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YOGA OF GITA
Expounded By Saint Dnyaneshwar
YOGA OF GITA PART 2
YOGA OF
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NATHA SIDDHA YOGI Yoga of Gita and Dnyaneshwari as expounded by Saint Dnyaneshwar
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VIBHAKAR VITTHAL LELE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NATHA SIDDHA YOGI
By Vibhakar Lele
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NATHA SIDDHA YOGI INDEX Table of Contents YOGA OF GITA
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DEDICATION
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YOGI SAINT1SHRI
DNYANESHWAR 1
THE DIRECT PROOF of Y O G A – S H A S T R A
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References For
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Yoga initiates7
Analytical Approach
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To
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My Experiences
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The Beginning
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THE UNKNOWN
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Enters
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MY LIFE
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MY LIFE SKETCH
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THE GOLDEN TOUCH
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OF
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DNYANESHWARI
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THE STORY
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OF
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MY DNYANESHWARI RECITAL
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THEGITA
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And
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ME
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MY TRYST
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With
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B K S
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THE GITA
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In
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MY LIFE
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Again
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THE
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TRANSFORMATION
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THE TOUCH
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Of
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THE DIVINE PRAJNYA
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THE TRIKUT
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And
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THE SAHASRA-DAL KAMAL
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SAINT DNYANESHWAR
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In
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MY LIFE
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ASTROLOGY
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And
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MY FORTUNE
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TO ALANDI
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AGAIN
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MY
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DNYANESHWARI RECITAL
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At
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ALANDI
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The Light of Knowledge
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Yogada Shri Dnyaneshwari
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The Layout of the Treatise
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O ly He Could Ha e Do e It
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FOOTPRINTS
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On
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THE SANDS
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Of
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TIME
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SCIENCE;
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DNYANESHWARI,
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And
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MYSTICISM
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THE YOGI in ME
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And
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MY LIFE
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GITA
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And
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DEATH
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Consoled
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By
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Saint Dnyaneshwar
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Expounded By Saint Dnyaneshwar
Manifestation
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Of
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Yoga-VIBHUTIS
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The
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PAST
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Revisited
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The Previous Births
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In Search of the Sad-guru
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The
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GURU
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From the Realm of the Unknown
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The
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Duplicitous sadhu
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Of
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The Nath tradition
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The
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Human
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Sacrifice
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THE
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NATH SIDDHA GURU
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From
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The Lineage
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Of
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DNYNESHWAR
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Reasons
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For
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Fading of the Tradition
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Magnetism
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Of
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YOGA
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The Discerning Intellect
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Anahat-nad
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The Ajapa-jap
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And
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The Para-vak
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The Pointer
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Of
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My Destiny
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A Disciple
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of
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The Bihari Guru
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The
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Anahat-nad
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And
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The Medical Science
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The Priceless Jewel
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The Anahat-nad
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And
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Saint Dnyaneshwar
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The Household Duties
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High Level of Attainment
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the Sad-gu u
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Dark Night Of The Soul
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Atm-anubhuti
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Yogada Shri Dnyaneshwari Poojan
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My Home is Alandi
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The Chitra-nadi
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and
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The Visions
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The Experience
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of
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The Manipur Chakra
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The Gita
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Directly From Gopal
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To Alandi
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After
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Ten Years
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The Dream Visions
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The Visions
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Of
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Cobras and serpents
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Other Visions
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and
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What They mean
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The Yogic Dimensions
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Special Notes
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The Bhramar-gumpha
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The True Blue Saints
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The State
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Of
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My Kundalini
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Embrace
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Of
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Shri Krishna
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The Mystical Astrologer
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The vision
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Of
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Kundalini Awakening
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The Mantra-chaitanya
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The Vision
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Of
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The Sushumna-nadi
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Other Visions
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Of
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The Kundalini
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The Divine Vision
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Of
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Saint Dnyaneshwar
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A Guide
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To
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Interpret
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The Visions
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The Darshan
