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Self Inquiry - Dawn of the Witnesss
and the End of Suffering
By Yogani

AYP Publishing (Dec 2007) / 112 Pages / English

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"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

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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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