{"title":"Philosophy of Yoga","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore books on the philosophy, spiritual foundations, and deeper traditions of yoga, including classical teachings, yogic thought, and approaches to inner transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"11149-laksmi-tantra-a-pancaratra-text","title":"Laksmi Tantra - A Pancaratra Text","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sanjukta Gupta\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s): Sanjukta Gupta\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Motilal Banarsidass\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2007\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 398\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8120817354\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisnuism is one of the chief religions of the Hindus and the Pancaratra is the oldest surviving Visnuite sect. Among the vast number of Pancaratra Agamic texts the Laksmi Tantra stands out because it deals almost exclusively with Laksmi, the divine creative impulse, intelligence, potency, potentiality, power, majesty and speech. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe focus of the text is on Pancaratra philosophy  and the practice of yoga based on it.. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deeper insight into the historical development of the Visnuite sects, into their ritual, occultism and building of temples and images can only be obtained from the scientific study of these ancient Pancaratra texts which formulate the relevant basic concepts. The theological and ritualistic aspects of the Pancaratra system have attracted scholars for some time past and a number of texts have been edited.  Some of these publications are of a high standard and include illuminating introductions.  Amongst these, Professor F O Schrader's Introduction to the Pancaratra still ranks as the most comprehensive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOtto Schrader in 1916 recommended the Lakshmi Tantra for the study of Pancaratra philosophy. Among the vast number of Pancaratra Agamic texts the Laksmi Tantra stands out because it deals almost exclusively with Laksmi, the divine creative impulse, intelligence, potency, potentiality, power, majesty and speech. The focus of the text is on Pancaratra philosophy (including cosmogony) and the practice of yoga based on it, with its attendant Mantra Sastra. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt records the earliest Vaisnava speculation on the paradox of a Supreme God who is totally identified with Brahman, the unique and transcendent Conscious Reality, and is at the same time the creator of a dualistic universe which cannot be related to Him. The key to solving this riddle is the Divine Sakti. By dealing with the role of Sakti in the creation and maintenance of the world, and in the saving of devotees who totally rely on God’s mercy and benevolence, the Laksmi Tantra succeeds in overcoming sectarian boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of names of the letters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to first edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to Indian edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroducing the sastra\u003cbr\u003eThe pure creation\u003cbr\u003eThe three (phenomenal ) gunas\u003cbr\u003eVyuhas and their saktis\u003cbr\u003eEvolution of the material world from prakrti\u003cbr\u003eThe six kosas of Sakti\u003cbr\u003eTattvas and the jiva as the object and subject of knowledge\u003cbr\u003eThe avataras of Laksmi in the six sheaths\u003cbr\u003eThe exclusive incarnations of Sakti\u003cbr\u003eThe three types of God’s avataras\u003cbr\u003eVisakhayupa and the Vibhava incarnations\u003cbr\u003eThe fivefold divine functions\u003cbr\u003eThe true form of the jiva\u003cbr\u003eThe true nature of Sakti (Laksmi)\u003cbr\u003eVarious methods of attaining ultimate truth\u003cbr\u003eElaboration of the methods to attain ultimate truth\u003cbr\u003eThe secret method of self-surrender, the fourth method of attaining the highest goal\u003cbr\u003eThe course of mantras and their characteristics\u003cbr\u003eThe Origin of Letters\u003cbr\u003eExplanation of the matrkas\u003cbr\u003eAnalysis of the structure of a mantra and \u003cbr\u003ethe qualities looked for in a preceptor and in a disciple\u003cbr\u003eDescription of Laksmi’s mantra-form\u003cbr\u003eDescription of matrka\u003cbr\u003eThe structure of taraka with its parts and \u003cbr\u003ethe method of initiation in the practice of meditation\u003cbr\u003eTara-and Anutara-mantras\u003cbr\u003eElucidation of the seven vidyas, viz. tara, Tara, Anutara, vagbhava, kama, Sarasvati and Mahalaksmi-bijas\u003cbr\u003eDuties of an adept\u003cbr\u003eDaily duties of an adept\u003cbr\u003eDistinction between kriyasakti and bhutisakti, \u003cbr\u003eotherwise called Agni and Soma respectively\u003cbr\u003eThe two aspects of Sakti, viz. Soma and Surya, \u003cbr\u003eand further elucidation of the Sudarsana-mantra\u003cbr\u003eThe Sudarsana (kriyasakti)\u003cbr\u003eTarika in the three states of existence, viz. the gross, \u003cbr\u003ethe subtle and the absolute states\u003cbr\u003eAnga, upanga and other mantras\u003cbr\u003eThe hand postures and method of ritualistic bath\u003cbr\u003eThe purification of the body (Bhutasuddhi)\u003cbr\u003eDescription of the images and the process of the mental sacrifice\u003cbr\u003eExternal sacrifice (construction of the platform for worship; mandala of nine lotuses)\u003cbr\u003eExternal worship. Further details with a description of some lesser deities\u003cbr\u003eVarious requisites for external worship\u003cbr\u003eThe daily duties of an adept \u003cbr\u003eThe initiation and abhiseka ceremonies\u003cbr\u003eThe rite of purascarana, the ritual worship of the mantra of Tarika\u003cbr\u003eDifferent methods of worshipping  the mantra of Tarika\u003cbr\u003eRevealing the secret mantras of the Tarika group\u003cbr\u003eRevelation of Sri’s various manifestations\u003cbr\u003eMode of worshipping he Laksmi-mantra and results obtained\u003cbr\u003eMode of worshiping the Kirti-mantra and results obtained\u003cbr\u003eMode of worshipping the Jaya-mantra and results obtained\u003cbr\u003eMode of worshipping Maya-mantra and results