Thirumandiram: A Classic of Yoga and Tantra Paperback – July 1, 1993

The words are living just as he spoke them many years ago. This is a sacred experience for me to treasure and the books will stay close for all my life. I am so grateful to have these books.

I especially appreciate the footnotes and commentary. It was all in English..but written poetically.

The Best yoga book!!!

Thirumandirum is one of those rare spiritual gems, a text to melt the heart with words of profound beauty. A text that brings the devotee closer and closer to the divine through the poetry of love. Thirumandirum was written in pure love, which is the essence of tantra, yoga and bhakti. Although a fairly thorough read, the reader will derive a new joy with each mandirum (verse). This goes into the essence of pure tantra, illuminating the reader with each new verse, the wisdom pouring from a fully realised yogi Thirumoolar himself. This text also shows that Shaivite tradition is in fact that of a pure loving inward tradition and of less emphasis on ritualistic worship, a practice somewhat forgotten in modern Indian culture.

thirumandiram is by far, one of the most potent divine teachings of yoga of the tamil siddhars, the yogis who journey beyond enlightenment. the yogic techniques, the deep wisdom and essentials of tantric insights makes thirumandiram a very precious gift to anyone on the path of light. every word spoken by siddhar thirumulanathar is potent blessing. although the original tamil, need for the cosmic mind and the yogic insights to be decoded is far from what has been provided, the original writings of the sage does shine as evolved grace to the reader who seeks the empowered grace of transcendence.

This book gave birth to the Saiva Siddhanta tradition of the South of India (one of the main philosophic systems of that country). The author, the Siddha Thiroomular, condensed in it all the yogic knowledge of his time. The book is considered an Agama and a Shastra, as it contains yogic knowledge and devotional poems. It has been published for the first time in English thanks to the hard work of M. Govindan, the original was written in Tamil, for the common people. Every real student of Yoga should have it, they could trace in the text many of the yogic techniques they practice. Is a wonderful experience to meditate in these verses... this is pure Tantra, in its best definition: a net that unites spiritualiy with daily life. Om Namah Shivaya!

"Thirumandirum" written by the siddha Thirumoolar is a classic piece of art on yoga and the different states of consciousness experienced by the devotee on the path to Nirvana. It contains 3047 verses which is written forcefully on the real meaning of life. This work is far more comprehensive than Patanjali's "Yoga Sutras" on yoga and the ways of upright living. If one reads this work with reverence and meditates on these words, one will reach the highest stage of God-Realization. This volume also contains an extensive glossary on Sanskrit words and a detailed introduction on the 9 Tantras.

I got only one book, volume 2 even though it says three volume set.