It is not commonly known that Lahiri Mahasaya wrote twenty six diaries consisting of his commentaries on the twenty six classical Indian scriptures, all with respect to Kriya Yoga. He gave these diaries to his chief disciple Panchanon Bhattacharya to publish. Hence, in 1888 these remarkable commentaries were published in Bengali, Lahiri Mahasaya's native language. Later, these diaries were kept by Lahiri Mahasaya's grandson, Sri Satya Charan Lahiri.
In 1983 Swami Satyeswarananda Giri published Lahiri Mahasaya's diaries
in English for the first time, and reorganized them into four logical
volumes. We offer all four volumes separately, or as a complete set (with free worldwide shipping.)
These commentaries constitute a vast and priceless collection of work.
In
Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda said,
"The master [Lahiri Mahasaya] now permitted his disciple, Panchanon Bhattacharya, to open an "Arya Mission Institute" in Calcutta. Here the saintly disciple spread the message of Kriya Yoga and prepared for the public benefit certain yogic herbal medicines" The Arya Mission Institute undertook the publication of many of the guru's scriptural commentaries. Like Jesus and other great prophets, Lahiri Mahasaya himself wrote no books, but his penetrating interpretations were recorded and arranged by various disciples. Some of these voluntary amanuenses were more discerning than others in correctly conveying the profound insight of the guru; yet, on the whole, their efforts were successful. Through their zeal, the world possesses unparalleled commentaries by Lahiri Mahasaya on twenty six ancient scriptures.
Just as Babaji is among the greatest of avatars, a Mahavatar, and as Sri Yukteswar may justly be called a Jnanavatar or Incarnation of Wisdom, so Lahiri Mahasaya was a Yogavatar or Incarnation of Yoga. By the standards of both qualitative and quantitative good, he elevated the spiritual level of society. In his power to raise his close disciples to Christlike stature and in his wide dissemination of truth among the masses, Lahiri Mahasaya ranks among the saviors of mankind.
His uniqueness as a prophet lies in his practical stress on a definite method, Kriya, opening for the first time the doors of yoga freedom to all men. Apart from the miracles of his own life, surely the Yogavatar reached the zenith of all wonders in reducing the ancient complexities of yoga to an effective simplicity not beyond the ordinary grasp"Lahiri Mahasaya brought to light, clear of allegories, the science of religion that had been cleverly put out of sight in a riddle of scriptural imagery. No longer an unintelligible jugglery of words, the formulas of Vedic worship have been proved by the master to be full of scientific significance".
These hard to find volumes are:
Volume 1 - Gitas and Sanghitas
1. The Bhagavad Gita
2. The Guru Gita
3. The Omkar Gita
4. The Abadhuta Gita
5. The Kabir Gita
6. The Manu Sanghita
7. The Astabakra Gita
8. The Charak Sanghita
Volume 2 - The Chandi and other Scriptures
1. The Chandi
2. The Yantrasar
3. The Tantrasar
4. The Linga Puran
5. Ancient Yogi Panini on Education
6. The Kabir Doha
7. The Japaji (first book) by Guru Nanak
Volume 3 - The Upanishads
1. Tejabindu Upanisad
2. Dhyanabindu Upanisad
3. Amritabindu Upanisad
4. Niralamba Upanishad
5. Taitariya Upanisad
Volume 4 - The Six Systems: Sara Darsan
1. Sankhya Sutras of Siddha Kapil
2. Yoga Sutras of Yogi Patanjali
3. Nyaya Sutras of Sage Gautama
4. Vaisesika Sutras of Sage Kanada
5. Mimangsa Darsan of Sage Jaimini
6. Vedanta Darsan of Sage Badarayan
Note: These books are
produced in India. The print quality is very good, however the overall
quality of the book is not comparable for example to most books
published in the United States. However, they have about them a superior quality
born of spirit!
About the author:
Swami Satyeswarananda Giri was educated as a resident student for eight years in the hermitage school. He learned Kriya from Swami Satyananda with whom he was closely associated for twenty years. He graduated from the University of Calcutta with a B.A. Philosophy Honors, received an M.A. in philosophy specializing in Vedanta philosophy, concurrently received a LL. B. (law) degree, and also worked for Ph.D. program. He was a professor of law and an advocate (attorney). He later entered into the order of Swami with the blessings of Jagatguru Sankaracharya Swami Krishna Tirtha Bharati of Puri Gobardhan Math and Bidyananda presided over the ceremony. He lived in a small hut for twelve years in Dunagiri Hills.
Volume 2 details:352 pages. Hardcover
$32.50
1 Dedication iii
2 The author's
other Books v
3 Mr. S.K.
Ghosh's Handwritten letter to the author vi
4 Mr. S.K.
Ghosh's Letter vii
5 Historical
Documents of Lahiri Mahasay's Commentaries viii
6 Publisher's
Note xiii
7 List of
Illustrations xviii
8 Babaji's
Instructions for Kriya Initiation xix
9 Lahiri
Mahasay's Instruction for Kriya Initiation xix
10 The
fundamental points of Kriya xx
11 The order of
progression to achieve in eternal realization xxi
1. The Chandi 1-27
[Glories of
the Goddess Durga, the Divine Mother]:
1 Ivocation 1
2 The first
page of the first edition in Bengali script 2
3 The first
page of the first edition 3
4 Note of the
first publisher in Bengali script 4
5 The first
publisher's note 5
6 Allegory in
Bengali script 8
7 Allegorical
form of the personalities involved in Chandi 9
The Chandi:
"The
Chapters"
Chapter 1 15
Chapter 2 19
Chapter 3 20
Chapter 4 21
Chapter 5 21
Chapter 6 23
Chapter 7 23
Chapter 8 23
Chapter 9 23
Chapter 10 24
Chapter 11 24
Chapter 12 26
Chapter 13 26
2. The
Yantrasar 28-40
[The mystic
powers in the Mantras]:
The gods,
goddesses, actions and their respective Mantras 29
3. The
Tantrasar 41-62
[The Mystic
(kundalini) in Tantra is the life of the Yantra].
The first
Publisher's note in Bengali Script 42
The first
Publisher's note in English 43
The
Tantrasar 44
4. The Linga
Puran 63-99
The first
Publisher's note in Bengali script 62
The first
Publisher's note in English 62
The Linga
Purana 63
5. Ancient Yogi
Panini on Education 100-116
The first
Publisher's note in Bengali script 102
The first
Publisher's note in English 103
Yogi Panini
on Education 104
Notes on
The Sanskrit Alphabet 115
6. Kabir Doha
(Couplets) 117-276
The first
page of the first edition in Bengali script 118
The first
page of the first edition in English 119
The first
Publisher's note in Bengali script 120
Introduction
by the first Publisher 121
The Kabir
Doha:
Om Sakshi (Perception) 123
Om Examining the Guru 130
Om description of sad Guru 134
Remembrance,
or Practice 144
Description
of intelligence 171
Description
of advice 172
Description
of devotion 179
Description
of love 184
Description
of separation from the beloved of 190
Sakshi or
witness 207
Perception 214
Subject of
restlessness 221
The witness
(Signs of the realized sage) 229
Attaining
essence (Tattva) by transcending witnessed Inner visions 230
The path of
pain 233
The Lokas:
The spheres of manifestation 235
The object
of Pativrata (the devout wife) 238
Subject of
consciousness 248
7. The Japaji
of Guru Nanak 277-300
[The first
book of Guru Nanak]:
The first
Publisher's note in Bengali script 278
The first
Publisher's note in English 278
The Japaji: 279
The
conclusion 313-318
About the
Author 319-330
