The book titled 'YOGA SAMHITA\ now coming out of thePress in its Second Edition, is a combined volume of two booksfrom the pen of His Holiness Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj,whose contents were similar in nature, as essays and messageson a variety of themes. This publication may well go as acompanion to the other great volume 'BLISS DIVINE', containingsimilar presentations on a vast area of subjects in Philosophy,Religion and Spiritual Sadhana.The contents of the 'YOGA SAMHITA' form the author'swritings on different occasions, and, therefore, touch upon multifariousaspects of philosophic thought and Yoga practice. Thewhole collection of themes may look like a veritable dictionaryof Yoga philosophy and psychology, though the items are notactually arranged in an alphabetical order. The book will thusbe a good introduction, furnishing general information to thereader on the basic principles of spiritual life.