Vijnanabhairava is a very ancient book on Yoga. It studiously eschews mechanical
worship, external rites and ceremonies and goes directly to the heart of the
problem of the union of human consciousness with the Divine. There is no
theoretical discussion in the book. It describes 112 types of yoga each of which
is a precious gem delineating the mystic approach to the Divine. for this
purpose, it makes full use of all the aspects of human life--prana, manas,
imagination and intuition. The book has for the first time been translated into
English. The translation of each verse is followed by copious expository notes
which contain not only