Yoga and Realisation

by Swami Sivananda

From the divine pen of H.H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj has emanated a ceaseless stream of soul elevating spiritual literature; and it would be quite true to say that today His Holiness's message has penetrated every part of the world and has won for the forces of God and goodness millions of hearts into which Sri Swamiji has instilled a natural love of fellowmen and a keen aspiration to realize the goal of life.

Besides being the author of over 300 books, and besides getting published and distributed free on a worldwide scale, countless leaflets, pamphlets and books, Sri Swamiji has contributed inspiring articles to various newspapers and periodicals all over the world.

The present work is a collection of quite a number of such articles. They have already thrilled many hearts, and awakened many dormant souls. In order that they might give you permanent inspiration they have been reprinted in book-form and presented to you as our humble love offering. We earnestly pray that you will make the best use of it, practice Yoga and attain Realization.

Table of Contents:

1. The Outline of Yoga
2. Yoga
3. Introduction to Yoga
4. Real Yoga
5. The Science of Yoga
6. Sidelights on Yoga
7. Ideal of Yoga
8. Important Hints on Yoga
9. The Yoga of Synthesis
10. Necessity for a Guru
11. Qualifications of a Yogic Student
12. Kill Desires, Enjoy Bliss
13. Sadhana
14. Spiritual Diary and Resolves Form
15. Self-realization
16. The Rugged Path
17. Yoga in Daily Life
18. Strive for Divine Life
19. The Divine Life
20. Precepts for Practice
21. Be Ever Vigilant
22. Message to Aspirants
23. Practice of Hatha Yoga
24. Means for Good Health
25. Lack of Brahmacharya
26. Practice of Brahmacharya
27. Yoga
28. Integral Yoga
29. The Yoga of Synthesis
30. Gleanings from the Song Celestial
31. Karma Can be Transformed into Yoga
32. Secret of Karma Yoga
33. Bhakti Yoga
34. Philosophy of Bhakti
35. Devotion to the Lord
36. The Efficacy of Prayer
37. Namasmaran the Easiest Way
38. Mantra Yoga
39. Eleven Points for Developing Bhakti
40. The Essence of Bhakti
41. Raja Yoga an Exact Science
42. Be Sweet
43. Conquest of the Mind
44. Cast off this Ego
45. Self-analysis, Self-reliance, Self-determination
46. What is Mind?
47. The Nature of Mind
48. Control of Mind
49. Think of the Opposite
50. Pranayama
51. Pratyahara
52. Meditation
53. The Ignorant and the Wise
54. This is Vedantic Samadhi
55. Who is a Jivanmukta?
56. Unity in Diversity
57. Real Education
58. Ethics of the Bhagavad-Gita Gita
59. World Peace
60. The Life Divine
61. Divine Nature of Man and the Way to Unfold It.

About the Author:

Sri Swami Sivananda , born on the 8th September, 1887, in the illustrious family of Sage Appayya Dikshita and several other renowned saints and savants, Sri swami Sivananda had a natural flair for a life devoted to the study and practice of Vedanta.

He was an inborn eagerness to serve all and an innate feeling of unity with all mankind. He is the author of over 300 volumes and has disciples all over the world, belonging to all nationalities, religions and creeds. To read his works is to drink at the Fountain of Wisdom Supreme. On 14th July, 163 he entered Mahasamadhi.