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Almla iald drestsoet dh ea uthiosrf orwardbuetdt hep ublischaenrn outn,l esspse cirically biytn hseat urtuhcotre,d givoeu ta na ddreosrsp honneu mber. LlewePlulbylni cations A DivisoifLo lne weWlolrylnd wLitdde., P.OB.o x6 438S3tP,.a uMlN,5 5164-0383 www.wlellel.ycnom Prinitnte hdUe n itSetda otfeA sm erica Dedicatteod Cul ch&.. !lewe�flene se "Fathoefrt heN ewA ge" withowuhto ses upporgtu,i danacned, encouragemtehnitbs,o ok wounledv er haveb eenw ritten. Thea uthionar deepo fPs RtAaTtYAeH ARA( senwsietd hrawal) permittthidene gm onstroafst eilofn- anaesthesia. HardwUatrt,Pa rra deSsthaI tned,i1 a9,6 1 Contents Foerwor.d. . . . . . . . .........................................i..x . . . . . . . . . . . . Preftaoc e4E tdhi ti.o.n.. ...... . ............ .. .............xi.i. . . Introdu.ct.i.o.n.. .......................................... . .xi.i.i. . . . . . . Par1t:H athYao gfao trh Beo dy ChaptOenre MinOdv eMra ttSeurk:h asa.n.a .. .. .. . 3 . . . . . . . . . . ... ChaptTweor Shava:sT ahneMa ind-BRoedlya x.er .. . .15. . . . . . . . .. . ChaptTehrr ee YoniM udra:V oTihcoeefS ilence 35 . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . PartR ajYao gfao trh Mei nd 2: ChaptFeoru r Polariza.t.i.on. . . . ...............4..9.. ......... . . . . ChaptFeirv e Concentration 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . ChaptSeirx PranRiejcu venaTthieKo enyt: oP sycHheiacl in6g5 . . PartL ayYao gfao trh Seu per-SeBnosdiyb le 3: ChaptSeerv en LayYaog aT:h eP sycCheinct e.r s. . . .. 7..3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter EigChhta kDrhaa ra:Fn ocausiPnsgy cPhoiwce .r. . .8.9. . . . ChaptNeirn e SolPalre xCuhsa rg.in.g. ............ . .1.51 . . . . . . . . . . PartS iddYhoag aan dS upernoPnonwaelr s 4: ChaptTeenr YogiPco weFrlw os . ..... .1 25 . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChaptEeelrv en Yogaa ndt hWee st. . . . . . . .. .1.3 .7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Par5t:G nanYao gfao trh Ien nLeifre ChaptTweerl ve MeditaatnidIo nnn er B.e.i.ng. .........1..4.7.. .. . . ChaptTehri rteeAnd vancTeecdh niqu.e.s. . . ............1..5..9 .. . . . . . Par6t:T ANgiTbRlAen scendYeongftaoa trlh Hei ghLeirf e ChaptFeoru rteeTna ntYrogaaf otrh Seh arLeidf .e. . . . . . .1.89 . . . . . . . . . . EpiloTghueUe l:t imRaitteu. a.l. . . . . .................2..0..7.. ..... . . . . . . . Append1iT:xw e lvWeee kP ractPilca.en . . . . . ............2.2..3.. ......... Append2i:Lx o sosfC onsciouDsunreitsnhsgYe og aC lass: A GuidfeoY rog aT eachers . .. ........ . . 225 . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . AppendiAx N oe3t :R egaIrnddiinYagog naS choo.l.s. . . . . .2.2.9 . . . . . . . . . . SanskGrlioatsr sy. . . . ............................... . . . . .23.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bibliog.r.a.ph.y.. ..................................... . . .2.45. . . . . . . . . . . . Index 253 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . . . �()rwe()r� "vIe' cohmaelwa fy ' routnhdwe o rltdom eeyto ,uw"e rteh fiers two rsds pokbeyn Jo nnM umfowrhde wne f itrm sett wenyteya argsio n t hleo bobfy Mtihne neapolis HoliIdnany. Ofc ourtsheaw,ta sl itetrraulseli ynh ceet heansn, o ,wr esiidnAe uds tralia. Buitwt a sa si fth ewreer e an"orttuhteihrn" v olwviettdhh owsoer dassi, f we wermee eitng" alto nlga sotn,ca eg a.iT"nh imse eitng wtahbsee ginnoifan g firendsthhtiai psa sd eeapn mde ainnuglfa sf erw elatiocnasbnhe, ai npd"s U ncle Jonni"sa sc lotsome y w ifaen ds oans hteom ei.s Hec amet htTeowi nC ittioeg siv awe e ek-lsoenrogifs e esm inoanKr rsi aynad TantrYaog aa sp arotft hfief tohft haen nuGanlo s-AtqiucariFaetnsi v(anlisc knamed "Gnostsic"to)hn aLtl eweslploynns obraecikdnt h1e9 70wsh ent h"eN we Age" wass tillE anreltw.ih eart o dfoa uyfir r smte eting, wmiyfS ea ndram ehtoaJndna t thaei rpaonrbdtr ouhgihmtt ot hHeo liIdnawnyh ersehb er iehfiemod n t hsec hed­ uloefe venatnsdg avhei mt hvea riiotuesm s and ehqehu aidrp emqeeusnttfe odr hiwso rkosphsS.u ddewnilty,ahl emoinno nhea nadn dat welvel-oinnsgct he ril­ izehdap ti inn otthheJe orn,snh ouatm eadn tarnadS andfruoan dt hath atpthi en wasn owi no nsei doefh elro wleirap n do utth oet her! 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