Samarpan: Living the Divine Connection (From The Teachings of Swami Sivananda Saraswati and Swami Satyananda Saraswati)

by Swami Sivananda Saraswati and Swami Satyananda Saraswati

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 life-times into an instrument of the divine will able to commune with God and to serve His entire creation.

This book compiled from the enlightened wisdom of two modern day sages Swami Sivananda Saraswati and his disciple. Swami Satyananda Saraswati (Author of Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha) this book illumines every aspect of samarpan including the transcendental concepts of supreme love, perfect contentment, detachment and eqanimity, divine grace and the power of faith in God, the essence of the guru-disciple relationship and the subtle realities facing every devotee treading the path of self-surrender.

Samarpan: Living the Divine Connection is an offering to all the spiritual aspirants a reminder of the grand purpose of human life and an inspiration to attain it.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• I.Samarpan: From the Teachings of Swami Sivananda Saraswati
  • Path of Samarpan
  • Supreme Surrender
  • Cultivation of Surrender
  • Preparation and Qualifications
  • The Four Jewels
  • Transcendence of Desire
  • Faith, Grace and Divine Will
  • Guru-Disciple Relationship
• II.Samarpan: From the Teachings of Swami Satyananda Saraswati
  • Origin of Samarpan
  • Culmination of All Sadhana
  • An Evolutionary Process
  • Awakening Positive Forces
  • Stepping into Samarpan
  • Power of Faith
  • Follow the Higher Will
  • Role of the Guru
  • Descent of Grace
  • Living Samarpan
  • Divine Communion

About the Author:

Swami Satyananda Saraswati belonged to the Dashnami lineage of Adi Shankaracharya. He is one of the members of the tribe of Swamis who are called for the order of "Saraswati". In the other words, he is one of the sanyasi-scholars, who live the life of a Brahmin and believe in both knowledge and devotion. Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati is one of the most famous Yoga Gurus, not only in India, but also in the West.