HATHAYOGAPRADIPIKA of Svatmarama

Adyar Library General Series 4 - Yoga

(Text, Commentary & Translation)

Revised by Prof. A.A. Ramanathan,  Pt. S.V. Subrahmanya Sastri & Radha Burnier

With the Commentary Jyotsna of Brahmananda and original English Translation of Srinivasa Iyangar. The book attempts to reconcile the Raja-yoga of Patanjali with Hatha-yoga

Astral Plane, The

What we think of as the objective world is interpenetrated by matter of varying degrees of subtlety. The 'astral' is next to the physical, the least subtle of the planes or worlds that are invisible to the average human being,and which after the 'death' of the physical body is he region that everyone enters.

Clairvoyance

This book explores the nature of clairvoyance, partial and full clairvoyance as well as clairvoyance in space and time plus methods of development. The style of presentation is simple and objective while showing the vast possibilities which are open to anyone who develops such an extended sight into some of the inner realities of life.

Art of Meditation, The. APNS 5

This little book gives valuable instruction about meditation, and shows the way to those who are not used to it. As meditation is an individual matter, each one must find a way which suits him best, but the author gives hints about how to proceed. As an example, a rock is meditated on, and shows how this may lead towards that realization of unity between the personal self and the world of intuition where the brotherhood of joy and beauty are facts.  

Approach to Reality, An

An Approach to Reality is based on addresses delivered by N.Sri Ram, International President of the Theosophical Society, adyar, from 1953 to 1973, in different places over a period of years. ' The subject of Reality is a difficult one', says the author, and the contents of this  book are an attempt by him to define his own understanding, from the standpoint of a student of Theosophy. Mr. Sri Ram continues : ' To one who seeks true understanding without the dogmatism which ever negates the seeking, there is no finality.

Applied Theosophy and Other Essays

On the occasion of the centenary of the Theosophical Society, a selection of speeches and essays by the President-Founder of the Society Col. H.S.Olcott is brought out in the form of this book.

They are Applied Theosophy, Inaugural address, Common Foundation of all Religions, Life of Buddha and Its Lessons, The Spirit of Zoroastrianism, Spiritualism and Theosophy, Asceticism, Eastern Magic and Western Spiritualism and India: Past, Present, and Future.

Annie Besant, An Autobiography

This book,first published in 1893,contains a candid description of the first forty-two years of Annie Besant's life: a relatively happy childhood, and unfortunate marriage, followed by domestic, social, religious and political trials and tribulations. It reveals her remarkable courage and a strong sense of social justice.