The
Secret of Self-Transformation : A Synthesis of Tantra and Yoga/Rohit Mehta. Reprint.
Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 2000, viii, 174 p., $11. ISBN 81-208-0402-3.The
Secret of Self-Transformation : A Synthesis of Tantra and Yoga/Rohit Mehta. Reprint.
Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 2000, viii, 174 p., $11. ISBN 81-208-0402-3.
Contents : Introduction. 1. The search for health. 2. The energy crisis. 3. The nature of time. 4. The third way. 5. The breakdown and the breakthrough. 6. The spiral movement. 7. The field of memory. 8. The habit mechanism. 9. The mind-brain syndrome. 10. The state of integration. 11. The stream of consciousness. 12. The living tradition. 13. The hidden variable. 14. The sources of energy. 15. The turning point. 16. The ending of experience. 17. The union with oneself. 18. The process of self-integration. 19. The ground of innocence. 20. The return of the pilgrim. Select bibliography. Index.
"The central theme of discussion in this monograph revolves round the problem of man’s self-transformation in the midst of an artificial and soulless civilization. According to the author, the solution to the problem lies in a synthesis between ‘the two principal traditions of India’—Yoga and Tantra which he defines as philosophy and practice. In his view, only on a successful synthesis between the two depends the full flowering of the individual, and only ‘a transformed individual can become a nucleus for fundamental social change’.
"The Secret of Self-Transformation is at once an indictment of all sorts of monstrosities that go under the banner of modern science and a call for revolutionary change within man himself. The call also goes out for restructuring the world in such a way that man does not become a creature of technology but rises up as a master of his true self.
"The discussion takes place within a compass of twenty chapters. The richness of ideas, presented in a lucid and convincing style, attracts readers of all shades."