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Yoga:  Goal of Meditation - Yoga means union and implies the union of  body, mind and spirit. One who practices Yoga is a Yogi.  There are many different names applied to Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Kriya Yoga, Siddha Yoga and lots more.  All these various schools have the same goal and that is union.  Yoga is the goal of meditation.  When one feels Yoga, one feels together, cohesive and harmonious.  Conversely when one does not feel Yoga one feels not together, non cohesive and inharmonious, which is stressful.  The latter state fills ones life with confusion, insecurity and fear.  Whereas Yoga fills ones life with continuity, security and love.  All Indian Philosophical schools of meditators seek to realize yoga. Yoga is our natural state and it is within us all the time.  Through meditative discipline confusion subsides and yoga emerges.
 

Yoga  The State of Yoga is cloaked in simplicity,  The mind desperately searches in complexity.  Yoga resides in absolute stillness,  Insulated from all mental illness.  Steadfast and sure,  Immune from  the worlds allure.  A Yogi in that state,  Is truly Great.  by Bob Swanson

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Meditate (Suny Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) by Swami Muktananda, ISBN: 0791409783

Yoga Sutra by Patanjali - How to Know God : The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali by Swami Prabhavananda (Translator), Christopher Isherwood (Translator)  Published by Vedanta Press & Bookshop, Publication date: September 1996, ISBN: 0874810108

Play of Consciousness : A Spiritual Autobiography/Chitshakti Vilas by Swami Muktananda, Paul Zweig, Published by Syda Foundation, Publication date: January 1997, ISBN: 0911307338

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda,  Published by Self Realization Fellowship Pub, Publication date: July 1994, ISBN: 0876120826

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There are Many Meditative Paths
Yoga Paths, An Overview Of Different Schools and Traditions A very good listing of meditative disciplines objectively described.  Bare in mind all paths are not for everyone. An individual has to proceed in a way that is natural to their own state of being.  The important thing is not to learn a philosophy or path through study but to discover the natural philosophy that is inside all of us.
 

Natural Philosophy  The natural philosophy is true,  It exists inside of you.  It merges the polarities of two,  The perception of duality is through.  The experience of oneness will renew,  And  knowledge of the self will accrue.  by Bob Swanson

Kashmir Saivism

Shaivistic and Bhakti Roots of Kashmiri Religion
Ancient and Modern Ascetics in Kashmir

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Sikhism 

Shri Guru Granth Sahib In English - The most Sacred Book to The Sikhs.  It is their Living Guru.

Ancient Sacred Text of India

Vedas  Rig Veda - 5700 Years Old, Possibly  the oldest book in the world.  Sama Veda  Yajur Veda  Atharva Veda

Post Veda  Brahmanas  Aranyakas  Upanishads

EPIC POEMS  Mahabharata ( comentary )  Bhagavad Gita  Ramayana

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Glossary of Terms
Sanskrit Dictionary - Sanskrit Links.

Teachers, Poets and Authors 
in India's History
Books written by or about these great Indian teachers I recommend:

Vedic Astrology by Chakrapani  I met Chakrapani in Bombay in 1971.  It was an adventure just finding his flat.  That was just the beginning.  He told me things that I did not know and could only verify when I got back to the U.S.  I was astounded!  He now is in the United States.  He is a dear old friend.  Check out his web Page.

India' Musical Tradition

Bhajans 
Hindi Bhajans - Devotional Songs.
Bhajans - All India Radio.

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languages and scripts of India
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Hindu Jain Sikh Buddhist Temples in USA
Hindu Jain Sikh Buddhist Temples in World

Pioneer Asian Indian Immigration to the Pacific West Coast

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