Meditation revolution : a history and theology of the Siddha Yoga lineage / Douglas Renfrew Brooks [and others].

New Delhi : Muktabodha Indological Research Institute ; Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass, 2000, ©1997.

leaves, 711 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

1st Indian ed.

Introduction : the experience of perfected yogis / Douglas Renfrew Brooks -- To see the world full of saints : the history of Siddha Yoga as a contemporary movement: Without talking, he gave instructions : Bhagawan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri ; 'He has become Śiva' : Swami Muktananda and the gift of shaktipat ; When you stand next to a fire, you get warm : Swami Muktananda's tours ; Everything happens through his grace : the passage of power ; Let every action be an offering : the mission of Gurumayi Chidvilasananda / Swami Durgananda -- The Siddha : paradoxical exemplar of Indian spirituality / Paul E. Muller-Ortega -- The guru-disciple relationship : the context for transformation / William K. Mahony -- The canons of Siddha Yoga : the body of scripture and the form of the guru / Douglas Renfrew Brooks -- The self : a Vedāntic foundation for the revelation of the absolute / William K. Mahony -- Shaktipat : the initiatory descent of power / Paul E. Muller-Ortega -- Kuṇḍalinī : awakening the divinity within / Douglas Renfrew Brooks & Constantina Rhodes Bailly -- Siddha Yoga as Mahāyoga : encompassing all other yogas / S. P. Sabharathnam -- The Ashram : life in the abode of a Siddha / William K. Mahony.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 655-671) and indexes.

Text in English with Hindi and Sanskrit terms throughout the text.