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Item Code: IDH446by Swami Satyasangananda Under the Guidance of Swami Satyananda SaraswatiPaperback (Edition: 2001)Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar ISBN 8185787433 Size: 8.3" X 5.3 Pages: 303 Weight of the Book: 415 gms |
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times since 15th Oct, 2009Swami Satyananda was born at Almora, Uttar Pradesh, in 1923. In 1943 he met Swami Sivananda in Rishikesh and adopted the Dashnami sannyasa way of life. In 1955 he left his guru's ashram to live as a wandering mendicant and later founded the International Yoga Fellowship in 1963 and the Bihar School of Yoga in 1964. Over the next 20 years Swami Satyananda toured internationally and authored over 80 books. In 1987 he founded Sivananda Math, a charitable institution for aiding rural development, and the Yoga Research foundation. In 1988 he renounced his mission, adopting kshetra sannyasa, and now lives as a Paramahamsa sannyasin.
Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati (Satsangi) was born 24th March 1953, in Chandorenagore, West Bengal. From the age of 22 she experienced a series of inner awakenings which led her to er guru, Swami Satyananda. From 1981 she travelled ceaselessly with her guru in India and overseas and developed into a Scholar with deep insight into the yogic and tantric traditions as well as modern sciences and philosophies. She is an efficient channel for the transmission of her guru's teachings. The establishment of Sivananda math in rikhia is her creation and mission, and underprivileged areas. She embodies compassion with clear reason and is the foundation of her guru's vision.
Back of the Book
Karma sannyasa is a dynamic and practical way of life, enabling the individual to develop higher awareness through life rather than away from it. The concept o karma sannyasa is to live life fully, to participate in all events externally while internally maintaining an attitude of non-doership. Explaining how closely attachment, desire and ambition govern our lives, Karma Sannyasa describes methods to transform these patterns and realize a happier outlook through the blossoming of spiritual awareness.
This book focuses on the guru-disciple relationship, family life and relationships, karma, self - respect and lifestyle, describing the process of realizing spirituality through everyday experiences.
| Introduction | 1 |
| Part One | |
| An Age Old Tradition | 11 |
| Why Karma Sannyasa? | 16 |
| The Final Destination | 20 |
| All the World's a Stage | 25 |
| Karma | 31 |
| Life Has to be Lived | 35 |
| What is Detachment? | 39 |
| Qualifications | 43 |
| Is Religion a Barrier | 46 |
| Relevance of Ashram Life | 48 |
| The Guru Factor | 53 |
| Initiation | 58 |
| Sadhana | 62 |
| Swadhyaya | 68 |
| The Great Sage King Janaka | 72 |
| The Primal Instinct | 77 |
| Is Celibacy Necessary? | 83 |
| Family Life | 89 |
| Children | 94 |
| Diet | 98 |
| Wealth | 102 |
| Epilogue | 105 |
| Part Two- Talks given by Swami Satyananda Saraswati | |
| A New Outlook on Life | 113 |
| Crossing the Threshold | 123 |
| The Tiger and the Sheep | 129 |
| The Blossoming of Spiritual Awareness | 136 |
| Initiation Day | 146 |
| The Three Keys | 153 |
| The Inner Veil | 160 |
| Ancient Tradition of Rishis | 165 |
| Intensity of Attachment | 179 |
| Real Detachment | 189 |
| Family Relationships | 195 |
| Let Your Children Grow | 203 |
| Brahmacharya | 213 |
| Lotuses in Water | 222 |
| Finding the Balance | 224 |
| Glimpse into Yoga Vashishtha | 228 |
| Karma | 233 |
| Philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita | 243 |
| Self-Respect and Sadhana | 250 |
| Inner Transformation | 256 |
| Centres of Knowledge and Light | 263 |
| Stages of Sannyasa | 273 |
| Sannyasa and Karma Sannyasa | 276 |
| Appendices | |
| A. The Yoga of Renunciation in Action (Fifth Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita) | 285 |
| B. Yajnavalkya-Maitreyi Dialogue (Excerpt from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad) | 289 |
| Glossary | 291 |
| Index | 297 |
