Preface
In Krpalupanisad, Svami Krpalvananda has given us the basic
knowledge necessary for the practice of yoga. Krpalu means grace.
Upanisad means sitting near. Through this scripture we are able to
receive the grace of Svami Krpalvananda’s profound wisdom, born of
over twenty-five years of intense meditation and thorough study of yogic
scripture. This combination of yogi and scholar makes Svami
Krpalvananda’s work particularly valuable for the seeker of Truth. It is
rare to find a master of the yogic literature who can bring his own depth
of experience to bear upon it, who lives the truths contained in the
scriptures.
A native of Gujarat, India, Svami Krpalvananda has practiced Sahaja
Yoga meditation ten hours each day for the last twenty-eight years, while
also working on humanitarian projects, teaching, and writing. With the
blessings of his guru, Bhagavan Lakulisa, he has rebuilt the ancient
spiritual center of Kayavarohana, located near Baroda in Gujarat. He
now resides in America, where he teaches his disciples and continues
his meditation.
His disciple, Yogesvara Muni, founder of the Sanatana Dharma
Foundation, has supervised the editing and refining of this English
translation of Krpalupanisad. We have tried to make the translation as
literal as possible in order to keep close to Svami Krpalvananda’s subtle
and precise meaning; the English is often somewhat unwieldy as a
result. I ask God’s forgiveness for any errors there may be in this
edition