Leela: Game of Self Knowledge - The Yoga of Snakes and Arrows

About The Leela of Self Knowledge - The Yoga of Snakes and Arrows by Harish Johari

A Guide to Self-Discovery through the Ancient Indian Game of Leela

• Comes complete with game board and detailed commentary for all 72 spaces
• Reflects the journey of challenges and insights in personal growth
• Offers repeated opportunities for lessons in self-awareness

Chutes and Ladders, a popular children's game, originates from the ancient Hindu game Leela, also known as Snakes and Arrows. This game represents the soul's journey toward reunion with the Infinite. Created by Indian seers and saints, Leela helps players understand the connection between the individual self and the Absolute Self. For centuries, players have used the 72 spaces on the board to navigate their life paths. Each space symbolizes a virtue, vice, aspect of consciousness, or plane of reality, accompanied by commentary explaining its significance.

Players progress on the board based on the roll of a die, representing the forces of karma. Encounters with snakes and arrows reveal deeper meanings behind the commentaries, helping players understand their habitual patterns, gain self-awareness, and gradually detach from the ego's illusions.

The Yoga of Snakes and Arrows guides seekers through the stages and trials of self-development, reflecting both karmic obstacles and the rewards of personal insight. Ultimately, Leela is more than a game; it is the universal play of cosmic energies and the journey of self-knowledge.

Bibliographic Details
Title : Leela:The Game of Self-Knowledge 
Publisher‏ :‎ Destiny Books  
Publication Date : May 30, 2007; 3rd Edition
Binding : Paperback
Condition : New

Language :‎ English
Softcover‏‏ :‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10‏ : ‎1594771782
ISBN-13‏ :‎ 978-1594771781
Item Weight‏ :‎ 8.3 ounces
Dimensions‏ :‎ 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches