--- product_id: 76018178 title: "HarperCollins Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga" price: "KD 2.60" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/76018178-harpercollins-adiyogi-the-source-of-yoga store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # Guru Poornima significance Ancient wisdom distilled Yoga's origin story HarperCollins Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga **Price:** KD 2.60 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸ•‰οΈ Unlock the source of yoga β€” transcend, transform, and belong to the ancient flow. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** HarperCollins Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga - **How much does it cost?** KD 2.60 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/76018178-harpercollins-adiyogi-the-source-of-yoga) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Timeless Spiritual Insight:** Explore 15,000+ years of yoga's roots with Adiyogi's transformative teachings. - β€’ **Endorsed by Thought Leaders:** Includes reflections inspired by Sadhguru and other enlightened voices, enriching your understanding. - β€’ **Celebrated Cultural Milestone:** Connect with the historic Guru Poornima, marking the birth of conscious evolution. - β€’ **Deep Consciousness Exploration:** Engage with profound concepts that challenge and expand your self-awareness beyond the physical. - β€’ **Cultivated for Advanced Seekers:** Designed for those ready to elevate their spiritual journey and unlock radical self-transformation. ## Overview HarperCollins' 'Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga' is a profound English-language e-book that delves into the origins of yoga through the legendary figure of Adiyogi. Rooted in over 15,000 years of spiritual tradition, it explores the science of self-transformation and consciousness expansion, celebrated annually on Guru Poornima. With a 4.6-star rating from nearly 4,000 readers, this book is a must-have for advanced seekers aiming to deepen their spiritual practice and connect with yoga's timeless essence. ## Description From the Publisher The Beginning: Adiyogi, An Excerpt Over fifteen thousand years ago, in the upper reaches of the Himalayas, where the snows are perennial and the skies terrestrial, a being appeared. He was a being unlike anyone had ever seen – nine feet tall, ash-smeared, with flowing matted hair. Sometimes he sat absolutely still. At other times, he danced. His dancing was indescribable. Wild and ecstatic, it seemed to breathe exuberance into an entire universe. Planets and stars, rivers and forests, mountains and oceans exploded into life around him. When he was motionless, he seemed to become the ageless silence at the heart of all creation. He seemed to become life itself. No one had ever seen anyone like him before. They did not know who he was, where he came from, what his origins were. People gathered in huge numbers around him because his presence was quite extraordinary. It was clear that while he was on this planet, he was not of it. They waited, hoping for a miracle. Nothing happened. Much of the time, he just sat still, completely oblivious to what was going on around him. except for a few tears of rapture that fell from his eyes, he showed no signs of life at all. A tremendous miracle was happening before everyone’s eyes, but they missed it completely. They could not see that his sitting still for days and months on end was the real miracle. They were expecting firecrackers. That did not happen. Everyone left. Only seven men hung on. They could not leave. This mysterious being was no longer merely the center of their worlds. He seemed like the kernel of the very universe, the key to all the mysteries of existence. When he finally opened his eyes, they pleaded with him to share his experience with them. He dismissed them. β€˜This is not for people seeking entertainment. Go away,’ he said. But they persevered. Many long years later, unable to ignore their unwavering commitment and radiant receptivity, Adiyogi – or the first yogi, as this being came to be called – relented. He directed his attention to these seven thirsty seekers and began expounding to them the nature of life. It was on that full moon day – the first full moon after the summer solstice – that an entire exploration of the mechanics of life unfolded on this planet. It was on that day that Adiyogi became Adi guru, the first guru. That day is celebrated to this moment in the history of the Indian subcontinent as guru Poornima. What Makes this Day So Important? It was on this day that the seed of liberation was planted in the human consciousness. It was on this day that it was declared for the first time in human history that biology is not destiny that it is possible for a human being to evolve consciously. The finite can turn infinite. The particular can turn universal. Compulsion can turn into consciousness. It is possible for a piece of creation to become one with the source of creation. The human creature can become a divine entity. This insight did not give birth to faith. It instead gave birth to science. A science that aimed at making human beings the rulers of their own fate, the architects of their own destiny. Guru Poornima predates religion. It happened before the idea of religion even entered the human mind. The journey did not demand belief in a prescribed set of conclusions. The journey was about exploration – a fearless exploration of the profoundest depths of human consciousness. The ultimate aim was not god. The ultimate aim was liberation. What Adiyogi transmitted to those seven disciples were the fundamentals of a science called yoga – union – a science of radical self-transformation that continues to live on thousands of years after that first exposition, a science that continues to empower human beings to blossom to their ultimate potential. The goal was mukti – freedom from a life