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True Spiritual Living
by Swami Krishnananda

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Table of Contents

  • Chapters
  1. Spirituality is the Expansion of Being
  2. The Difficulty in Following the Spiritual Path
  3. Being Utterly Spiritual in Our Aspirations
  4. Withdrawing from Objects of Sense
  5. Freeing Ourselves From Entanglements
  6. The Royal Virtues of Ahimsa and Brahmacharya
  7. The Importance of Being Alone
  8. Psychological Non-Attachment
  9. Handling Desires
  10. Preparation for Meditation
  11. The Essence of Yoga Practice
  12. Assessing Ourselves
  13. Sitting for Meditation
  14. Finding Time to Sit Alone
  15. Obstacles in the Practice of Yoga
  16. The Spiritual Connotation of the Practice of Posture, or Asana
  17. Pranayama, the Art of Breathing Harmoniously
  18. The Power of Yoga is in Ourselves
  19. Having a Systematised Daily Routine
  20. Unfolding the Psychology of Yoga
  21. Mind Control is Self Control
  22. Abhyasa and Vairagya: The Spirit of Practice and Dispassion
  23. A Spiritual Attitude to Things
  24. The Desirelessness and Joy of the Atman
  25. Whole-Souled Love of God
  • Appendix

Publishers' Note

We are delighted to bring out a new publication by Worshipful Sri Swami  Krishnanandaji Maharaj entitled 'True Spiritual Living'. This is a series of twenty-five discourses that Sri Swamiji Maharaj gave during December 1975 and January 1976 to provide practical guidelines for those who wish to tread the spiritual path. The Kathopanishad speaks about the difficulty in treading the spiritual path and also the absolute necessity of wise guidance of a teacher.

uttiṣṭhata jāgrata prāpya varān nibodhata:
kṣurasya dhārā niśitā duratyayā; durgam pathas tat kavayo vadanti (Katha 1.3.14)
Arise, awake and having reached the great teachers, attain knowledge. Like the sharp edge of a razor is that path, difficult to cross, hard to tread, thus the wise say.

In these discourses, Sri Swamiji Maharaj in his inimitable way guides the seekers to understand the path and helps them to unfold their inner potential by giving an in-depth analysis of the process of attaining Self-realisation. We propose to bring these discourses  in two volumes. The first volume consisting of twelve illuminating discourses is being released on April 25th 2015, the sacred occasion of the 93rd birthday of Sri Swamiji Maharaj, and the second volume comprising thirteen discourses will be published later.

We hope that the earnest seekers and Sadhaks will be immensely benefitted from this book.

May the blessings of Sadgurudev Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj and Worshipful Sri Swami Krishnanandaji Maharaj be ever upon all.

—THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY