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Summary: Dive deep into Siddha philosophy
Review: Swami Muktananda goes to new depths of revealed knowlege, explaining such things as the origins of Kashmir Shaivism, cause and release from bondage, and the nature of Spanda. All the subjects in this book are very relevent to the student of Siddha Yoga, as they expand on Muktanada's previous publications. The first chapter begins with these words: 'Siddha Yoga and meditation on the Self do not oppose any religion, sect, or code of ethics', so anyone interested in the deeper study of this type of Yoga can benefit from this publication. I found chapter 19 which goes into 'The Additude of Nonduality' and the extensive discussions on Spanda to be very helpful. These seem to be diffucult subjects to grasp onto. Swami Muktananda also goes over the basics of Kundalini, Shaktipat, the nature of Siddha Yoga, and the Guru with a differant twist than I have seen in his other books. The format of this book is very interesting as each paragraph or group of paragraphs are numbered(414 in all), making it easy to refer back to specific thoughts. There is a glossary for help with unfamiliar words too. Swami does refer extensively to the Shiva Sutras when making certain points. Not having read the Sutras myself was not a handicap in understanding the material the way it was presented. I would recommed that anyone wanting to get the most out of this book take the time to read some of Swami Muktananda's other publications such as 'Where Are You Going?', and/or 'The Perfect Relationship'. Being familiar with The Bhagavad Gita is also a great help in getting a good grasp of the matter in this publication.
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