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Of
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The Atma-jyoti
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The
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Gayatri Mantra
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On
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Saints
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And
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The Jyoti
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My First Meeting
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With
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Krishna-tai
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Another Visit
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To
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Krishna-tai
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The Kundalini-yoga Science
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The Fifteen Main Nadis
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The Anahat-nad
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The Ajnya-chakra
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The Lalana
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And
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The Guru-chakra
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Swadhishthan Chakra
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The Appearance
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Of
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The Chakras
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Other Connections
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Of
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The Chakras
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Saint Eknath
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On
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The Maha-yoga
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Notes
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On
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The Maha-yoga
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The Nad
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And
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The Chakras
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The Rodhini
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The Nad
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And
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The Nadant
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The jewel
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Of
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Mukti
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Piercing
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Of
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The Ajnya-chakra
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The Riddhi-Siddhis
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The Sanjeevan Samadhi
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The Chaotic State of Mind Of The Yogi
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Insomnia
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The Everlasting Samadhi
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The Sagun Dhyan
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The Kundalini
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And
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Yoga Path
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The Ana-had-nad, The Bindu And The Kala
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The Relative Positions of the Bhramar-gumpha
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And
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The Khechari-mudra
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The Jyoti-darshan
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The Lightning-like Bolt
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And
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The Ashta-dal-padma
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The Hrit-samvit-kamal
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And
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The Unmani Maha-mudra
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The Mastak-sandhi
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The Sahasra-dal-kamal
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(The Golden Lotus)
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Or
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The Shoonya-chakra
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The Bhramar-gumpha,
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The Sahasra-dal
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And
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The Brahm-randhra
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The Golden Lotuses
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The Gol-hat-chakra
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And
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The Dusky-complexioned Yogi
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The Yogi
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Of
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The Dusky Complexion
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And
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The Anahat-nad
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All That Light,
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And
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'Light E e y he e a d E e yo e
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The Light of the Atma-tej
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The Room Lights Up
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Darshan of Lord Vitthal
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And
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The Necklace
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Of
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Light
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The Beam
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Of
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Dazzling Light
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The Param-Jyoti Darshan
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The Dasham-dwar
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The Bank-nal
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Final Discussion On Yoga Path
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The Guhyini-nadi
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The Two Yoga Paths
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Conclusion On The Yogic Path
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Sai t D ya esh a s Yoga Path a d His Vie s
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My Interpretation Of Yoga Path
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The Nibban
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of
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The Yogi
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The Nirvana
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Sai t D ya esh a s A ha gas
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From
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The
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Sagun Sakar
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To
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The
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Nir-gun Nir-akar
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MY VISIONS
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I Meet the Nir-anjan Non-duality of the Adwait The Soliloquist Nir-anjan194 Tat-twam-asi
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Who Art Thee and Who Me
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The Sad-guru
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The Origin Of The Ajnyan
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Get
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To
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Know
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The Nir-anjan
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The Nir-akar And The Anami
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The Anahat-nad
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Back To The Origin
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‘Satya-Jnyanam-Anantam Brahmam
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The Nasadiya Sukta
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‘Oh Thee! Liste to Me :
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‘The C azy Ka i !
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Parting Words
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Of
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The Yogi
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The O je ti e of This Book O Sai t D ya esh a s Yoga 362 The Way Ahead
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: Me: A Sanyasi
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Gurudev and The Publication Of My Book
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Whither The Body?
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Whe The Light i g St ikes
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What Lies Ahead
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The Gati
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My Dreams
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THE AUTHOR
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Dear Reader
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YOGI SAINT
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SHRI DNYANESHWAR
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YOGA OF GITA Part 2 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NATHA SIDDHA YOGI Author: (Vibhakar V. Lele) B.E. B.Sc. LL.B. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in book reviews, and as otherwise permitted by applicable law, no part of this work may be reproduced, stored, transmitted or displayed in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, or otherwise) now known or hereafter devised --- including photocopy, Xerox, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system ---- without prior written permission from the author. __________________________ First Indian e-Edition, 2011 An authorised publication of c/o V.V.Lele, Dombivli, 421201 E-copy in India by self
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DEDICATION
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YOGI SAINT SHRI DNYANESHWAR
YOGA OF GITA
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY
OF A NATHA SIDDHA YOGI
THE DIRECT PROOF OF
YOGA–SHASTRA
The direct proof of yoga-shastra is to be found in the actual yogic experiences of yogis. Like any science, yogashastra is based upon practicals and experiences, albeit, which are commonly shared by the yogis. This will be done here by narration of a sample case of an initiate. It will illustrate how the experiences of a particular yogi tally with the yoga-shastra. It is also expected to help for a better appreciation of yoga, expounded by Saint Dnyaneshwar.
