Sahaja Yoga Book Project:About
INTRODUCTION
The International Book Project is one of the most ambitious and farreaching Sahaja publishing projects to date.
Topical extracts from Shri Mataji's words, taken from hundreds of lectures, letters and interviews over the past 30 years, are to be assembled into a series of books and offered for sale to the general public through established publishing companies in various countries.
Each book will present Shri Mataji's views and insights on specified subjects, often going beyond the level of content normally found in the introductory public program lectures.
It must be remembered that while we as Sahaja Yogis may put these books together, ultimately Shri Mataji will be seen as the Author, and errors that we make could reflect adversely on Her or mislead readers. We on this project take full responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of every transcript. We will therefore check and double-check all existing transcripts, regardless of source, against the actual audiotapes.
THE TEN BOOKS
This project will proceed in three basic phases:
TRANSCRIPTION -- the assembly of an extensive electronic library of verified transcriptions of Shri Mataji's talks
COMPILATION -- the selection, compilation and editing of material from this library, possibly linked with commentary, to create the ten proposed books.
PUBLICATION -- the preparation for, and subsequent publication and promotion of the books as they become ready. This includes copyediting, jacket design, writing jacket and marketing copy, typesetting of text, working with the printer, selling translation rights, etc.
The current plan is to produce at least ten volumes of assembled extracts from Shri Mataji's works, averaging around 100 pages, and each with its own particular theme. The working titles of the proposed books are:
An Introduction to Sahaja Yoga (Containing a selection of talks that provide an overview of H.H. Shri Mataji's spiritual message.)
The Keeper at the Gate (Innocence, spontaneity and wisdom, Shri Ganesha and Lord Jesus Christ)
How to be your own Guru (Adiguru Datatreya, the path to spiritual mastery, teachings of the ancient masters)
The Cool Fire (Kundalini and Self-realization)
The Inner World (The Subtle System and Chakras)
The Praxis of Transformation (Clearing Techniques, Balance, How to Meditate, How to Introspect)
The Enlightened Mind (The Buddha, Buddhism and Hamsa)
The Pantheon of Light (The Deities Shri Rama, Shri Krishna, Christ, the Goddess, Shri Hanuman, Shri Bhairava etc.)
Fortune and Misfortune of Religions (Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism)
A Day Book (Random quotes from Shri Mataji's Talks)
