Dharana Darshan-Yogic,Tantric and Upanishadic Practices of Concentration and Visualization [Paperback]

Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

Dharana Darshan is a practical and informative text on the yogic,tantric and upanishadic practices of concentration and visualization,as taught by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati.These practices,which traditionally have never been taught except through direct transmission from guru to disciple,represent an advanced level of teaching and are intended to meet a need expressed by many serious practitioners for more guidance into the deeper dimension of meditation.The book includes an introduction to the thory of dharana and detailed class transcripts of the techniques. Dharana Darshan is a central text book for all Bihar Yoga Bharati undergraduates and postgraduate courses.School of Y

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About the Author

Author of over twenty books and guides Swami Niranjanananda Sarswati is well known to amazonians.Many of his titles are best sellers on amazon.He presently heads Bihar School of Yoga and Yoga Publications Trust.

Product Details

• Paperback: 439 pages
• Publisher: Yoga Publications Trust,Munger,Bihar,India (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8186336303
• ISBN-13: 978-8186336304
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #911,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #51 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Bible & Other Sacred Texts > Upanishads

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - almost encyclopedic, July 7, 2009

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This review is from: Dharana Darshan-Yogic,Tantric and Upanishadic Practices of Concentration and Visualization (Paperback)

Forty pages of to-the-point and inspiring introduction, followed by 400 pages of practices drawn from many ancient yogic and tantric texts. They are so logical and well thought-out I am almost afraid to practice many of them -- because I know they will work and change me permanently. There are enough practices and ideas in here to keep even a serious sadhaka busy for years. The variety too is staggering, everything from mantra and ajapa (silent/internal mantra), to visualizations, open-eye concentration on objects, and so on and so forth. It is like someone delved into all these ancient, opaque Sanskrit texts and pulled out every useful bit of information, and then put it all into easy-to-read, plain English.

In fact, it's not 'like' someone did that, Swami Niranjananda Saraswati has done exactly that. Highly recommended.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advanced text on yogic techniques and insights, January 15, 2009

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This review is from: Dharana Darshan-Yogic,Tantric and Upanishadic Practices of Concentration and Visualization (Paperback)

To those practicing kundalini style yoga techniques, this is a very practical book of ways to enhance energetic transformation. Also explains some of the advanced yogic perceptions like the gold ring that comes into awareness during yoni mudra, and the yogic interpretation of that phenomenon. This information was reputedly only passed from guru to student until now. But now you too can access this information too. What a good deal that is.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best available, February 21, 2011

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This review is from: Dharana Darshan-Yogic,Tantric and Upanishadic Practices of Concentration and Visualization (Paperback)

together with "kundalini and tantra" "ancient technique of kriya..." and "mudra .... bandhas" definitly an amazing book!

as a yoga teacher I spent quite a while in india; I got a yoga acharya degree, a mantra initiation which was mindblowing; I am esp interested in developing ashtanga yoga - leading to step 6 and 7 - concentration and mediation, and these sadhana exercises in this book lead exactly to there;

2009 I was sad because I decided not to go to india but australia instead - when I had a holiday in byron bay and spent some time in a bookshop I couldnt beieve my eyes, in this book - esp for my favorite mantra "SO HUM".... are many of the higher teachings of how to activate the chakras, unlock the granthis, work on the most important nadis, tratak e.g. which I hoped to get in the yoga school of bihar...

the exercises are described in every detail and together with the kriyas - described in "ancient kriya and tantra ..." - lead to a very one pointed mind and deep meditation;


AAA+ ;-) Vigneshvara / proYoga