Bhagavan Das

Mystic Experiences Bhagavan Das

MYSTIC EXPERIENCE Tales of yoga and vedanta from the Yoga Vasishtha BY BHAGAVAN DAS CONTENTS Preface to the 1st and Prefatory Note to the 2nd edition Foreword BookI. Ratnas Vairagya The Dying of Desire The coming of theMaster The questioning and prayer The promise. BookII. The qualifications of those who desire deliverance The history of Shuka The Disciple and the Teacher The pace of progress Exertion and Destiny The Meaning of Destiny The origin of the Science Who may ask and who may answer Attainment of True Knowledge Shama and the other means. BookIII The World Illusion and the real Self The nature of the prshya The story ofthe Spaceborn Recurring questions The story of Lila The story of Lila continued Consciousness The story of Karkati herhunger and austerities The transformations of Karkati and her further Tapas The question of the Rakshasi Theanswer The end of Karkatis story. Index of Proper Names Index Keywords: Bhagavan Das Yoga Vasishtha Lila Destiny Desire Names Index Mystic Experience Proper Names True Knowledge Shama Vedanta Story Index Exertion Deliverance Attainment Disciple Tapas