Resources
The following people and organizations have shared their love for Bapuji
and his guidance for the benefit of all mankind.
Websites
Click the links below to visit other websites devoted to the life, philosophy, and practices of Swami Kripalvananda.
Books
Written works of and by Swami Kripalvananda
The books listed below can be purchased on Amazon by clicking on their titles. Please note, this website, swamikripalvananda.org, does not sell books.
Asana and Mudra – By Swami Kripalvananda (English edition)
Edited by Sati Mona Sosna – Publisher, Red Elixir, 2018
Infinite Grace: The Story of My Spiritual Lineage
Swami Rajarshi Muni, LIFE Mission Publications, 2002
Dharma then Moksha: The Untold Story of Swami Kripalu
Compiled, Edited and Narrated by Richard Faulds, 2019
Swimming with Krishna: Teaching Stories from the Kripalu Yoga
Tradition – Edited and Commentary by Richard Faulds, 2006
Sayings of Swami Kripalu: Inspiring Quotes from a Contemporary Yoga Master
Compiled and Edited by Richard and Danna Faulds, 2004
Pilgrim of Love: The Life and Teachings of Swami Kripalu
Compiled and Edited by Atma Jo Ann Levitt, Monkfish Publications, 2004
A Sunrise of Joy: The Lost Darshans of Swami Kripalu
Compiled and Edited by John Mundahl – Publisher, Red Elixir, 2012
The Swami Kripalu Reader: Selected Works from a Yoga Master
By John Mundahl, 2014
From the Heart of the Lotus: The Teaching Stories of Swami Kripalu
Compiled and Edited by John Mundahl, 2008
The Journey Home: Daily Devotions with Swami Kripalu
By John Mundahl, 2016
Letters: Personal Correspondence from HH Swami Shri Kripalvanandji to Yogi Amrit Desai 1966 – 1973
Published by Yoga Network International, Inc. 2017
Publications
Pieces written by Swami Kripalvananda
E.K. Bindu
Poetry – 1932
Premdhara
Devotional Chants – 1945
Gitanjali
Poetic rendition of Bhagavad Gita into Gujarati – 1950
Commentary on the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
First commentary on this ancient scripture in eight hundred years – 1952
Asana and Mudra
(Picture book) – First Gujarati edition – 1952
Asana and Mudra
(Complete 900 page book) – First Gujarati edition – 1967
Guru Prasadi (The Gift of the Guru)
– 1964
Shri Guru Vachanamrita
(Parts 1 & 2 – The Sadhak’s Companion) – 1968
Gopi Bhav
Commentary on Gopi’s Bhajans – 1969
Raga Jyoti – Two Volumes
Classical Indian Sangeet music. Major scholarly work earned him the title of “Sangeetacharya” – 1969
Gita Gunjan
Revised version of Gitanjali – 1970
In Praise of the Cowherd Guru
– 1972
Brahmacharya Bavani
– 1974
Guru Govind Pujan
– 1974
Dhyana Vignan
– 1974, Published as Science of Meditation – 1977
The Stages of Kundalini Yoga
– 1975
Kripalupanishad
– 1976
Idol Worship
– 1978
The Illusion of Conjugal Sadhana
– 1978
Yoga and Celibacy
– 1978
Prerana Piyush
– 1981
Premyatra: Pilgrimage of Love, Book I
– 1982
Premyatra: Pilgrimage of Love, Book II
– 1983
Premyatra: Pilgrimage of Love, Book III
– 1984
The Passion of Christ
– 1983
Articles & Manuscripts
A partial list.
Kripalu – Vaksudha
Nine volumes. A quarterly journal beginning in 1972, each about 200 pages, containing collected discourses.
Urja
A quarterly journal published in Kayavarohan. A lead article by Swami Kripalvananda is in each issue.
Kalyan Vishnu Anka.
Forty-one monthly articles titled “Sangeet” from April 1961 to August 1965. Three part article “Khechari Mudra“ within the spiritual journals.
An Introduction to Kripalu Yoga
– 1979
Commentary on Patanjali Yoga Sutra
Commentary on Narada Bhakti Sutra
Commentary on Vedanta Sutra of Vyasa
Light from Guru to Disciple
by Swami Rajarshi Muni – 1974
Swami Kripalvananda’s personal stories shared with Swami Rajarshi Muni. “Dedicated to my Divine Guru, Bapuji, on his sixtieth birthday, and on the glorious occasion of the opening on the Bhagwan Brahmeshwar Temple.”
Vandana
– 1973, Commemorative volume of his life published for his 60th birthday celebration, Kayavarohan May 4, 1974.
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The path of yoga is so completely full of innumerable difficulties that the sadhaka who cannot fight against those difficulties with enthusiasm, faith, patience and courage will never tread the yogic path.
—Swami Kripalvananda
Social Media
Facebook Groups and a YouTube channel of interest.