Merging With Siva

For fifty years Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami exemplified and taught the profound truths of yoga and Sanatana Dharma, guiding seekers to live fruitful, fulfilling spiritual lives and realize the Self within. Book jacket.

This book is a guide for one who is ready to diligently walk the spiritual path. Great new vistas open up throughout its 365 daily lessons as Gurudeva shares, in the clearest terms, deep metaphysical insights into the nature of God, soul and world, mind, emotions, ultimate realizations, chakras, purpose of life on earth and much, much more. Simple but effective practices are taught: how to remould our nature and karmas, calm the mind, develop self-esteem, begin to meditate, clear up the past and create a bright future. At the same time, the seeker is guided in establishing a regular devotional and yogic practice whereby the gains of his inner life and realizations are stabilized and used in practical ways.

Here is the ultimate text for the really serious seeker. It may well go down in history as the richest and most inspired statement of meditation and God Realization ever, in any language. Yet it's user-friendly, easy-to- follow, sensible, and non-academic Merging with Siva gives an overview of the path to enlightenment by one who has traveled it himself. Many secrets of the authentic Yoga path -- never before seen in print -- are included.Experience God within through the 365 daily lessons of Merging with Siva. Learn about the functioning and structure of the mind, karmic cycles, the mystical realm of the fourteen chakras, cultivating devotion and meditation, learn some simple and effective techniques for removing subconscious blockages to inspiration and creativity. The daily lessons will provide a catalyst for your own intuitive insights, leading you ever deeper into the inner experience of divine oneness, into the clear white light and the self within.

This 1,008-page sourcebook answers many questions to quench the soul's thirst for God and Self-knowledge. Every spiritually-inclined human being will be enriched by the path revealed in this extraordinary book. India's tolerant and diverse vision of the Divine is all here: meditative, devotional, philosophical, scriptural and yogic. In question-and-answer style, Dancing with Siva guides the aspirant deep into the Hindu heart. Lavishly illustrated with 165 black and white reproductions of paintings from India. Resources include a Hindu timeline, comparisons of 12 world religions, a children's primer and more.

"Ancient secrets from the yoga tradition for building good character and self-discipline, the seldom-taught but essential first steps for knowing God within."--Cover.

"A history-making manual,interreligious study and names list, with stories by Westerners who entered Hinduism and Hindus who deepened their faith"--Cove