Gems of Cognition One Hundred and Eight Excerpts and Paraphrases from the Book Cognizantability

Subramuniya, Sri

Published by Christian Yoga Publications, San Francisco, CA, 1958

This is a small format paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked number 90 on the top corner of the title page." Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (born Robert Hansen; January 5, 1927 November 12, 2001) was an American Hindu religious leader known as Gurudeva by his followers. Subramuniyaswami was born in Oakland, California and adopted Hinduism as a young man. He was the 162nd head of the self claimed Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara and Guru at Kauai's Hindu Monastery which is a 382-acre (155 ha) temple-monastery complex on Hawaii's Garden Island. In 1947, at the age of 20, he journeyed to India and Sri Lanka and in 1949, was initiated into sannyasa by the renowned siddha yogi and worshiper of Lord Shiva, Jnanaguru Yogaswami of Jaffna, Sri Lanka who was regarded as one of the 20th century's remarkable mystics. In the 1970s he established a Hindu monastery in Kauai, Hawaii and founded the magazine Hinduism Today. In 1985, he created the festival of Pancha Ganapati as a Hindu alternative to December holidays like Christmas. He was one of Shaivism's Gurus, the founder and leader of the Saiva Siddhanta Church. " (from Wikipedia). Seller Inventory # A49056

Bibliographic Details

Title: Gems of Cognition One Hundred and Eight ...
Publisher: Christian Yoga Publications, San Francisco, CA
Publication Date: 1958
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good+
Edition: Early printing.