Selected Writings
Swami Kripalvananda (Swami Kripalu)
Click the links below to read a selection of Bapuji’s writings.
Please note that longer writings are best viewed on a laptop/desktop or tablet. Writings viewed on mobile devices are best viewed in “Horizontal Scrolling” mode. Tap the “>>” icon on the far right of the document reader and scroll down until you see “Horizontal Scrolling.” Tap the line, and you can scroll the pages by swiping your finger from right to left to advance the pages.
Miscellaneous Writings
Bapuji’s Farewell Speech
My Gurudeva, I Bow to Thee…
Lord Shiva is a Master Performer
Yoga Sadhana
The Bhagavad Gita: A Scripture for Total Liberation
Stages of Sahaja (Kundalini) Yoga
Kriya of Chitta and Prana
My First Shakipat Experience
Ma Om Shanti – Why aren’t there more female yogis?
Yoga Sadhana Questions & Answers – Summit Station
Yoga Sadhana Questions & Answers – Kayavarohan
Yoga Sadhana Questions & Answers – Letter to John White
Dancing in Sadhana
Delusions in Sadhana
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
