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KundaliniYogaBySRI SWAMI SIVANANDAA DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION Fourth Edition: 1998 (1,000 Copies) World Wide Web (WWW) Edition : 1999. http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/home.htmlThis WWW reprint is for free distribution © The Divine Life Trust SocietyPublished By THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY P.O. Shivanandanagar—249 192 Distt. Tehri-Garhwal, Uttar Pradesh, Himalayas, India.OMIN MEMORYOFPATANJALI MAHARSHI,YOGI BHUSUNDA, SADASIVA BRAHMAN,MATSYENDRANATH, GORAKHNATH, JESUS CHRIST,LORD KRISHNA AND ALL OTHER YOGINSWHO HAVE EXPOUNDED THESCIENCE OF YOGACONTENTSchakra system    * PUBLISHERS’ NOTE    * GURU STOTRA    * DEVI STOTRA    * SIVA STOTRA    * THE FOUR STAGES OF SOUND    * PREFACE    * PRAYER TO MOTHER KUNDALINI    * EXPERIENCES ON AWAKENING OF KUNDALINI    * THE GRADATIONAL ASCENT OF THE MIND    * PRANAYAMA FOR AWAKENING KUNDALINI    * KUNDALINI PRANAYAMA    * KUNDALINI    * INTRODUCTION    * PRELIMINARY          o Foundation—Vairagya          o What Is Yoga?          o The Importance Of Kundalini Yoga          o Important Qualifications Of A Sadhaka          o Yogic Diet          o Sattvic Articles          o Forbidden Articles          o Mitahara          o The Place For Yoga Sadhana          o The Time          o The Age          o Necessity For A Yogic Guru          o Who Is A Guru?          o Spiritual Power    * KUNDALINI YOGA—THEORY      spinal column          o Yoga Nadis          o Spinal Column          o Sukshma Sarira          o Kanda          o Spinal Cord          o Sushumna Nadi          o Para-Sympathetic And Sympathetic System          o Ida And Pingala Nadis          o Svara Sadhana          o How To Change The Flow In Nadis          o Other Nadis          o Padmas Or Chakras          o Petals On Chakras          o Muladhara Chakra          o Svadhishthana Chakra          o Manipura Chakra          o Anahata Chakra          o Vishuddha Chakra          o Ajna Chakra          o The Brain          o Brahmarandhra          o Sahasrara Chakra          o Lalana Chakra          o Summary Of The Previous Lessons          o The Mysterious Kundalini    * YOGA SADHANA          o How To Awaken The Kundalini          o 1. Dhauti          o 2. Basti          o 3. Neti          o 4. Nauli          o 5. Trataka          o 6. Kapalabhati    * PRANAYAMA          o What Is Prana?          o Pranayama          o Nadi Suddhi          o 1. Sukha Purvaka          o 2. Bhastrika          o 3. Suryabheda          o 4. Ujjayi          o 5. Plavini          o 6. Pranic Healing          o 7. Distant Healing          o Importance Of Pranayama          o Benefits Of Pranayama          o Instructions On Pranayama    * ASANAS          o Importance Of Asanas          o 1. Padmasana (Lotus Pose)          o 2. Siddhasana (The Perfect Pose)          o 3. Svastikasana (Prosperous Pose)          o 4. Sukhasana          o 5. Sirshasana (Topsy Turvy Pose)          o 6. Sarvangasana (All-Members Pose)          o 7. Matsyasana (Fish Posture)          o 8. Paschimottanasana          o 9. Mayurasana (Peacock Pose)          o 10. Ardha Matsyendrasana          o 11. Vajrasana (The Adamantine Pose)          o 12. Urdhva Padmasana (Above Lotus Pose)          o Instructions On Asanas    * MUDRAS AND BANDHAS          o Exercises          o 1. Mula Bandha          o 2. Jalandhara Bandha          o 3. Uddiyana Bandha          o 4. Maha Mudra          o 5. Maha Bandha          o 6. Maha Vedha          o 7. Yoga Mudra          o 8. Viparitakarani Mudra          o 9. Khechari Mudra          o 10. Vajroli Mudra          o 11. Shakti Chalana Mudra          o 12. Yoni Mudra          o Other Mudras          o Instructions On Mudras And Bandhas    * MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISES          o Laya Yoga          o Anahata Sounds          o Bhakti Yoga—Classes Of Worship          o Mantras          o Eight Major Siddhis          o Minor Siddhis          o Power Of A Yogi          o Instructions On Siddhis          o Dharana (Concentration)    * YOGA ADDENDA          o 1. Sadasiva Brahman          o 2. Jnanadev          o 3. Trilinga Swami          o 4. Gorakhnath          o 5. Swami Krishna Ashram          o 6. Yogi Bhusunda          o 7. Tirumula Nayanar          o 8. Mansoor          o 9. Milarepa          o 10. Napoleon Bonaparte          o 11. Teachings Of Kabir          o 12. A Sham Latin Scholar          o 13. Story Of An Aspirant          o 14. Other Yogins          o Mystic Experience—Visions Of Lights          o Elementals          o Life In The Astral Plane          o Hints On Yoga          o Some Practical Hints          o The Spiritual Diary    * YOGA-KUNDALINI UPANISHAD          o Introduction          o Chitta And The Control Of Prana          o Mitahara, Asana And Shakti-Chalana          o The Padma And Vajra Asanas          o The Rousing Of The Kundalini          o The Sarasvati Chalana          o Varieties Of Pranayama          o Suryabheda Kumbhaka          o Ujjayi Kumbhaka          o Sitali Kumbhaka          o The Three Bandhas          o How Many Times Kumbhaka Should Be Practised          o The Obstacles To The Practice Of Yoga And How To Overcome Them          o The Rousing Of The Kundalini          o The Kundalini Reaches The Sahasrara By Piercing Through The Three Knots          o The Dissolution Of Prana And Others          o Experiencing Everything As Consciousness During Samadhi          o The Samadhi Yoga          o The Khechari Vidya          o The Khechari Mantra          o The Cutting Of Frenum Lingui          o The Tongue Reaches The Brahmarandhra          o The Urdhvakundalini Yoga          o Melana Mantra          o Sense-objects, Manas And Bandhana          o The Entry Into The Sukha-Mandala          o The Six Chakras          o Abhyasa And Brahma Jnana          o The Four Kinds Of Vak          o The Absorption In Paramatman          o The Essential Nature Of Man          o Videha Mukti          o Non-Dual Brahman          o Kundalini Yoga          o Kundalini Pranayama          o Lambika Yoga          o Yoga—I          o Yoga—II          o Ideal Yoga          o Ten Commandments For Yoga-Students          o Yoga And Its Consummation          o The Gradational Ascent Of The Mind          o Experiences On Awakening Of Kundalini          o The Quintessence Of Yoga          o Practise Yoga To Prolong Life          o Perfection In Yoga          o Double Consciousness          o Wise Guidance For Sure Success          o Practice Of Yoga Asanas