117 Chapter VIII IMPROVING THE FIRST KRIYA 125 Vertical routines 128 Notes 137 Chapter IX HIGHER KRIYAS IN THEIR BASIC FORM 147 A note about the Thokar 151 A note about the technique of raising the Chakras 153 Chapter X SETTING DEFINITE GOALS 161 Omkar tuning 164 Mastering the breathless state 168 Chapter XI FURTHER HIGHER KRIYAS 173 Kriyas of the calm breath 188 Notes 193 193 195 201
Chapter XII FINAL GOALS Reaching the first stages of Samadhi Getting closer to the perfection of Pranayama Mahasamadhi
THIRD PART: THE REAL THING TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT KRIYA 203 CHAPTER XIII TO GET STARTED 206 Different initial motivations 210 Meaning of these last chapters 212 CHAPTER XIV WRONG ATTITUDES 225 CHAPTER XV DEPENDENCES 236 237 239 245
CHAPTER XVI A CLEAN PATH The continuous Prayer Perfecting the practice of Prayer Final considerations
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