A review by schinko94
Shiva Samhita: The Teachings of Shiva by Bahadur Shrisha Chandra Vasu

5.0

This is the quintessential and, in my opinion, most important text on Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga. It provides the fundamentals of yoga practice from the mouth of Shiva himself, and is a great resource for anyone looking to immerse themselves in a South Asian classical text. At the risk of making comparisons between Shaivist and Vaishnavist theologies, this text is more encyclopedic than the Bhagavad Gita, but in the same vain, cuts out extensive "story telling" narrative to get to the good parts. I regularly incorporate many of the tenets in this book into my regular life, and I feel much more balanced because of it. जै जै महयोगी भगवान की!