Compiled with a detailed introduction by B.L. Atreya and translated by Samvid. This compilation in Sanskrit originally formed an appendix to the thesis. "The Philosophy of Vasishtha as presented in Yogavasistha", submitted to the Benares Hindu University in 1928 by B.L. Atreya for the degree of Doctor of Letters. The author has written several books on the philosophy of Yogavasishtha and other subjects connected with this magnificent work which Swami Rama Tirtha considered as "The most wonderful book ever written under the sun, which nobody on earth can read without realising God-Consciousness". In Vedantic traditions, Yogavasistha is regarded as the ultimate book expounding the Truth from the siddhavastha, or the state of Yogin who has realised the Absolute Reality by personal experience. This compilation consisting of nearly 2500 verses, was first published in 1936 by the Government Press, Allahabad as the 64th volume in the series "sarasvati Bhavana Texts" and has not been reprinted thereafter. In the words of the author, "it is meant for those who may wish to make themselves acquited with the philosophy of Yogavasistha in its original, sweet and beautiful language, the charm of which eludes translation, but have not the time and intention or patience to go through the voluminious work of thirty-two thousand sta