Self Inquiry - Dawn of the Witnesss
and the End of Suffering, by Yogani
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AYP Publishing (Dec 2007) -- With Deep Meditation and the rise of inner silence, we find increased ability to observe our thoughts and feelings as objects. Learn useful methods resulting in freedom amidst the ups and downs of life.
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"Self-Inquiry - Dawn of the Witness and the End of Suffering" provides practical methods for making use of abiding inner silence (the Witness) cultivated in Deep Meditation, resulting in increased inner stability and happiness amidst the ups and downs of life.

The practice of Self-Inquiry also aids us in realizing the ultimate truth of existence - the Oneness that we are and the Unity of all that exists. With the dawn of the Witness, we develop an increasing ability to observe our thoughts as objects. As our sense of self shifts from our thoughts to the silent Witness within, the grip of suffering is ended.

Yogani is the author of two landmark books on the world's most effective spiritual practices: "Advanced Yoga Practices - Easy Lessons for Ecstatic Living," a comprehensive user-friendly textbook, and "The Secrets of Wilder," a powerful spiritual novel.

The "AYP Enlightenment Series" makes these profound practices available for the first time in a series of concise instruction books. "Self-Inquiry" is the seventh book in the series, preceded by "Diet, Shatkarmas and Amaroli," "Samyama," "Asanas, Mudras and Bandhas," "Tantra," "Spinal Breathing Pranayama," and "Deep Meditation."

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Chap 1 - ON THE TRAIL OF TRUTH
            - Self-Inquiry - The Yoga of Knowledge
            - Roles of Philosophy and Experience
            - The Importance of Practice

Chap 2 - AN APPROACH TO SELF-INQUIRY
            - Deep Meditation and the Inner Witness
            - Self-Inquiry - From Inspiration to Realization
            - Relational and Non-Relational Self-Inquiry
            - Five Stages of Mind
                 - Pre-Witnessing
                 - Witnessing
                 - Discrimination
                 - Dispassion
                 - Outpouring Divine Love and Unity
            - Honoring Our Nature and Where We Are

Chap 3 - SELF-INQUIRY IN DAILY LIFE
            - Teachers - Pros and Cons
            - Practical Applications of Self-Inquiry
                 - Self-Inquiry for Every Day Experiences
                 - Self-Inquiry for Ultimate Truth
            - Pitfalls of the Mind
                 - Infatuation or Fear about Experiences
                 - Over-Analyzing and Over-Philosophizing
                 - Overdoing Self-Inquiry or Yoga Practices
                 - The Illusion of Attainment or Having Arrived
                 - Denying Practices
                 - The Non-Duality Trap - Denying the World
            - Self-Inquiry and the Limbs of Yoga
                 - Devotion and Self-Inquiry
                 - Meditation, Samyama and Self-Inquiry
                 - Kundalini and Self-Inquiry
                 - Yama, Niyama and Self-Inquiry

Chap 4 - THE END OF SUFFERING
            - Who Suffers?
            - Transcending Duality Through Divine Love
            - A Confirmation of Unity

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