Foreword
The Holy Science
कैवल्यदर्शनम्
by Jnanavatar Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1894).
In this book, Swami Yukteswar helps us see the unity among different religions and that all truths are but one truth. This is a must read for all those interested in Yoga.
Due to its original publication date in 1894, which places it outside of the copyright period for most works,
The Holy Scienceis in the public domain.
Foreword
Prophets of all lands and ages have succeeded in their God–quest. Entering a state of true illumination, nirbikalpa samadhi, these saints have realized the Supreme Reality behind all names and forms. Their wisdom and spiritual counsel have become the scriptures of the world. These, although outwardly differing by reason of the variegated cloaks of words, are all expressions — some open and clear, others hidden or symbolic — of the same basic truths of Spirit.
My gurudeva, Jnanavatar* Swami Sri Yukteswar (1855–1936) of Serampore, was eminently fitted to discern the underlying unity between the scriptures of Christianity and of Sanatan Dharma. Placing the holy texts on the spotless table of his mind, he was able to dissect them with the scalpel of intuitive reasoning, and to separate interpolations and wrong interpretations of scholars from the truths as originally given by the prophets.
* Jnanavatar means
Incarnation of Wisdom; from Sanskrit jnana,wisdom, and avatara,divine incarnation.
It is owing to Jnanavatar Swami Sri Yukteswar's unerring spiritual insight that it now becomes possible, through this book, to establish a fundamental harmony between the difficult biblical book, Revelation, and the Sankhya philosophy of India.
As my gurudeva has explained in his introduction, these pages were written by him in obedience to a request made by Babaji, the holy gurudeva of Lahiri Mahasaya, who in turn was the gurudeva of Sri Yukteswar. I have written about the Christlike lives of these three great masters in my book, Auto–biography of a Yogt.
The Sanskrit sutras set forth in The Holy Science will shed much light on the Bhagavad Gita as well as on other great scriptures of India.
— Paramahansa Yogananda
249 Dwapara (A.D. 1949)
Chapters
| Holy Science: ForewordProphets nirbikalpa samadhi revelations Jnanavatar Babaji Lahiri Mahasaya Bhagavad Gita samkhya sankhya foreword |
| Holy Science: Prefacepreface tibetan yoga |
| Holy Science: Introductionintroduction giri yuga diagram Babaji mountain Prayaga Tirtha Ganges Yamuna Saraswati Kumbha Mela Tirtha Vishnunabhi sadhus Atmajnanam self knowledge veda gospel yuga Dwapara Yuga Brahma dharma Autumnal Equinox Aries Virgo pisces Vernal Equinox Piscean Age Aquarius leo Libra Daiva Yugas Electric Couple Kali Yuga Treta Yuga Satya Yuga Manu rishi Krita Yuga sandhis Yugasandhis Sukshmabhuta panchatanmatra electricity Sir Isaac Newton Gilbert Kepler Pranava aum Kulluka Bhatta Raja Parikshit Maharaja Yudhisthira Himalaya datva daiva Revati magnetism auras five sensory nerves Raja Vikramaditya Samvat |
| Holy Science: Chapter 1 The Gospelsutras god Swami Parambrahma Maya satchitananda Prakriti Shakti Vasana Bhoga Omniscient Consciousness Chetana Bhokta Genesis Omnipotent kala desa anu Atom Word Time Space patra Revelation john Amen god Kutastha Chaitanya holy ghost Purushottama Premabijam Chit Abhasa Chaitanya Purusha Buddhi Ahamkara Manas Chitta Kshiti Tejas Marut Vyoma Akasha Sthulasarira Swargas Satyaloka Anama Tapoloka Maharloka Alakshya Dasamadwara Mahasunya Bhuvarloka Bhuloka sapta Patalas Bhuvanas koshas Bhakti Sushumnadwara Parokshajnana Radha Trikuti Kaivalya Christ Consciousness Abhasa Chaitanya Sannyasi |
| Holy Science: Chapter 2 The Goalsutras maya evil Purusha jiva liberation soul Avidya ignorance Abhinivesa tenacity Asmita ego Raga attachment Dwesha aversion Artha suffering Paramartha the ultimate goal Existence consciousness and bliss sat chitananda satguru sat-guru |
| Holy Science: Chapter 3 The Proceduresutras maya Yajna sacrifice penance Tapas deep study Swadhyaya meditation aum Brahmanidhana Swadhyaya Pranava Brahman spirit salvation sravana manana Virya Sraddha Samadhi Smriti love concentration Pranava Sabda satchitananda sat-guru moral courage true conception Yama morality Niyama religious rules Niyama sexual desire natural living teeth organs food chikdren disease diet omnivore carnivoe herbivore fruitarian Asat Asana pranayama Pratyahara withdrawal of senses Viratwam Mahattwam Garhasthyasrama nerves Samyama john the baptist Bhuvarloka Devata Avidya sudra Kshatriya Radha Sushumnadwara Lokas Swargas Janaloka Tapoloka Satyaloka Dasamadwara Dwapara Yuga Dvija Vipra Chitta Treta Yuga Maharloka Brahmana Kaivalya |
| Holy Science: Chapter 4 The Revelationsutras maya mantras Pranava aum Chitta sadhana Pravartaka sat-guru Pravritti Pravartaka Yama Niyama Sadhaka Siddha Sabda Patala Lokas rishis Bhakti Yoga Surat Sabda Yoga Bhuloka Bhuvarloka ajna chakra sahasrara vishuddha anahata seven centres seven churches seven chakras swadhishthana manipura Surat Sabda Yoga Swarloka Swargas manus Maharloka Avidya manava Maharloka Brahmarandhra Dasamadwara aiswaryas Anima Mahima Laghima Garima Prapti Vasitwa Prakamya mahat laghu apti guru vasa kama Isa aiswaryas Kaivalya discipline |
| Holy Science: Conclusionconclusion lotus love |
| Holy Science: About The Authorabout rishi Serampore calculatta Jnanavatar death yogananda self realization fellowship discipline |
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