
Self Inquiry - Dawn of the Witnesss
and the End of Suffering
By Yogani
AYP Publishing (Dec 2007)
/ 112 Pages / English
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Description, Table of Contents, and Amazon Reviews (Average - )
"Self-Inquiry - Dawn of the Witness and the End of Suffering" provides practical
methods for making use of abiding inner silence (the Witness) cultivated in Deep
Meditation, resulting in increased inner stability and happiness amidst the ups and downs
of life.
The practice of Self-Inquiry
also aids us in realizing the ultimate truth of existence - the Oneness that we are and
the Unity of all that exists. With the dawn of the Witness, we develop an increasing
ability to observe our thoughts as objects. As our sense of self shifts from our thoughts
to the silent Witness within, the grip of suffering is ended.
Yogani is the author of two
landmark books on the world's most effective spiritual practices: "Advanced Yoga
Practices - Easy Lessons for Ecstatic Living," a comprehensive user-friendly
textbook, and "The Secrets of Wilder," a powerful spiritual novel.
The "AYP Enlightenment
Series" makes these profound practices available for the first time in a series of
concise instruction books. "Self-Inquiry" is the seventh book in the series,
preceded by "Diet, Shatkarmas and Amaroli," "Samyama," "Asanas,
Mudras and Bandhas," "Tantra," "Spinal Breathing Pranayama," and
"Deep Meditation."
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - On the Trail of Truth
Self-Inquiry - The Yoga of Knowledge
Roles of Philosophy and Experience
The Importance of Practice
Chapter 2 - An Approach to Self-Inquiry
Deep Meditation and the Inner Witness
Self-Inquiry - From Inspiration to Realization
Relational and Non-Relational Self-Inquiry
Five Stages of Mind
Honoring Our Nature and Where We Are
Chapter 3 - Self-Inquiry in Daily Life
Teachers - Pros and Cons
Practical Applications of Self-Inquiry
Pitfalls of the Mind
Self-Inquiry and the Limbs of Yoga
Chapter 4 - The End of Suffering
Who Suffers?
Transcending Duality Through Divine Love
A Confirmation of Unity
Further Reading and Support
Amazon Reviews (as of 01/2008)
Average Customer Review: based on 2 reviews.
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Self-Inquiry
Dawn of the Witness, January 22, 2008
By Elizabet A. Dawson
Two thumbs up for Yogani's Self-inquiry Dawn of the Witness and The End of Suffering. I
found this little 100 page dynamo to be the first book I've read on the subject of
Self-Inquiry that has made plain and simple sense. Yogani makes clear the importance of
daily meditation in the development of the Witness for effective Self-Inquiry.
Bravo Yogani!
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Great short course
on Self-Inquiry (Jnana Yoga), January 21, 2008
By David R. (Providence, RI USA)
In the "AYP Enlightenment Series", Yogani presents what is probably the most
comprehensive and complete course in Yoga that is currently available. He covers all the
bases, ranging from the popularly-known aspects of Yoga such as Asanas, through the
controversial and largely secret, such as Tantra and Advanced Kecharimudra. His emphasis
in the Series is on teaching Yoga practically, rather than in creating an academic
understanding, and in this he succeeds very well.
Jnana Yoga is one aspect of Yoga that has always been notoriously difficult to teach --
and it has been taught, not necessarily under that name or even under the name of Yoga at
all, by many teachers over time. It's essence is hard to capture but one short (though
inadequate) definition is 'The Yoga of Understanding'. It has long histories of
enthusiastic teachers and disappointed disciples. This book, 'Self-Inquiry - Dawn of the
Witness and the End of Suffering', is a short and effective course on Jnana Yoga, or
Self-Inquiry as Yogani calls it.
It will be effective because Yogani has understood and explained the pre-conditions for
Self-Inquiry. The book invites you to Self-Inquiry, in the presence of its pre-conditions,
and explains how to continually cultivate those pre-conditions. In conjunction with other
books in his series, particularly Deep Meditation, this is a great book for anyone who
wants to penetrate the spiritual reality within.
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