming Devotion to God
280
Chapter 34: Longing for Realisation
290
Conclusion
297
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
304
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FOREWORD Millions of prostrations at the feet of Holy Master Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj, the Mahapurusha of the past century! Countless prostrations at the feet of Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj, one of the foremost dire