of physical enslavement and psychological bondage. The goal was life itself – roaring, unfettered life. Ecstatic, boundless, infinite life. And that freedom, Adiyogi declared, is within the reach of every human being. Review: You cannot conclude the truth. Just "Understanding" is sufficient - This book is not meant for specific class of people. However, if you want to benefit yourself by this book , you need to be advanced seeker. The first part is the silent talk. It is indicative. It has used words to describe impossible or indescribable. For example, Describe how sugar tastes? Sweet? What is sweetness? It talks about the version of yourself, the god , the turiya, the brahmasmi, or I'm that. When we see someone at high position, it is indicative of that, in this book for enlightened ones. It is shi-va. To understand shiva, we need to pull ourselves up to his level. The closer you are, the more clearer you see. the first part helps in channelizing your consciousness. Let's say the lake is your consciousness where just the contents of this book creates ripple in your lake because of which you become more alert or your consciousness gets channelized. Thereby, it makes visibility clear which is required for cessation of Duality and thus one gets enlightened. That is to say, if you are watching food recipe video and you are streaming last two minutes of the video when food gets ready, the essential part to understand the secret of food item. Thus, it is implied that one may have seen video from start. That is to say, first part talks about that secret. And when we talk about high level, One has to know low and middle level also. Because without knowing foundation, you cannot understand it fully. I read few reviews that says they couldn't understand what this book tried to tell. Well, you cannot conclude. This book talks about no-thing for part 1. This is first point. Don't feel negative if you cannot understand, simplify by start thinking as to who are you? Why you have some Special talents? What are their purposes? why did you born on earth? This universe has no reach point, no start or end point . To understand this watch intersteller (2014) movie. Man tries to go beyond time, space and earth but where? You should get realisation that there is more than just physical realm. Asking questions may guide you intuitively to go within. By making inquires, and getting answers from many enlightened beings, like Sadhguru, Osho , Vivekananda, paramhansa yogananda etc. You can reach to that position from where the book really starts. This is the purpose derived. Else what is the use of knowing purposeless yet only indicative information which cannot be used in real life by layman? Part 2 It is very difficult to comment which part is written by Sadhguru and which one by Arundhati Subramanian. The stories in part 1 and 2 both helps one in getting answers for their subtle questions. However, few stories are customised and are misleading. One may not be in position to understand if you don't know how ignorance can become barrier to your freedom. It says methods of meditation which is referred as tantra is "Tantric yoga" but I can call it as "Yogic tantra". The tantra and yoga may lead to single destination. But they are two sides of coin. Both of them has its own features. Further, One cannot digest the fact that Parvati is willing to have physical intimacy. Before we conclude let's understand rationale behind it. The parviti or ardhangini of adiyogi who made her son out of earth known to us as Lord Ganesha, is asking for physical intimacy, is absurd. Now one may claim these stories are beyond logic, but to claim her physical intimacy is incorrect. Shiva and Parvati are known to us as lovers , they are always consider as the one. They may be couple but they are one. The silent talk made in first part of this book about the self is very subtle and indicative. The position or the understanding at which Shi-va is at so do Parvati. Creation of Ganesha had purpose. That's why she used earth. Was there desire for sex? No, it works on totally different plane. If you can understand indications, you can understand the true picture. These stories of which logic cannot become part , tells us something in subtle way. Try to catch indications of all such stories. You should understand what it really meant. So Shiva and Parvati are already enlightened. That couple has nothing to do with physical or psychological touch. Their love is already transcended. After transcendence, what remains? That is to say it is existential or something which can be experienced beyond just physical. We have read where brahmdeva made mess by becoming blind about creation, adiyogi tried to help him for humanity to reach source. Because it created too many problems. And very purpose of dialogue between Parvati and shiva is to create 112 methods for meditation or tantra. Parvati and shiva has nothing to gain. She is asking him merely because common human being doesn't possess the understanding to ask it. Else how will we have solutions. If there is no dialgoue between them, one will keep asking the source of generation of 112 methods. So for which, Parvati have asked. She knows it. She is fulfilling her role. When oneness and Maya appear together, we see the god in picture form. But oneness? There is Total blankness in mind about such god. This distinction is necessary for understanding about these logicless stories. The way it is explained in this boo does not bring required clarity. Part 3 In this part, content from conversation with Sadhguru is mentioned. It is useful but it makes chaos. The stories mentioned in earlier 2 parts, are flavoured to make impression on your mind in a certain way. When Sadhguru comments on these apsects ,i.e., to understand these logicless stories, one may not be in position to perceive in the manner it should be. This book appears more of Arundhati's book commented by Sadhguru. She