The Yoga of Discipline

South Fallsburg, NY: Siddha Yoga Publications. Near Fine. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition (1996) , so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows a hint of sun-blanching to the yellow background field of the panels and along the front hinge at along the top edge of the front panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.35 x 5.35 x 0.65 inches) . Extensive Notes. Glossary. Index. Edited and with an Introduction by David Katz. Language: English. Weight: 13 ounces. Paperback. Swami Chidvilasananda , born in 1955, is the guru or spiritual head of the Siddha Yoga path, with ashrams in India at Ganeshpuri and the Western world. Gurumayi received spiritual initiation (shaktipat) from her guru, Swami Muktananda, when she was 14, at which time he designated her and her brother Swami Nityananda as his successors. She became a renunciate (sanyassin) in 1982. Muktananda died later that year and she and her brother jointly became the heads of Siddha Yoga. Sharing her shaktipat experience, Gurumayi has written: "At one point during the pattabhisheka, the ceremony during which Baba Muktananda passed on to me the power of his lineage, he whispered So’ham [I am He] and Aham Brahmasmi [I am of Brahman] in my ear. I experienced the mantra as an immensely powerful force that rocketed at lightning speed throughout my bloodstream and created an upheaval in my entire system. I instantly transcended body-consciousness and became aware that all distinctions such as inner and outer were false and artificial. Everything was the same; what was within me was also without. My mind became completely blank. There was only the pulsating awareness “I am That” accompanied by great bliss and light. I had never experienced a force so mighty, yet at the same time so soothing." In this collection of fourteen talks, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda teaches students how to cultivate yoga discipline of the senses on the Siddha Yoga path. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xviii, 241 pages .