Sadhna is the personal efforts one makes to evolve oneself and who one is. The wisdom contained in this book takes the concept of sadhana from the confines of mysticism and philosophy to a practical reality for everyone and provides in invaluable link between the practitioner of sadhana and the revealed knowledge of enlightened beings. The teachings explain how sadhana leads to inner transformation and evolution of consciousness and inspire the reader with practical ways to merge higher spiritual ideals into daily life for the benefit of all.
Sadhana: The Path of Transformation is compiled from the teachings of two great Indian sages, Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh, and his disciple, Swami Satyananda. It is offered with their blessings to all spiritual aspirants who seek the means to permanently improve their way of life by uplifting the quality of their mind, perception and awareness.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati
Swami Sivananda was a towering spiritual force in the yogic renaissance which developed in India in the first half of the twentieth century. After serving as a doctor in Malaya, he returned to India to pursue his spiritual aspirations, and in 1924 was initiated into Dashnami sannyasa in Rishikesh. He founded the Divine Life Society, toured India extensively, wrote hundreds of books and inspired thousands around the world to practise yoga and lead a divine life. Swami Sivananda's eightfold path of yoga - serve, love, give, purify, do good, be good, meditate, realize - expresses his philosophy of service to humanity and continues to guide the work of the Bihar School of Yoga.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Swami Stayananda was born at Almora, Uttar Pradesh, in 1923. in 1943 he met Swami Sivananda in Rishikesh, where he lived as a sannyasin for the next 12 years. Swami Satyananda founded the International Yoga Fellowship in 1956 and the Bihar School of Yoga in 1963. Over the next 20 years he toured internationally and authored over 80 books, in 1984 he founded Sivananda Math, a charitable institution for aiding rural development, and the Yoga Research Foundation in 1980 he adopted kshetra sannyasa and settled in Rikhia, Jharkhand, where he now lives as a paramahamsa sannyasin.
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