gives her description of memories of few places she visited and other information which I find redundant for the purpose for which book is written. Further, her idea of bowing down more to Sadhguru and others less is absolutely incorrect. She is confused. One bows down when he or she understands the real nature of a person before whom he or she is bowing down. Doing less or more, is telling in the other way , that I don't know if such person is worth to bow down. When one is confused, he or she will not bow down. Even if she does, it's mere formality. Mentioning her act to bow totally to kailasha to emphasize more on it and comparing it with Sadhguru and others is entirely absurd and going ashtray for the purpose for which this book is written. Final verdict I noticed that this book is promoting yoga more. This book appears purposeless or is silent talk at start but is marketing yoga in other way around. Adiyogi showed 2 paths. One of receptive approach, experiential i.e. tantra. On the other hand, yoga. This book hardly talks about tantra. Sadhguru have commented upon the feature of tantra but didn't bring much light. If both paths are approachable, they should be open to one's choice as per HIS/HER own color. Even if one is not ready to adopt method because of entanglements or the limitations on his part, solutions should be made available for the one who wants to implement it. Commentary on this part is missing in this book which makes this book incomplete or fails perfection. This is because this book is on adiyogi. The whole, i.e. all or 100% information about him must be given. Further, vocabulary should have been simple. Truth can be stated in simple words. Sadhguru himself uses single words. To get benefited from this book, I find only first part useful for my requirement. Second is lesser important than first one. First part should be read in its purest form. That is to say, certain foods should be consumed only when they are made or are hot. What I mean by it , is your consciousness should be more towards shi-va, Towards no-thing. Re-reading won't help. Further, the reader of my review should not make conclusion if it's good or bad. I'm just mirroring what book tried to say in best possible way. When removing dualities of our mind, or clearing one's misconceptions or ideas, one should be very careful and this is the chaos one should pass through when obstacles are on your way. Review: Shiva = Which is not - It's a wonderful book in the world about shiva. It's not in type of seeing him as god it's like seeing him as Adiyogi. Everything is fine but I felt English is somewhat complicated. ## Features - Language Published: English ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #38,685 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #169 in Spirituality (Books) #226 in Meditation (Books) #4,249 in Health, Family & Personal Development (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,910 Reviews | ## Images ![HarperCollins Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71jsdW+6QWL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You cannot conclude the truth. Just "Understanding" is sufficient *by A***S on 19 August 2017* This book is not meant for specific class of people. However, if you want to benefit yourself by this book , you need to be advanced seeker. The first part is the silent talk. It is indicative. It has used words to describe impossible or indescribable. For example, Describe how sugar tastes? Sweet? What is sweetness? It talks about the version of yourself, the god , the turiya, the brahmasmi, or I'm that. When we see someone at high position, it is indicative of that, in this book for enlightened ones. It is shi-va. To understand shiva, we need to pull ourselves up to his level. The closer you are, the more clearer you see. the first part helps in channelizing your consciousness. Let's say the lake is your consciousness where just the contents of this book creates ripple in your lake because of which you become more alert or your consciousness gets channelized. Thereby, it makes visibility clear which is required for cessation of Duality and thus one gets enlightened. That is to say, if you are watching food recipe video and you are streaming last two minutes of the video when food gets ready, the essential part to understand the secret of food item. Thus, it is implied that one may have seen video from start. That is to say, first part talks about that secret. And when we talk about high level, One has to know low and middle level also. Because without knowing foundation, you cannot understand it fully. I read few reviews that says they couldn't understand what this book tried to tell. Well, you cannot conclude. This book talks about no-thing for part 1. This is first point. Don't feel negative if you cannot understand, simplify by start thinking as to who are you? Why you have some Special talents? What are their purposes? why did you born on earth? This universe has no reach point, no start or end point . To understand this watch intersteller (2014) movie. Man tries to go beyond time, space and earth but where? You should get realisation that there is more than just physical realm. Asking questions may guide you intuitively to go within. By making inquires, and getting answers from many enlightened beings, like Sadhguru, Osho , Vivekananda, paramhansa yogananda etc. You can reach to that position from where the book really starts. This is the purpose derived. Else what is the use of knowing purposeless yet only indicative information which cannot be used in real life by layman? Part 2 It is very difficult to comment which part is written by Sadhguru and which one by Arundhati Subramanian. The stories in part 1 and 2 both helps one in getting answers for their subtle questions. However, few stories are customised and are misleading. One may not be in position to understand if you don't know how ignorance can