xxviii, 339 pages : 22 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-305) and index The path of the Siddhas. The importance of god-realization. The necessity of meditation for happiness in the world -- Spirituality in worldly life -- The greatness of the guru -- Chiti Kundalini: the divine mother -- Sadhana -- The importance of a siddha's abode -- Meditation on the guru -- The mind -- My method of meditation -- My meditation experiences. Initiation -- My confused state of mind -- The red light -- Tandraloka -- The dissolution of desire -- Spontaneous yogic movements -- The white light -- Krishneshwari: the black light -- Snakebite -- Vision of hell and the god of death -- The piercing of the optical chakras -- Visit to Indraloka -- Vision of my own form -- The blue pearl -- The world of omniscience -- Visit to the world of the siddhas -- A golden lotus falls on my head -- The world of ancestors -- The world of sounds -- The vision of the blue person -- Fear of death -- The eternal blue of consciousness -- The dawn of knowledge -- Final realization -- The play of consciousness -- Teachings of the siddhas. The command of the siddhas -- The siddha student's awareness in the world -- Pretense of meditation -- The secret of renunciation -- The path of love -- Pleasing the guru -- Natural samadhi -- Benediction