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The external objects are continuously acting upon the brain. The sense-impressions reach the brain through sense-avenues and produce mental stimuli. Now you are conscious of the external objects. Consciousness may be caused by an awakening either by external stimulus, i.e., stimulus from a sense-impression or an internal stimulus through memory.
 
From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of great concentration. His success was all due to the power of concentration. He suffered from various diseases as epileptic fits, Brady cardia, etc. But for these maladies, he would have proved still more powerful.
 
From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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This body becomes lean, strong and healthy. Too much fat is reduced. There is lustre in the face. Eyes sparkle like diamonds. The practitioner becomes very handsome. Voice becomes sweet and melodious. The inner Anahata sounds are distinctly heard. The student is free from all sorts of diseases. He gets established in Brahmacharya. Semen gets firm and steady. The Jatharagni (gastric fire) is augmented.

Excerpt from the book Kundalini Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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About different forms of obstacles in meditation.
 
From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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Uttara Mimamsa or the Vedanta philosophy of Vyasa or Badarayana is placed as the last of the six orthodox systems, but, really, it ought to stand first.
 
The Uttara Mimamsa conforms closely to the doctrines propounded in the Upanishads. The term Vedanta means literally the end or essence of the Veda. It contains the doctrines set forth in the closing chapters of the Vedas. The closing chapters of the Vedas are the Upanishads. The Upanishads really form the essence of the Vedas.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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 Instructions on Meditation.
 
From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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About the mind and how the mind can be controlled.
 
From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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The four main spiritual paths for God-realisation are Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga. Karma Yoga is suitable for a man of active temperament, Bhakti Yoga for a man of devotional temperament, Raja Yoga for a man of mystic temperament, and Jnana Yoga for a man of rational and philosophical temperament, or a man of enquiry.
 
Mantra Yoga, Laya Yoga or Kundalini Yoga, Lambika Yoga and Hatha Yoga, are other Yogas. Yoga, really, means union with God. The practice of Yoga leads to communion with the Lord. Whatever may be the starting point, the end reached is the same.
 
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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A full introduction to the practise of meditation.
 
From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.
 

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Famous yogins from different ages.
 
From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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Dhauti, Basti, Neti, Nauli, Tratak and Kapalabhati. These are known as Shat-Karma or the six purificatory exercises in Hatha Yoga.
 
From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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One should become perfectly desireless and should be full of Vairagya before attempting to awaken Kundalini. It can be awakened only when a man rises above Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada and other impurities. Kundalini can be awakened through rising above desires of the senses. The Yogi, who has got a pure heart and a mind free from passions and desires will be benefited by awakening Kundalini. If a man with a lot of impurities in the mind awakens the Sakti by sheer force through Asanas, Pranayamas and Mudras, he will break his legs and stumble down.
 
From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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