become barrier to your freedom. It says methods of meditation which is referred as tantra is "Tantric yoga" but I can call it as "Yogic tantra". The tantra and yoga may lead to single destination. But they are two sides of coin. Both of them has its own features. Further, One cannot digest the fact that Parvati is willing to have physical intimacy. Before we conclude let's understand rationale behind it. The parviti or ardhangini of adiyogi who made her son out of earth known to us as Lord Ganesha, is asking for physical intimacy, is absurd. Now one may claim these stories are beyond logic, but to claim her physical intimacy is incorrect. Shiva and Parvati are known to us as lovers , they are always consider as the one. They may be couple but they are one. The silent talk made in first part of this book about the self is very subtle and indicative. The position or the understanding at which Shi-va is at so do Parvati. Creation of Ganesha had purpose. That's why she used earth. Was there desire for sex? No, it works on totally different plane. If you can understand indications, you can understand the true picture. These stories of which logic cannot become part , tells us something in subtle way. Try to catch indications of all such stories. You should understand what it really meant. So Shiva and Parvati are already enlightened. That couple has nothing to do with physical or psychological touch. Their love is already transcended. After transcendence, what remains? That is to say it is existential or something which can be experienced beyond just physical. We have read where brahmdeva made mess by becoming blind about creation, adiyogi tried to help him for humanity to reach source. Because it created too many problems. And very purpose of dialogue between Parvati and shiva is to create 112 methods for meditation or tantra. Parvati and shiva has nothing to gain. She is asking him merely because common human being doesn't possess the understanding to ask it. Else how will we have solutions. If there is no dialgoue between them, one will keep asking the source of generation of 112 methods. So for which, Parvati have asked. She knows it. She is fulfilling her role. When oneness and Maya appear together, we see the god in picture form. But oneness? There is Total blankness in mind about such god. This distinction is necessary for understanding about these logicless stories. The way it is explained in this boo does not bring required clarity. Part 3 In this part, content from conversation with Sadhguru is mentioned. It is useful but it makes chaos. The stories mentioned in earlier 2 parts, are flavoured to make impression on your mind in a certain way. When Sadhguru comments on these apsects ,i.e., to understand these logicless stories, one may not be in position to perceive in the manner it should be. This book appears more of Arundhati's book commented by Sadhguru. She gives her description of memories of few places she visited and other information which I find redundant for the purpose for which book is written. Further, her idea of bowing down more to Sadhguru and others less is absolutely incorrect. She is confused. One bows down when he or she understands the real nature of a person before whom he or she is bowing down. Doing less or more, is telling in the other way , that I don't know if such person is worth to bow down. When one is confused, he or she will not bow down. Even if she does, it's mere formality. Mentioning her act to bow totally to kailasha to emphasize more on it and comparing it with Sadhguru and others is entirely absurd and going ashtray for the purpose for which this book is written. Final verdict I noticed that this book is promoting yoga more. This book appears purposeless or is silent talk at start but is marketing yoga in other way around. Adiyogi showed 2 paths. One of receptive approach, experiential i.e. tantra. On the other hand, yoga. This book hardly talks about tantra. Sadhguru have commented upon the feature of tantra but didn't bring much light. If both paths are approachable, they should be open to one's choice as per HIS/HER own color. Even if one is not ready to adopt method because of entanglements or the limitations on his part, solutions should be made available for the one who wants to implement it. Commentary on this part is missing in this book which makes this book incomplete or fails perfection. This is because this book is on adiyogi. The whole, i.e. all or 100% information about him must be given. Further, vocabulary should have been simple. Truth can be stated in simple words. Sadhguru himself uses single words. To get benefited from this book, I find only first part useful for my requirement. Second is lesser important than first one. First part should be read in its purest form. That is to say, certain foods should be consumed only when they are made or are hot. What I mean by it , is your consciousness should be more towards shi-va, Towards no-thing. Re-reading won't help. Further, the reader of my review should not make conclusion if it's good or bad. I'm just mirroring what book tried to say in best possible way. When removing dualities of our mind, or clearing one's misconceptions or ideas, one should be very careful and this is the chaos one should pass through when obstacles are on your way. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Shiva = Which is not *by V***H on 9 December 2025* It's a wonderful book in the world about shiva. It's not in type of seeing him as god it's like seeing him as Adiyogi. Everything is fine but I felt English is somewhat complicated. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A profound read and a must have *by S***P on 19 June 2025* Must have in your spiritual book’s collection. Very unique, new flavor and profound perspective with deep understanding on Shiva/Adiyogi. From ancient to modern relevance. 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