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PublishHiinsgt ory PsychosoYmogaat ic EngliLsahn guaEgdei tions Copyrig©ht 1 962b yJ onnM umford 196T2h orsoHnasr,d cov9e Crh:a ptelSi:r Asp pend(iRxe prin1t9e6d6 ) 197T4h orsoSnosf,t co9v Cehra:p teLrism,i tAepdp end(iRxe prinStaemdu eWle ise1r9,7 4) Copyri©gh 1t9 79b yJ onnM umford 197T9 horsoSnosf,t co2vnedrE :d itiRoenv,i slSi:e dE nlargteo1d 2 C hapters (Reprin1t9e7dS9 a mueWle iser) OtheLra nguaEgdei tions 196S3p anish ArimanHya,r dcover 1973F innish GummeruHsa,r dcover 197D5u tch AnkertSjoefrt,c over 1980a nd1 993I talian HermeSso,f tcover 198G2e rman Sphinx VeSrolfatgc,o ver 198S5p anish EDAR,S oftcover 1987P ortugueseE ditoTreac hnoprBirnatz,i l 1987S erbo-CroatiaBni bliotYeukgao,s lavia 198G8e rman SphinxV erlaSgo,f tcover (2nRde visEeddi tion) 199H2e brew OrA m PublishIesrrsa,e l LlewelWloyrnl dwiddoee nso tp articiipnae,tn ed orsoerh, a vaen ya uthoroirtr ye sponsicboinlcietryn pirnigv ate busintersasn sactbieotnwseo eunr a uthoarnsdt hep ublic. Almla iald drestsoet dh ea uthiosrf orwardbuetdt hep ublischaenrn outn,l esspse cirically biytn hseat urtuhcotre,d givoeu ta na ddreosrsp honneu mber. LlewePlulbylni cations A DivisoifLo lne weWlolrylnd wLitdde., P.OB.o x6 438S3tP,.a uMlN,5 5164-0383 www.wlellel.ycnom Prinitnte hdUe n itSetda otfeA sm erica Dedicatteod Cul ch&.. !lewe�flene se "Fathoefrt heN ewA ge" withowuhto ses upporgtu,i danacned, encouragemtehnitbs,o ok wounledv er haveb eenw ritten. Thea uthionar deepo fPs RtAaTtYAeH ARA( senwsietd hrawal) permittthidene gm onstroafst eilofn- anaesthesia. HardwUatrt,Pa rra deSsthaI tned,i1 a9,6 1 Contents Foerwor.d. . . . . . . . .........................................i..x . . . . . . . . . . . . Preftaoc e4E tdhi ti.o.n.. ...... . ............ .. .............xi.i. . . Introdu.ct.i.o.n.. .......................................... . .xi.i.i. . . . . . . Par1t:H athYao gfao trh Beo dy ChaptOenre MinOdv eMra ttSeurk:h asa.n.a .. .. .. . 3 . . . . . . . . . . ... ChaptTweor Shava:sT ahneMa ind-BRoedlya x.er .. . .15. . . . . . . . .. . ChaptTehrr ee YoniM udra:V oTihcoeefS ilence 35 . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . PartR ajYao gfao trh Mei nd 2: ChaptFeoru r Polariza.t.i.on. . . . ...............4..9.. ......... . . . . ChaptFeirv e Concentration 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . ChaptSeirx PranRiejcu venaTthieKo enyt: oP sycHheiacl in6g5 . . PartL ayYao gfao trh Seu per-SeBnosdiyb le 3: ChaptSeerv en LayYaog aT:h eP sycCheinct e.r s. . . .. 7..3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter EigChhta kDrhaa ra:Fn ocausiPnsgy cPhoiwce .r. . .8.9. . . . ChaptNeirn e SolPalre xCuhsa rg.in.g. ............ . .1.51 . . . . . . . . . . PartS iddYhoag aan dS upernoPnonwaelr s 4: ChaptTeenr YogiPco weFrlw os . ..... .1 25 . