Infinite Grace
This book describes the quest of Yoga by Swami Kripalvanandji. If I were to describe the book in one word, it would be - Impressive!  The book tells you about the magical experiences of Swami Kripalvanandji (referred to in this book as Bapuji) and Lord Lakulish (referred to as Dadaji). There is a vivid description of what Kripalvanandji went through as he visits many places with Lord Lakulish: Bombay, Vrindavan, Mathura, etc. His plight as a young yoga student is very evident. As a 19-year-old going through various conditions, it must have been torturous! The book describes the emotions of the young Swami Kripalvanandji and how close he was to his guru, how the guru recognizes him as a future top rated Yogi and guides him through his conquest. The author describes how long it took Swami Kripalvanandji to get to an advanced yogi state. The author does say that it takes many lifetimes' work to be in a state of a higher yoga.  The book also talks about various states of Yoga as his disciple Swami Rajarshi Muni goes through it. That gives a perspective to an uninitiated one about the path of Hath Yoga. The book also describes what the Divine Body is and how it is formed, although not in as much detail as the book Divine body through Yoga(Same author). The book is well written, especially considering that it was originally written in an Indian language and then translated to English. It is an easy read until you reach towards the end where there are letters exchanged between the guru and disciple (the author). Apart from that, it is very hard to put the book down!  If you are looking for what Yoga is and how to do it, this is not the book. For that look for the excellent book, Classical Hath Yoga, a book well organized with tremendous wealth of information in it. As an aside, I visited the temple of Lord Lakulish at Kayavarohan when visiting India in December 2007 and it did allow me to visualize what the author describes about the temple construction. Both the temple and the idol are impressive. The Yoga Institute is located on the same grounds and does have favorable timings for Yoga. --G Man Yogi, Amazon.Com, October 20, 2008