Books on Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi Maharaj have a continuity dating back to when Shri Swamiji completed his twelve-year tapas. They include a Telugu and English booklet entitled A Brief Sketch of Sri Siva Balayogiji published in 1962, and a small English book, Sri Shivabalayogi, published in Bangalore in 1968,
Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi Maharaj Life & Spiritual Ministration originally published in 1981 (Bangalore) and republished in 1989 (Bangalore) and 2008 (Dehradun), as well as
Darshan (1991),
Tapas
Shakti (1992),
The Living Yogi (1995),
Divine
Play, the Silent Teaching of Shiva Bala Yogi (2004), and
Swamiji’s Treasure, Enlightenment &
Experiences of Shivabalayogi (2007).
A Brief Sketch of Sri Siva Balayogiji
Telugu and English language
A Brief Sketch of Sri Siva Balayogiji
originally published in 1962.
A Telugu and English booklet entitled A Brief Sketch of Sri Siva Balayogiji was published by the Adivarapupeta ashram committee for Shri Swamiji’s birthday on January 24, 1962.
The complete English text and many photographs from the booklet are reproduced HERE.
The Adivarapupeta booklet was translated and additional material added by Prof. S. K. Ramachandra Rao in a small book, probably with Sri Sivabalayogi in its title, published in Bangalore in 1968.
The complete book, Sri Shivabalayogi (1968) can be read ONLINE and a printer-friendly TEXT VERSION can be downloaded.
Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi Maharaj Life & Spiritual Ministration
Collected and written by Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh (ret.), Spiritual Ministration was originally published by the Bangalore Trust on the occasion of Shri Swamiji’s 46th birthday on January 24, 1981.
This was the book that Shri Swamiji brought with him on his first visit to the United States in 1988, and it was reprinted for his 1989-1991 tours in the West.
At Shri Swamiji’s request, Spiritual Ministration was combined with Darshan and additional material, then published by the Bangalore Trust in 1992 as Tapas Shakti.
Read more about Spiritual Ministration and read or download the entire book, Spiritual Ministration.
The Practice of Dhyana Spiritual Ministration included an appendix with a detailed description of the practice of dhyana meditation. The article was based upon Gen. Hanut’s conversations with Shri Swamiji, his personal and extensive experience in meditation, and his own study of the Indian traditions of meditation. Read the complete article, The Practice of Dhyana.
Bhava Leela (the Play of Trance) Spiritual Ministration also included a chapter on bhava samadhi (spiritual trance) with is reproduced in it entirety with additional illustrations and examples at the Bhava Leela page.
The Yoga Vasishta Spiritual Ministration also included a summary of the Yoga Vasishta, which Shivabalayogi described as the only ancient scripture that properly preserves the teachings of a yogi. The original work, about 32,000 verses, is so large that it usually published in several volumes. Read the summary of The Yoga Vasishta.
Darshan
Darshan is a collection of notes and transcripts of
conversations with Shivabalayogi in Seattle and Portland from 1988 to 1990. The
material was collected and edited by Tom Palotas and sent to Shri Swamiji in
Bangalore who had the manuscript published in India by the Bangalore Trust for
Swamiji’s birthday in 1991. He brought copies with him to the West that year.
At Shri Swamiji's request, the material in Darshan was combined with General Hanut’s biography (Spiritual Ministrations) and, together with devotees' experiences (mostly from the United States) and additional question-and-answer material collected in 1991, it was published in India by the Bangalore Trust for Swamiji’s 57th birthday in 1992 as Tapas Shakti.
The Living Yogi
The Living Yogi is an account of Shri Swamiji's mission in
the world, the events leading up to his mahasamadhi, and his continued presence
in the world today. Written by Tom Palotas, who was with Swamiji during the two
months before his mahasamadhi, the book was published by the Bangalore Trust in
India in 1995. The Living Yogi is out of print. For a more complete account of Shri Swamiji’s mission and his mahasamadhi, please refer to
Divine Play, the
Silent Teaching of Shiva Bala Yogi and to
Swamiji’s Treasure, God Realization &
Experiences of Shivabalayogi.
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source transcripts of conversations from which books on Shivabalayogi are drawn.