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Before we turn to the subject of the autobiography, we will first deal with the yogic experiences in general.
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In the chapters of this work, we will be going through the gist of yogic Abhangas of Saint Dnyaneshwar, and of some other saints, and a volume of yogic texts. I have been fortunate to have yogic experiences. On their account, I was better able to understand the subject of yoga which was the invariable prerequisite for undertaking this work on the experiential system of yoga and the attendant philosophy. This work invariably deals extensively with yoga subjects like: the Kundalini, the chakras, the Ida-Pingala-Sushumna and the other yoga-nadis; the yogic path, the Poorva and the Paschim Margas; the Adhyatmic Hridaya, the Anahat-nad; the experience of the Sagun; and the Shiv-Shakti-sam-rasya etc. The description on these matters is based mostly upon the works of Saint Dnyaneshwar, and yoga-shastra. Various opinions on this subject, along-with my understanding of it, will be placed before students of yoga for information and researchers for evaluation. What follows hereafter may be treated as the miscellanea of yoga
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discipline. It is not possible to explain everything therein. The reader will have to turn to the work proper and other references to understand specific points. Many terms of Indian yoga and philosophy have been explained in the Part 1 of this work which has been published under the banner of YOGA OF GITA . The eade s a e e uested to ha e access to it, for avoiding repetition of the same matter here.
The yogic experience varies from person to person. Some have experiences of the Muladhar and the other chakras. Others may have experiences directly of the Ajnya chakra and beyond.
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In the Vihangam Marg1 of the North Indian saints like Dadu, Kabir and others, not much importance is attached to the experience and the piercing of the lower chakras, from the Muladhar to the Vishuddha chakras. An advanced saint like Gurudev Professor R. D. Ranade of the Nimbargi2 School of yoga, who experienced even the Anahat-nad3, surprisingly expressed doubts about the existence and processes of the Kundalini. It may mean that even such saints, who proffer the Nam4 to the initiates, are unable to gauge their own experiences of the Light and the Vastu5, as it is called by them. It is well known that one experiences the Anahat-nad only after the Kundalini pierces and goes beyond the Ajnya chakra. The Nam
‘Vihangam Marga’ is a discipline of ‘Kundalini yoga’ in which great stress is laid upon starting from Ajnya chakra instead of the traditional method of starting from Muladhar chakra. The yoga path the Kundalini takes from Ajnya chakra onwards to the Brahma-randhra is also known as ‘Paschim Marga’ in saint Dnyaneshwar’s yoga system.
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Nimbargi maharaj, a shepherd by vocation, was the founder of this school of yoga. ‘Anahat Nad’ is the divine sound of music heard by the yogis through internal Kundalini processes. ‘Anahat’ means it is not produced due to external reverberations of any instruments of music.
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‘Nam’ is name of God which is given to an intiate for silent recantation during meditation. The Nam given by a Siddha has the power to penetrate into the deep conscience to the seat of the Atman and invoke it to appear before the yogi. 4
The Nibargi school talks of realisation in terms of ‘Light’ and ‘Vastu’ which respectively mean ‘Divine Light’ seen by the yogis and the ‘Form’ of the ‘Ultimate Principle’ which appears to them in their vision while in deep meditation.
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given to an initiate has to be Sa-beej6 for being effective. It cannot be so, unless its giver is well established in the Anahat-nad. Even for those who have gone through yoga process, it is very difficult to describe their experiences clearly. Being Atindriya,7 arising from the field of the Ritambhara Prajnya, these are beyond the common intellect for description in day-to-day language. However, Saint Dnyaneshwar vouches that he will convey the experiences satisfactorilyi, even in the colloquial tongue. Though his narration needs one who is a capable yogi for understanding his words fully, still the common men will experience pleasure out of his tongue. The rishis have expressed their esoteric experience in the Vedas and the Shrutis. The Brahmanas and the Aranyakas try to explain the meaning of the Vedas. In later times, even as early as one millennium B.C., it had become difficult even to comprehend their mere word-to-word meaning. Yaska, at that time, had to compose the Nirukta to interpret the Shabda (The Word of the Vedas). At still later dates, everything got very obscure. Eminent intellectual persons like Sayan, Jaimini, Patanjali, Shankar and the others had to take over the matter again.
