Gordan Djurdjevic holds a PhD from the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. He is co-editor, with Henrik Bogdan, of the collection of critical essays Occultism in a Global Perspective; and the author of Masters of Magical Powers, and India and the Occult. Djurdjevic teaches as a Sessional Instructor in the Department of Humanities at Simon Fraser University.

This annotated English translation of the Gorakh Ban¯&ı unlocks the world of the subtle body and yogic philosophy that has been influencing people, ideas, and social structures for centuries. This is a world that would remain closed to a vast majority of people had the Sayings of Gorakhnat¯&h not so clearly and compellingly brought these challenging verses to the attention of the wider public.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Sayings of Gorakhnath "Sabads" "Pads" "The Overview of Teaching" "The String of Breaths" "Instruction to a King" "Self-Understanding" "'Measure of Fearlessness' Yoga" "Fifteen Days" "Seven Days" "Machindra's Instruction to Gorakh" "A Line of Hair" "The Ornament of Wisdom" "The Five Measures" Appendix: "The Victory of Goraksa" Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Gordan Djurdjevic holds a PhD from the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. He is co-editor, with Henrik Bogdan, of the collection of critical essays Occultism in a Global Perspective; and the author of Masters of Magical Powers, and India and the Occult. Djurdjevic teaches as a Sessional Instructor in the Department of Humanities at Simon Fraser University.

This annotated English translation of the Gorakh Ban¯&ı unlocks the world of the subtle body and yogic philosophy that has been influencing people, ideas, and social structures for centuries. This is a world that would remain closed to a vast majority of people had the Sayings of Gorakhnat¯&h not so clearly and compellingly brought these challenging verses to the attention of the wider public.

• Acknowledgments Introduction Sayings of Gorakhnath "Sabads" "Pads" "The Overview of Teaching" "The String of Breaths" "Instruction to a King" "Self-Understanding" "'Measure of Fearlessness' Yoga" "Fifteen Days" "Seven Days" "Machindra's Instruction to Gorakh" "A Line of Hair" "The Ornament of Wisdom" "The Five Measures" Appendix: "The Victory of Goraksa" Notes Glossary Bibliography Index