The Yoga of Consciousness examines how our consciousness, identity and prana change through waking, dream and deep sleep - and more importantly how we can follow this process to higher levels of awareness behind the ordinary human state. The book proposes specific yogic insights and approaches to take us beyond these three ordinary states to the transcendent state of pure unity consciousness beyond both body and mind.

Meticulously researched and compellingly written, The Gift of Consciousness is an engaging and approachable overview of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras through the prism of both Eastern and Western psychology. Grounded in a thorough knowledge of the Sanskrit original and training in psychology, Gitte Bechsgaard opens out these complex texts to the general reading public. Bechsgaard's clear-eyed approach makes this ancient text relevant to anyone interested in Yoga philosophy and practice. This book ...

"Provides and in-depth analysis of Western and Eastern models of the mind and their differing perspectives"--Publisher's description.

Never has Enlightenment been made so accessible. The book that is guaranteed to show you what you haven't seen before, revealing the Missing Keys to Self-Realization. This book exposes the ultimate practical guide to Enlightenment & uncovers the unseen blockages made by the ego-mind. It is a practical book especially for those who: - are sincere practitioners, meditators or seekers of the Truth; - wish to put an end to the misery-creator known as ego in this lifetime; - have struggled with their meditation and spiritual endeavors for a long time but have yet to put an end to all dissatisfaction, suffering or incompleteness. Supreme Bliss, Peace and eternal completeness are truly possible! Your true Self can unquestionably be realized in this lifetime, if you follow what is shared in here. 25 Non-dual practices will be given that point directly toward your true nature, helping you to experientially recognize and abide as deathless Consciousness that you are, effortlessly. The Parvastha of Kriya Yoga, the Presence of Being, the Background of Awareness, the "I Am." It's not a mere philosophy-it's the bridge toward true and perpetual Freedom. This guide will make it accessible, direct, and practical. You have been searching for something beyond yourself, beyond the mundane life, beyond the plastic flowers of human existence. Yet, every time you seem to be closing in on the Truth, something has gotten in the way. Despite many meditations, spiritual practices, pilgrimages, mystical experiences, and so on, you see yourself sidetracking from your spiritual journey, over and over again. It is as if it were stronger than you. It's not your fault though... it's the false self, posing as the real Self that prevents you from reaching the highest potential of human existence. Its name: Ego. By showing you how the ego works behind the scenes, and leads you to live a life of discontentment and incompleteness, you will finally wake up to your true purpose of attaining Freedom, going beyond Kundalini, Kriya Yoga & all Spirituality into awakening Non-Duality. For a long time you've been invested in your current way of living, afraid of climbing the ultimate step into the unknown, bound by the ego's illusions. As long as you keep investing in your current way of living, you will not climb the ultimate step into the unknown. Recognizing the "I-ego," dissolving it and living without it, is truly being enlightened. Are you ready to dive into this unknown? *This book can be read as a standalone, or in conjunction with the previous three books

From the perspective of yoga psychology the view from infinity even our basest instincts, our most mundane acts, and our greatest follies can be understood as the limited or distorted expressions of a purposeful, compassionate and infinite intelligence. Yoga Psychology is based on the writings of Sri Aurobindo, the revolutionary poet and philosopher who founded the independence movement in India later led by Mahatma Ghandi.

Patanjali's Yoga Sutras are mysterious and cryptic and exert hypnotic fascination on all whose minds they touch. In The Yogic View of Consciousness, Don DeGracia unfolds the theory of consciousness enshrined in the obtuse aphorisms of the Yoga Sutras. Yoga describes the mind as a multi-leveled system closed in on itself yet illuminated from within its innermost depth by a divine spark that gives life and consciousness to every individual. Drawing on ideas Eastern and Western, ancient and modern, from Abhinavagupta to Leibniz, Mahaprabhu to George Berkeley, IK Taimni to Hermann Weyl, DeGracia weaves an intellectual tapestry harmonizing science, philosophy, religion, mathematics, and the mystical. Compared to the grandeur of The Yogic View of Consciousness the hostilities of secular science and philosophy appear as little more than the psycho-babble of lunatics and an affront to the sublime majesty of existence. Take the wild ride to the very source of being revealed by The Yogic View of Consciousness.

Consciousness is the most intimate experience of life the essence of life itself. among the many spiritual traditions born and developed in India one ancient philosophy-Kashmir Shaivism-has explored it completely. The Yoga of Kashmir Shaivism is a book that will transform you. It is a resource and guide towards investigating and deepening your own consciousness.

Learn the methods used by mystics and seers worldwide to awaken consciousness in the dream state. Among the ancient mystics, shamans, Egyptians, Tibetans, and even modern investigators like Carl Jung, consciousness and the dream state have been of the utmost spiritual and psychological importance. Astral projection, lucid dreaming, out-of-body experiences and vision quests are all part of the extensive practical science of Dream Yoga, the sacred knowledge of consciously harnessing the power of the dream state. Any sincere practitioner who actively utilizes the clues in this book can open the doors to the inner dimensions of nature and the soul, and thereby come to know the truth of the mysteries that exist beyond the reach of our physical senses. * Provides step-by-step guidance leading to personal experience in the internal worlds * Explains how to remember dreams and how to understand them * Filled with examples from all the world’s religions Chapters include: Consciousness, The Awakening of Consciousness, Fascination, Sleep, Remembering Oneself, Complementary Practice, Patience and Tenacity, On Dreams, Dreams and Visions, Key of SOL, Dream Yoga Discipline, Special Nourishment to Develop the Power of the Memory, Tantric Dream, The Return Practice, The Four Blessings, The Guardian Angel, Hod (The Astral World), The Science of Meditation, Chapter 13: Dream Interpretation, Types of Dreams, Rules for Dream Interpretation, Astral Projection, The Astral Body, Useless Dreams

This book by Dr. Desmarais is by all means a positive contribution in the field of Yoga, Indology and cognitive neurosciences. It covers Eastern and Western, ancient and modern, religion and metaphysics, psychology and epistemology, as well as the cultural heritage for these. The book is arranged in six chapters using our common concept of show as a metaphysical stage: getting ready for the show; entering the theatre; taking the stage; all the world as stage; following the plot; thickening of the plot; and finally, the lights come up. This has its source in the Samkhya metaphor of prakrti as analogous to a divine actor, on the world stage and in a cosmic drama. Another symbolic metaphor that comes before our mind is that of Ardhanarinatesvara of Lord Siva, depicted as the Cosmic divine Supreme actor endowed with half-female in his person. The reader, the spectator or audience member, symbolizes the Purusa of Samkhya and yoga. CONTENTS Acknowledgements, Foreword, Abbreviations, Introductions: Getting Ready for the Show, 1. Entering the Theatre 2. Taking the Stage 3. All the World's a Stage 4. Following the Plot 5. The Plot Thickens 6. Lights Up, References, Index

This is the first guidebook for Westerners to explain the teachings of Swar Yoga--the conscious observation and control of breathing to maximize physical and psychic energy.