Kundalini Yoga for the West: A Foundation for Character Building Courage and Awareness (Paperback)

by Swami Sivananda Radha (Author) "SELF-DEVELOPMENT in Yoga may, in the initial stages, seem to have much in common with the psychological approaches of the human growth movement..." (more)
Key Phrases: uncultivated imagination, bodiless consciousness, yogic point, Divine Light, Divine Mother, Hatha Yoga (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
The most psychologically detailed and sophisticated book available on the chakras and yoga practice -- Robert Frager

… clear, detailed, explicit and profound… A genuinely useful text for personal development. -- Dr. James Fadiman

…destined to become a classic in the literature of altered states of consciousness -- Dr Stanley Krippner

Product Description
Kundalini: Yoga for the West is a practical guide for building character, increasing awareness and discovering one’s inner potential. Exploring each cakra, Swami Radha asks questions for reflection and presents clear directions for exercises and practices on such subjects as mind and consciousness; the senses; sex, birth, and death; and the emotions and finer feelings. For the thoughtful and serious student, the book provides a comprehensive, step-by-step program for understanding Kundalini yoga.

As Swami Radha says in A Word from the Author, "the purpose of this book is to give the tools by which those who wish to cooperate with the process of evolution can do so. There is no mystification about the awakening of Kundalini, yet this process leads to the mystical experience."

The book is richly illustrated. The hardcover edition of the book includes glossy color prints of the cakras, while the paperback edition includes black and white line drawings.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Timeless Books; 2nd edition (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931454387
• ISBN-13: 978-0931454387
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,020,442 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is really a great book!!!, July 30, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Asuncion, Paraguay) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kundalini Yoga for the West: A Foundation for Character Building Courage and Awareness (Hardcover)

This book is amazing, profound, magic, poetic , full of wisdom. By using specific exercises, meditations and reflections you will discover yourself and realise your potential. It definitely changed my life!!!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Knowing myself will make me free., January 28, 1999

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This review is from: Kundalini Yoga for the West: A Foundation for Character Building Courage and Awareness (Hardcover)

It is a book full of wisdom and asks for our courage and our commitment to our personal growth. Swami Radha provides us with an excellent bridge through which we can bridge the ancient Teachings to our western thoughts and life styles. In working with the book I have learnt about who I am and what is the purpose of my life. She requires us to be honest and requires us to empower ourselves as we meet ourselves and as we recognize the divine that is within us. It is a book that has been a key to understanding my life and my daily lessons. I highly recommend it to any one who is interested in growing into their full clear potential...

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful guide to inner knowledge, January 26, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Faith Hayflich) (San Francisco Bay Area, USA) - See all my reviews

You can change your life by working with this book. I have and so have many people I know. It guides you to answer the tough questions about life: What is birth? What is death? What is the purpose of your life? How do I use my speech? It has many exercises to help each of us elevate our lives, to make the ordinary sacred. It's a book for a lifetime, one to take on a desert island. I've read it at least ten times and there's always more to learn from it.