Selected Writings
Swami Kripalvananda (Swami Kripalu)
Click the links below to read a selection of Bapuji’s writings.
To learn more about his life and teachings, explore his biography, inspirational quotes, and photographs.
Please note that longer writings are best viewed on a laptop/desktop or tablet.
Please note that longer writings are best viewed on a laptop/desktop or tablet.
Miscellaneous Writings
Bapuji’s Farewell Speech
My Gurudeva, I Bow to Thee…
Lord Shiva is a Master Performer
Personal Reflections
Swami Vinit Muni (Sannyasi)
Urmila “Mataji” Desai (Devotee)
Jitesh Parikh (Devotee)
Yoga Sadhana
Sanatana Dharma
The Bhagavad Gita: A Scripture for Total Liberation
Eternal Yoga
Life and Struggle
Importance of Spiritual Disciplines
Stages of Sahaja (Kundalini) Yoga
Kriya of Chitta and Prana
My First Shakipat Experience
Delusions in Sadhana
Dancing in Sadhana
Yoga Sadhana Questions & Answers – Summit Station
Yoga Sadhana Questions & Answers – Kayavarohan
Yoga Sadhana Questions & Answers – Letter to John White
Ma Om Shanti – Why aren’t there more female yogis?
Margadarshan Guru’s Guidance to a Disciple
Message to Renunciants
Yogacharya Kripalvananda’s “Principles of Yoga”
Prerana Piyush
Miscellaneous Writings
Bapuji’s Farewell Speech
My Gurudeva, I Bow to Thee…
Lord Shiva is a Master Performer
Personal Reflections
Yoga Sadhana
Sanatana Dharma
The Bhagavad Gita: A Scripture for Total Liberation
Eternal Yoga
Life and Struggle
Importance of Spiritual Disciplines
Stages of Sahaja (Kundalini) Yoga
Kriya of Chitta and Prana
My First Shakipat Experience
Delusions in Sadhana
Dancing in Sadhana
Yoga Sadhana Questions & Answers –
Summit Station
Yoga Sadhana Questions & Answers – Kayavarohan
Yoga Sadhana Questions & Answers –
Letter to John White
Ma Om Shanti –
Why aren’t there more female yogis?
Margadarshan Guru’s Guidance to a Disciple
Message to Renunciants
Yogacharya Kripalvananda’s
“Principles of Yoga”
Prerana Piyush
Yama and niyama (restraints and observances) are aids to purification. They help to make the sadhana simpler. If they are neglected, many hurdles crop up during sadhana and it takes a very long time to up-root these evils.
To save time and energy, it is necessary that one must resort to yama and niyama
—Swami Kripalvananda
