To Live Within

Originally published in France in 1969 and in America in 1972 and again in 1995 To Live Within is a thoughtful beautifully written record of Lizelle Reymonds five years spent in a hermitage in Northern India. Reymond studied with guide and mentor Shri Anirvan a master of the ancient Samkhya tradition. As presented to Reymond Samkhya is a source teaching previously unknown in the West and universally relevant regardless of ones tradition or cultural background. Anirvans teachings of this discipline centered on the concentrated purity of silence that nourishes the Self allowing his pupil to achieve an unfettered understanding of her life and achieve an inner awakening. In five parts the book covers Reymonds life in the Himalayan hermitage; lessons for a spiritual life; facing reality; rambling thoughts; and mystic poetry of the Bauls. This new edition contains two additional chapters drawn from Reymonds lifelong correspondence with Shri Anirvan after the retreat.