KUNDALINI YOGA

By

SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA

A DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION

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Distt. Tehri-Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh,
Himalayas, India.

OM

IN MEMORY

OF

PATANJALI MAHARSHI,
YOGI BHUSUNDA, SADASIVA BRAHMAN,
MATSYENDRANATH, GORAKHNATH, JESUS CHRIST,
LORD KRISHNA AND ALL OTHER YOGINS
WHO HAVE EXPOUNDED THE
SCIENCE OF YOGA

CONTENTS

• PUBLISHERS’ NOTE
• GURU STOTRA
• DEVI STOTRA
• SIVA STOTRA
• THE FOUR STAGES OF SOUND
• PREFACE
• PRAYER TO MOTHER KUNDALINI
• EXPERIENCES ON AWAKENING OF KUNDALINI
• THE GRADATIONAL ASCENT OF THE MIND
• PRANAYAMA FOR AWAKENING KUNDALINI
• KUNDALINI PRANAYAMA
• KUNDALINI
• INTRODUCTION
• PRELIMINARY
  • Foundation—Vairagya
  • What Is Yoga?
  • The Importance Of Kundalini Yoga
  • Important Qualifications Of A Sadhaka
  • Yogic Diet
  • Sattvic Articles
  • Forbidden Articles
  • Mitahara
  • The Place For Yoga Sadhana
  • The Time
  • The Age
  • Necessity For A Yogic Guru
  • Who Is A Guru?
  • Spiritual Power
     

• KUNDALINI YOGA—THEORY
  • Yoga Nadis
  • Spinal Column
  • Sukshma Sarira
  • Kanda
  • Spinal Cord
  • Sushumna Nadi
  • Para-Sympathetic And Sympathetic System
  • Ida And Pingala Nadis
  • Svara Sadhana
  • How To Change The Flow In Nadis
  • Other Nadis
  • Padmas Or Chakras
  • Petals On Chakras
  • Muladhara Chakra
  • Svadhishthana Chakra
  • Manipura Chakra
  • Anahata Chakra
  • Vishuddha Chakra
  • Ajna Chakra
  • The Brain
  • Brahmarandhra
  • Sahasrara Chakra
  • Lalana Chakra
  • Summary Of The Previous Lessons
  • The Mysterious Kundalini
• YOGA SADHANA
  • How To Awaken The Kundalini
  • 1. Dhauti
  • 2. Basti
  • 3. Neti
  • 4. Nauli
  • 5. Trataka
  • 6. Kapalabhati
    
     
• PRANAYAMA
  • What Is Prana?
  • Pranayama
  • Nadi Suddhi
  • 1. Sukha Purvaka
  • 2. Bhastrika
  • 3. Suryabheda
  • 4. Ujjayi
  • 5. Plavini
  • 6. Pranic Healing
  • 7. Distant Healing
  • Importance Of Pranayama
  • Benefits Of Pranayama
  • Instructions On Pranayama
     
• ASANAS
  • Importance Of Asanas
  • 1. Padmasana (Lotus Pose)
  • 2. Siddhasana (The Perfect Pose)
  • 3. Svastikasana (Prosperous Pose)
  • 4. Sukhasana
  • 5. Sirshasana (Topsy Turvy Pose)
  • 6. Sarvangasana (All-Members Pose)
  • 7. Matsyasana (Fish Posture)
  • 8. Paschimottanasana
  • 9. Mayurasana (Peacock Pose)
  • 10. Ardha Matsyendrasana
  • 11. Vajrasana (The Adamantine Pose)
  • 12. Urdhva Padmasana (Above Lotus Pose)
  • Instructions On Asanas
     
• MUDRAS AND BANDHAS
  • Exercises
  • 1. Mula Bandha
  • 2. Jalandhara Bandha
  • 3. Uddiyana Bandha
  • 4. Maha Mudra
  • 5. Maha Bandha
  • 6. Maha Vedha
  • 7. Yoga Mudra
  • 8. Viparitakarani Mudra
  • 9. Khechari Mudra
  • 10. Vajroli Mudra
  • 11. Shakti Chalana Mudra
  • 12. Yoni Mudra
  • Other Mudras
  • Instructions On Mudras And Bandhas
     
• MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES
  • Laya Yoga
  • Anahata Sounds
  • Bhakti Yoga—Classes Of Worship
  • Mantras

   

  • Eight Major Siddhis
  • Minor Siddhis
  • Power Of A Yogi
  • Instructions On Siddhis

     

  • Dharana (Concentration)

   

• YOGA ADDENDA
  • 1. Sadasiva Brahman
  • 2. Jnanadev
  • 3. Trilinga Swami
  • 4. Gorakhnath
  • 5. Swami Krishna Ashram
  • 6. Yogi Bhusunda
  • 7. Tirumula Nayanar
  • 8. Mansoor
  • 9. Milarepa
  • 10. Napoleon Bonaparte
  • 11. Teachings Of Kabir
  • 12. A Sham Latin Scholar
  • 13. Story Of An Aspirant
  • 14. Other Yogins

   

  • Mystic Experience—Visions Of Lights
  • Elementals
  • Life In The Astral Plane

   

  • Hints On Yoga
  • Some Practical Hints

   

  • The Spiritual Diary
     
• YOGA-KUNDALINI UPANISHAD
  • Introduction
  • Chitta And The Control Of Prana
  • Mitahara, Asana And Shakti-Chalana
  • The Padma And Vajra Asanas
  • The Rousing Of The Kundalini
  • The Sarasvati Chalana
  • Varieties Of Pranayama
  • Suryabheda Kumbhaka
  • Ujjayi Kumbhaka
  • Sitali Kumbhaka
  • The Three Bandhas
  • How Many Times Kumbhaka Should Be Practised
  • The Obstacles To The Practice Of Yoga And How To Overcome Them
  • The Rousing Of The Kundalini
  • The Kundalini Reaches The Sahasrara By Piercing Through The Three Knots
  • The Dissolution Of Prana And Others
  • Experiencing Everything As Consciousness During Samadhi
  • The Samadhi Yoga
  • The Khechari Vidya
  • The Khechari Mantra
  • The Cutting Of Frenum Lingui
  • The Tongue Reaches The Brahmarandhra
  • The Urdhvakundalini Yoga
  • Melana Mantra
  • Sense-Objects, Manas And Bandhana
  • The Entry Into The Sukha-Mandala
  • The Six Chakras
  • Abhyasa And Brahma Jnana
  • The Four Kinds Of Vak
  • The Absorption In Paramatman
  • The Essential Nature Of Man
  • Videha Mukti
  • Non-Dual Brahman
  • Kundalini Yoga
  • Kundalini Pranayama
  • Lambika Yoga
  • Yoga—I
  • Yoga—II
  • Ideal Yoga
  • Ten Commandments For Yoga-Students
  • Yoga And Its Consummation
  • The Gradational Ascent Of The Mind
  • Experiences On Awakening Of Kundalini
  • The Quintessence Of Yoga
  • Practise Yoga To Prolong Life
  • Perfection In Yoga
  • Double Consciousness
  • Wise Guidance For Sure Success
  • Practice Of Yoga Asanas 
• GLOSSARY