‘Sabeej Nam’ is ‘Nam’ which has the power to invoke the Atman. It can only be given by a Siddha yogi. ‘Nam’ given by someone without the power behind it is practically useless. Page5
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Extra sensory perception
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Due to the passage of time and the linguistic metamorphoses, it is still very difficult to understand what the rishis say, in their words. This has given rise to numerous interpretations of the Vedic and the scriptural content. We have already seen while reviewing the various doctrines (ref Part 1), how the Acharyas differ in their interpretations. Such difficulties are always experienced even in respect of the dayto-day languages of the olden times, apart from the olden scripts. Even if the scripts are unravelled and the words are understood, the content defies understanding in the real context of the then prevailing social and other context. In the case of the language of the Dnyaneshwari, similar problems are encountered, more so owing to its mystic content. It is wellnigh impossible for a non-initiate to comprehend its true esoteric content. We have already noted that the yogic experiences are Surrealistic by their nature. They are undecipherable to one without similar insight. The modern Surrealistic art needs an interpreter, even when the content is far from esoteric. No wonder, the Ritambhara Prajnya is absolutely necessary to understand the Dnyaneshwari and the other yogic works. Again there is a variety of the yogic experiences. They are not same for every yoga initiate. Hence even the proper students of yoga-shastra find it difficult to comprehend them.
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References For Yoga initiates
A list of important books in English for yoga initiates is given here.8 Other important Marathi and Hindi language books are listed in the end note.ii Many books, including those listed here, have a special place in my life as a yogic practitioner. They have provided invaluable insight, so necessary for one on the path. Mukt-anand, in ‘Chit-shakti-vilas’, cites how he got a yoga textbook by chance, when he needed guidance. I have experienced such coincidences on so many occasions that I wonder if they could be termed as mere coincidences, or something else. I am inclined to think that my yogic destiny guided me to these books of immense use to me in my yoga practice, and in the writing of this work. Even I got brand-new editions of some old treatises on yogashastra, when I wanted them, and they were out of print and
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Pandit Gopi Krishna: Kundalini - path to Higher Consciousness; The Awakening of Kundalini; Higher Consciousness (The Evolutionary Thrust of Kundalini) B.S.Goel : Third Eye and Kundalini Mahendranath Gupta (M):The Gospel of Sri Ramkrishna Shri J.Krishnamurti: Krishnamurti’s Notebook Swami Mukt-Ananda: Secret of The Siddhas; Where Are You Going; Chid Shakti Vilas
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unavailable. The books earlier listed and the others9 more important to me are some of these instances. I got almost all the reference books in a like manner. I make here a special mention of books on the Shakti-pat and the Laya-yoga, in this context. These books have been beneficial and of immense guidance to me on my path, from the initiate to the Siddha, if I may say so. They helped me gauge and understand the yogic experiences, which sprang upon me most unexpectedly. They also served the most important purpose of preparing me in writing this treatise on yoga-shastra. As I used to purchase all these books, I did not have to go in the search of even the rarest books to the libraries or elsewhere. Sir John Woodroffe’s “The Serpent Power” is one such book. The book on the Nad-yoga by Swami Shiv-anand is another instance. When I started experiencing the Anahat-nad, lo and behold! This book was in my hands at the right moment. Gopinath Kaviraj’s books on the Kundalini-yoga, Vishnu-tirth's Devatm-shakti, Shankar’s Yoga-taravali and Saundarya-Lahari are further such instances.
Sir John Woodroffe: The Serpent Power, Sakti and Sakta, Reflections on the Tantras-Principles Of Tantra (2 Parts).
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I read many books that thus came my way on: the Gita and the Dnyaneshwari, the Amrit-anubhav; the Patanjal yoga; the Vedas and the Upanishadas; the Nath Siddha traditions and yoga practice; Shankar’ Vedantic commentaries and smaller works, etc.
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Somehow, I had an unfailing insight into which books I need for my study. Owing to what the books have taught me, I call them as my gurus, in a sense. They all, and my own yogic experiences, were instrumental in penning this work. I mention here one very special book, on the life and biography of saint Gajanan maharaj Gupte. It was penned down at his instance as a guide to the initiates. He has recommended a few more books to the initiates.10 His book contained much experiential matter, which helped me a lot in analysing my yogic experiences against the proper yardstick.
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The only edition of this rare book was published a few months after I was born in the year 1944. Incidentally, I got to read it after more six decades.
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