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English 291 (Illustrated With B & W Figures)From the Back of the “Very often philosophical gymnastics is mistaken for spiritual knowledge. It is to be remembered, however, that no intellectual convictions or philosophical training will taken an individual even a wit nearer to the Lord. Practical experiences in the sublime regions of adhyatma can definitely be made possible through the psychophysiological processes of Yoga”- Swami Kuvalayananda Preface to the First EditionAs regards the content of Vasistha Samhita the introduction is fairly exhaustive. But as far as the original text is concerned a dire need was felt to re-edit it in order to make it faultless and more complete yogic text. We in this critical edition have re-investigated certain issues felt by us against previously published edition of this text and we have made subsequent changes wherever it was felt necessary.The first and foremost issue is with regards to the extent of the text itself. The Vasistha Samhita published from Kaivalyadhama in 1969 A.D. contained eight chapters because almost all the MSS of this text refer to all those eight chapters. Considering the manuscript to be the only authentic source the editors of the previous edition had retained all these eight chapters and gave the title Vasistha Samhita Yoga Kanda. But the subject matter of 7th and 8th chapters. Even though the whole text was named as Yoga Kanda of Vasistha Samhita the two chapters mentioned above deal with the subject matter of astrology and astronomy and hence they show the least connection with the subject matter of Yoga. Even if it is accepted the they are found in all the MSS of Vasistha Samhita and they were written by Sage Vasistha these chapters in a book which has
ASIN : B008RY2JHS
Publisher : Kaivalyadhama Samiti Lonavla; 2017th edition (April 1, 2017)
Language : English