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChaptEeelrv en Yogaa ndt hWee st. . . . . . . .. .1.3 .7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Par5t:G nanYao gfao trh Ien nLeifre ChaptTweerl ve MeditaatnidIo nnn er B.e.i.ng. .........1..4.7.. .. . . ChaptTehri rteeAnd vancTeecdh niqu.e.s. . . ............1..5..9 .. . . . . . Par6t:T ANgiTbRlAen scendYeongftaoa trlh Hei ghLeirf e ChaptFeoru rteeTna ntYrogaaf otrh Seh arLeidf .e. . . . . . .1.89 . . . . . . . . . . EpiloTghueUe l:t imRaitteu. a.l. . . . . .................2..0..7.. ..... . . . . . . . Append1iT:xw e lvWeee kP ractPilca.en . . . . . ............2.2..3.. ......... Append2i:Lx o sosfC onsciouDsunreitsnhsgYe og aC lass: A GuidfeoY rog aT eachers . .. ........ . . 225 . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . AppendiAx N oe3t :R egaIrnddiinYagog naS choo.l.s. . . . . .2.2.9 . . . . . . . . . . SanskGrlioatsr sy. . . . ............................... . . . . .23.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bibliog.r.a.ph.y.. ..................................... . . .2.45. . . . . . . . . . . . Index 253 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . . . �()rwe()r� "vIe' cohmaelwa fy ' routnhdwe o rltdom eeyto ,uw"e rteh fiers two rsds pokbeyn Jo nnM umfowrhde wne f itrm sett wenyteya argsio n t hleo bobfy Mtihne neapolis HoliIdnany. Ofc ourtsheaw,ta sl itetrraulseli ynh ceet heansn, o ,wr esiidnAe uds tralia. Buitwt a sa si fth ewreer e an"orttuhteihrn" v olwviettdhh owsoer dassi, f we wermee eitng" alto nlga sotn,ca eg a.iT"nh imse eitng wtahbsee ginnoifan g firendsthhtiai psa sd eeapn mde ainnuglfa sf erw elatiocnasbnhe, ai npd"s U ncle Jonni"sa sc lotsome y w ifaen ds oans hteom ei.s Hec amet htTeowi nC ittioeg siv awe e ek-lsoenrogifs e esm inoanKr rsi aynad TantrYaog aa sp arotft hfief tohft haen nuGanlo s-AtqiucariFaetnsi v(anlisc knamed "Gnostsic"to)hn aLtl eweslploynns obraecikdnt h1e9 70wsh ent h"eN we Age" wass tillE anreltw.ih eart o dfoa uyfir r smte eting, wmiyfS ea ndram ehtoaJndna t thaei rpaonrbdtr ouhgihmtt ot hHeo liIdnawnyh ersehb er iehfiemod n t hsec hed uloefe venatnsdg avhei mt hvea riiotuesm s and ehqehu aidrp emqeeusnttfe odr hiwso rkosphsS.u ddewnilty,ahl emoinno nhea nadn dat welvel-oinnsgct he ril izehdap ti inn otthheJe orn,snh ouatm eadn tarnadS andfruoan dt hath atpthi en wasn owi no nsei doefh elro wleirap n do utth oet her! Nop ainnob, l eedJiongnh-na edf eftcivdeelmyo nst"rmaatneatdnr eas thesia" whenf,oa rs ecohnedcr,o nsciowuassfn coeusssoe udt stihdbeeo doyn t hmea ntra heh asdu ddesnhloyu tIendsa.td ae,sr ealizcaatmflieoo ond iinnsg,h eex perienced ae uphoirnti hane e wa warentaehstis n desehdwe a sm orteh atnh beo day,n dt hat minwda sn octo nnfied thber ain. to Thew orkshwoiptsh Jonfnli lwweeidrt pher acticaanldd e wmoornks trations buildointn hgsi asm teh meeA.m ontgh ewma s" oYgNai d:rT aheS leoeftp h Yeog i"s duriwnhgi cwhew ergeui deidn tdoe easp t aotfre e laxfalotlioownbe ytd h meo ve menotfc onsciotuhsornuegshsot uhtbeo dayn di nttohb er a.iA nnothperra ctice involTvraetd-a fkixegda zionntg h per joceteidm agoefo noef a serTiatetsaw so,f byw hicwhee xpeerinctehd"e m inodu itsdoeft hbeo dy,wh"i alless oti mtuilvnagra ious cihnat kurmYa.ets a notphrearc gtuiicdeoe udir m agtiionnatsh rouasg ehr ies ofc oolrfaunldo ftiennc ongriumoaug,ose f stperneo jcting conrsicgiohoutut s ness oft hpeh ysibcoadly. ix