From Ignorance To Enlightenment🔗

Patanjali, Scientist Extraordinaire ............. 5

From Ignorance to Bliss ......................... 25

Yoga: Eight Points to Ponder ............... 39

Instinct Intelligence Intuition ................ 69

Yoga Nidra: Sleeping Into Divine ........... 85

Nirvana –The Dead End ........................ 103

Quantum Bliss .................................... 115

Meditation: What It Is Not .................... 137

Mysticism and Philosophy ..................... 153

Meditation: Plan for a Miracle .............. 185

Ananda Yoga – Path of Ecstasy ......... 203

Ananda Healing ................................... 221

Enlightenment ...................................... 239

Surrendering to the Master .................. 253

Appendix ............................................. 266

The desire to liberate oneself by understanding the truth that one too is an integral part of the Universal Energy, Parasakti, has been the quest of every intelligent person steeped in eastern spirituality.

Many great sages realized this truth; however, not many spoke about it. Of those who spoke, many spoke in riddles, metaphors and parables. In the Hindu tradition, communication of this timeless truth has followed three formats.

The first are the Sastras, the scriptures, some considered of divine origin and others of human origin, the srutis and the smrutis. These Sastras talk in elliptical terms of this truth, in metaphors and riddles, asking the student to delve deep into this knowledge and internalize the truth for oneself. Sastras appeal to the intellect.

Then came the Stotras, devotional songs and kirtans that pour forth from the depths of the singers' hearts carrying the spirit high with the lyrics and the rhythm. Stotras are pure emotion and appeal to the heart as they emanated from the heart.

Finally came the Sutras, the techniques that reveal the mystery of this timeless truth that we too are divine. Sutras help the common person to reach out to this truth and see for himself; Sutras lead to enlightenment.

Amongst the greatest of all Sutras are those of the great sage Patanjali, who lived several thousand years ago. His instructions on the techniques of how to reach the divine led to the science of Yoga. Yoga means Union, union of the Self with the Divine, Atman with the Brahman, and his book of sutras is the path that leads to the realization of the Truth.

In the pages that follow a living enlightened master, Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, speaks of Patanjali and his Sutras, in a manner that makes understanding a lot easier for today's conditions. In addition, He talks on related topics that help towards the same truth that Patanjali's Yoga Sutras lead to.