Untitled : * "I interrupted him and asked: 'By Dharana you preserved long life, while other Yogis perished?' "The long-lived one answered: 'No, they did not perish, but they got tired of the burden of the human body and gave it up at will.' This is a translation of the Laghu Yoga Vashishta, traditionally...
Advertisements : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], The following three pages of advertisements for other books by Singh Gherwal accompanied the original publication. They are included here for completeness. Note that the image below does not pertain to this book, but is a specimen...
Introduction : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 6 My sincere thanks to J. Muir, whose Poems I have quoted in these pages, from his well known Metrical Translations, of the Sanskrit Writers, and also to Irene Ward, Grace Curtis and Clare Mc Kinney for their wonderful help...
The Great Egoist Bali : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 113 THE GREAT EGOIST--BALI The Master Vashisht continued: "The illumination of wisdom came like the dawn to the heart of Pavana, who had been initiated by his brother, the Muni Punya. Both of these brothers having attained Atmic...
King Janak : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 126 KING JANAK "We must understand, in the words of Muni-Kacha, that this universe in reality IS NOT, and that it is formed only by the varying intensities of the flow of consciousness. Consciousness may be compared...
India's Message To Other Countries : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], ASOKA'S MESSAGE TO HIS PEOPLE Asoka, the Great, ruled India from 222 to 260 B. C., embraced the Buddhist religion, and spread it over India and far beyond the limits of India. "If a man's fame," says Kopen, "can be measured, by...
Queen Chundalai, The Great Yogin : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 63 QUEEN CHUNDALAI, THE GREAT YOGIN "O may thou rest thyself in Thy all peaceful Atma * like the King Sikhithwaya who controlled the restless bird called Mind," said Rishi Vashisht to Ram. Whereupon Ram asked him this, "Tell me...
How To Live : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 179 HOW TO LIVE Truth and Faith, my Pride. Sri Ram was the eldest son of King Dasarath and was the rightful heir to the throne of his father's kingdom. His step-mother, Kaikeyi, however had another plan, one which she had held...
Title Page And Front Matter : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 1 YOGA VASHISHT -or- HEAVEN FOUND By RISHI SINGH GHERWAL Author Of Great Masters Of The Himalayas Their Lives And Temple Teaching. Kundalini The Mother Of The Universe And Etc. Copyrighted And Published By Author [1930] Scanned...
The Goal Of The Yogi And Levitation : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 165 THE GOAL OF THE YOGI AND LEVITATION "Why is it that many Jivanmuktas (emancipated persons) do not have higher psychic powers developed, such as levitating in the air, etc.?", asked Ram. Rishi Vashisht replied: "Those whose...
How The Wise Ought To Live : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 28 HOW THE WISE OUGHT TO LIVE: - A Dialogue - SON Since soon the days of mortals end, How ought the wise their lives to spend? What course should I, to duty true, My sire, from youth to age pursue? FATHER Begin thy course with...
The Long Lived Yogi And The Secret Of His : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 148 THE LONG-LIVED YOGI THE SECRET OF HIS LONGEVITY Master Vashisht: "As there is no time, no place, the non-dual Brahma alone is radiating as Absolute Consciousness, without beginning or end; none else exists. With this in mind...
The Way To Blessed Liberation : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 40 THE WAY TO BLESSED LIBERATION Master Vashisht: "Now, O Ram, listen to me. Try to follow the Sastaric (right path). The goal of mankind (human) can he achieved in this life, which is reached by means of two paths. One is by...
How Suragho, The King Of Hunters, Attained : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 136 SURAGHO "Even though thou pursue thy appointed path through the world, O Ram, there is beneficent quietude in the throne of the All-Wise, if thou but recognize the Knower with thy mind. So long, Ram, as you attain the Atmic...
Creation Of The Universe : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 49 CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE And the Rishi Vashisht, preceptor of the Divine Ram, went on: "The poison plant of the world's illusion springs from the mind entangled in sensuous enjoyment. But it is through mind alone, th...
Sri Ram, The Truth Seeker : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 11 CHAPTER I. SRI RAM, THE TRUTH SEEKER. Ram who had acquired a great deal of knowledge, asked his father if he might make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land known as the Sacred Ashrams (Hermitages). His father granted him this wish...
How Suka Attained Highest State Of Bliss : * "Yoga Vashisht or Heaven Found", by Rishi Singh Gherwal, [1930], p. 34 HOW SUKA ATTAINED HIGHEST STATE OF BLISS. After hearing the story of Ram concerning the Universe and its miseries, every one in the assembly hall were not only pleased but the Sidhas (masters of psychic power who can rem...
