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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This affordable, authoritative edition of the Shiva Samhita contains a new introduction, the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, nine full-page photographs, and an index. It includes beautiful teachings found nowhere else.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This <strong>affordable, authoritative edition</strong> of the Shiva Samhita contains a new introduction, the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, nine full-page photographs, and an index. It includes beautiful teachings found nowhere else. This is the first edition of this classic Yoga text to meet both high academic and literary standards, the first to be based on a truly critical study of the Sanskrit manuscripts. It's for people who practice Yoga, and for anyone with an interest in health and fitness, philosophy, religion, spirituality, mysticism, or meditation.</p><p><strong>From the Introduction</strong><br /> Composed over five centuries ago, the Shiva Samhita is one of the most celebrated root texts of Hatha Yoga. It includes beautiful teachings found nowhere else. This edition contains the original Sanskrit, properly edited and printed for the first time, and a new, accurate translation thereof. It also features photographs of the asanas and mudras described therein.</p><p><strong>Excerpt</strong><br /> The Lord said, "There is one eternal true knowledge, without beginning or end. No other real entity exists. The diversity which is found in this world appears through the imposition of the senses on knowledge and for no other reason.</p><p>Affectionate toward his devotees, the Lord, having cast aside opinions born of the ignorance of sophists, shall now pronounce a Yoga teaching that bestows liberation on the selves of all beings, so that beings whose minds are set on no other destiny may have knowledge of their selves.</p><p>Some praise truth and others asceticism and purity. Some praise patience and others equanimity and honesty.</p><p>Some praise charity and others ancestor worship. Some praise action and some absolute indifference.</p><p>Some wise men praise the rites of the householder and some say that rites such as the fire sacrifice are the best.</p><p>Some praise Mantra Yoga and pilgrimage. In this way, many means to liberation are taught.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"James Mallinson has just produced the most reliable Sanskrit edition and English translation of the Shiva Samhita available. I praise his <strong>painstaking and learned</strong> work, which is well complemented by a crisp, informative, no-nonsense introduction. The accuracy and readability of this book make it of great interest to anyone working on Yoga and related disciplines."<br /> --Elizabeth De Michelis, Oxford University, Author of <em>A History of Modern Yoga</em></p><p>"One of the sacred books of Hinduism, the Shiva Samhita was composed more than five centuries ago and is considered a fundamental text of Hatha Yoga. Recording beautiful spiritual teachings found nowhere else, the Shiva Samhita is translated from the original Sanskrit by James Mallinson, providing western readers with a new, accurate, modern translation of this ancient religious text. Featuring photographs of the asanas and mudras described by the text, the Shiva Samhita is a strongly recommended, core addition to personal, academic, and community library Hinduism Studies, Yoga Studies, and World Religion Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists. Also very highly recommended from YogaVidya.com are two other Hindu Studies titles: James Mallinson's translation of the Gheranda Samhita and Lars Martin Fosse's translation of the Bhagavad Gita."<br /> --Midwest Book Review</p><p>"I recommend your publications to every serious student of Yoga that I come across. The translations are obviously meticulously done. The introduction in each text establishes clarity regarding the various source materials for each translation, as well as the careful thought process that has gone into the translation. It is refreshing, as it comes across as genuine. No agenda is attached to it other than bringing out good translations from which we can study. You and your team have brought dignity and integrity to these translations."<br /> --Don Diggs, Center for Health and Wellness</p><p> </p><br>

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