Reading List

Most books are available from Amazon.com. Books by Swami Muktananda and Swami Chivilasananda, as well as some of the yogic texts listed, may also be available from SYDA Bookstore or AratiStore.com.

On Kundalini

• Kundalini: The Secret of Life
• The Soul’s Journey: Guidance from the Divine Within
• The Sacred Power: A Seeker’s Guide to Kundalini

On Mahavidyas

• Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine: The Ten Mahavidyas by David Kinsley
• Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses by David Frawley
• Devi: Mother of My Mind by Susan Ironbiter — a poetic rendition of the story of Durga’s battles by a contemporary woman.
• Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition by David Kinsley
• Kali: The Feminine Force by Ajit Mookerjee — full of great pictures and offers the myths
• Renowned Goddess of Desire: Women, Sex, and Speech in Tantra by Loriliai Biernacki — a contemporary scholarly study that goes into socio-anthropological analysis of goddess myths

On Meditation

• Meditate: Happiness Lies Within You
• Nothing Exists That is Not Shiva: Commentaries on the Shiva-sutra, Vijnanabhairava, Gurugita, and Other Sacred Texts
• Play of Consciousness: A Spiritual Autobiography
• Courage and Contentment: A Collection of Talks on the Spiritual Life
• How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali

Yogic Texts

• Shankara’s Crest Jewel of Discrimination
• The Bhagavadgita/with an Introductory Essay,Sanskrit Text,English Translation and Notes
• The Doctrine of Vibration: An Analysis of the Doctrines and Practices of Kashmir Shaivism
• The Stanzas on Vibration
• The Yoga of Delight, Wonder, and Astonishment: A Translation of the Vijnana-Bhairava With an Introduction and Notes
• The Aphorisms of Siva: The Siva Sutra with Bhaskara’s Commentary, the Varttika
• The Yoga of Discipline