Know ThySelf: A Guide to the Practice of Introspection
New Release
Nayaswami Shivani Lucki completed Know ThySelf this year, and the book is now available in India. In stock and ready to ship.
Know ThySelf asks a simple question: why wait?
Why wait until the end of life to see what it was teaching you?
People who return from near-death experiences often describe a "life review": a vivid replay of every lesson learned and every chance to love, given or missed. Many come back determined to live differently. This book invites you to do that review now, while there is still time to learn, to love, and to change.
"Introspection is a mirror in which to see portions of your mind which otherwise would remain hidden from you."
— Paramhansa Yogananda
This is a practical, step-by-step guide to introspection, the yogic art of looking honestly within. It helps you see the hidden lessons, patterns and divine guidance in your everyday life, and answer the four questions every seeker eventually faces:
- Who am I?
- Why am I here?
- Where am I going?
- How can I best get there?
Fifty years in the making
Every December for the past fifty years, Nayaswami Shivani Lucki has led a life-review retreat for seekers at Ananda. Participants returned year after year and asked for a guide they could use all year round. This book is the answer. It is rooted in the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda, and it has been tested by real people living real lives.
What you will explore
- The Mirror of Introspection: the ego's resistance, the soul's guidance, and the stages of the journey to Self-realization
- Relationships: the "actors on the stage of your life", which ones nourish you, which ones drain you, and what each is teaching you
- Dharma and Work: your talents, priorities and goals, and whether your work is aligned with your life's purpose
- Health: a self-evaluation of body, mind, emotions and inner life
- Habits: tell your "habit allies" from your "habit enemies", and build new habits with willpower
- Crises and Crossroads: turn past trials and present decisions into catalysts for growth
- Intuitive Guidance: learn to ask, and receive, superconscious clarity for the road ahead
- Journal Practice: daily, weekly, monthly and yearly journals that turn your life into a "treasure map"
Not just a book to read: a practice to live
- Introspection Gateway: a simple centering practice, with written and guided audio versions, that brings you into a calm, intuitive state before each exercise
- Companion online worksheets for every exercise, to fill in digitally or print out
- Readers' Insights from fellow seekers throughout the book, to encourage you along the way
- Start anywhere: begin with the area of life that needs your attention most and go at your own pace
This book is for you if…
- You meditate or follow a spiritual path and want to apply it to everyday life
- You are at a crossroads in your work, a relationship, your health or your sense of purpose
- You have tried journaling or self-reflection but never found a method that stuck
- You want to end each year, or each day, with clarity and gratitude instead of regret
Praise for Know ThySelf
"Shivani brings this process into clear and practical focus… Her work makes introspection accessible in a form that is faithful to its roots and relevant to modern life."
— Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri), Padma Bhushan awardee, from the Foreword
"A rare and precious gift: a comprehensive roadmap for the journey into your inner Self… If you are ready to know yourself more deeply, and to live from that deeper knowing, this is the book for you."
— Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi
"You won't find a clearer roadmap or a more comprehensive approach."
— Asha Nayaswami, spiritual teacher and author
"These introspection exercises are absolutely superb: not casual questions to answer superficially, but a complete course in self-discovery."
— Paul, Scotland
"Before I came across this book, I often avoided introspective exercises… Day by day, they have helped me become more present, observant, curious, and above all, deeply grateful for all that life has given me."
— Jyothi, California
About the Author
Nayaswami Shivani Lucki left law school in her twenties to pursue one question: "Who am I?" In 1969 she became an early student of Swami Kriyananda and a founding member of Ananda World Brotherhood Village. In 1985 she moved to Italy to help build Ananda's work in Europe. She co-founded the Yogananda Academy of Europe and its Life Therapy School for Self-Healing, and she wrote the three-volume Healing with Life Force. She has practised and taught introspection for more than half a century.
Begin the greatest adventure of all
Your life is already telling a story. Know ThySelf helps you read it, understand it, and write the next chapter consciously. More than a book, it is a trusted companion for awakening to the greatness of your true Self.
Order your copy today and start your journey of Self-discovery.
Author: Shivani Lucki
Foreword: Dr. David Frawley
Publisher: Ananda Sangha Publications
Format: Printed book
Language: English