obtained. \u003cbr\u003ePratistha of an image of Laksmi-Narayana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiagram I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiagram II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiagrams III, IV, V\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex of terms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex of mantras\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Sanjukta Gupta \/ Motilal Banarsidass \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776161427625,"sku":"11149","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/11149_d1d80752-a742-421f-bfcf-49e526107cad.jpg?v=1625523873"},{"product_id":"12253-the-yoga-of-siddha-boganathar-vol-1","title":"The Yoga of Siddha Boganathar  Vol.1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: T N Ganapathy\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Babaji's Kriya Yoga and Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2003\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 356\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 1895383196\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoganathar was the Siddha guru of Kriya Babaji Nagaraj, the famed Himalayan master. Boganathar lived an extremely long life through the use of alchemical rejuvenation formulae and special breathing techniques. He traveled all over the world, chronicled the lives of Siddhas much older than himself, and mapped out an illumined path to integral transformation of human nature into divinity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis astounding life provides a shining example of our human potential. Apart from  being a highly realized master, he also was a great scientist who invented a steamship, an automobile, a flying machine, a parachute, and hundreds of medicinal remedies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present work provides a biography of Boganathar, gleaned from his writings alone. This avoids the distortion of orally transmitted legends. Dr. Ganapathy also conveys the extraordinary challenge of comprehending the esoteric poetry of Boganathar and the Siddhas in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe heart of this book is a translation with commentary of seventy-five selected poems, which serious students of the history of religion and in particular of Yoga and Tantra will find illuminating. By meditating upon the verses, the reader will be able to draw much inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains a word-by-word translation (with alternative meanings), a literal rendering, and an interpretative translation to balance the need for precision and understanding and to facilitate a deeper meditative approach to the various layers of meaning of each verse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Yoga traditions of India have been frequently neglected. This book, the first in a new series, seeks to remedy this situation. Dr Ganapathy and his team have labored hard to launch this series, and they do so with one of the most illustrious masters of Siddha Yoga-Bogar. This volume is a great starting point for exploring the Tantric Yoga of the Siddhas. \u003cbr\u003e -Georg Feuestein, PhD, author of The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Translation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuide to Pronunciation in Tamil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Basic Difficulties\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003cbr\u003eThe Kundalini-Yoga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of bogar and His Teachings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4\u003cbr\u003eTranslation of Selected Poem\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"T N Ganapathy \/ Babaji's Kriya Yoga and Publications \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776263106729,"sku":"12253","price":27.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/12253_b1aa7229-dbcc-4a83-90ff-f990d4356a07.jpg?v=1625524179"},{"product_id":"12751-secrets-of-yoga","title":"Secrets of Yoga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Osho\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 260\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9780143031154\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, part of a series, Osho expounds on the essence of Patanjali’s philosophy which is contained in his sutras. Elaborating on these, Osho says that though the sutras contain the key to understanding the self, they are just introductory, just a preface to the real thing. The actual work, he feels, starts when one is ready to change, to mutate, to become new. He maintains that the enlightened one has gone beyond the ego and knows the oneness of all things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecrets of Yoga, the result of Osho’s talks, is rich with insights from Osho’s awakened consciousness. Replete with anecdotes, simple yet deep, the book contains his views on crucial issues like ego, death and spirituality. The voyage of self-discovery is enlivened with Osho’s irreverent sense of humour. The book contains questions from various people keen to know themselves and Osho’s candid answers that make for delightful reading even as they offer solutions to those mire in similar problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePithy and profound, Secrets of Yoga is an invaluable guide for those looking for inner peace and harmony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are here, that much is certain. You are alert that you are here, that much is also certain. Now these two ingredients are enough for yoga experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecrets of Death and Karma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd A Perfect Liar at That\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitnessing the Inner Astronomy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMan Means Mind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Meeting of Sun and Moon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can’t corner a madman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeyond the error of experiencing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlways remember to laugh twice!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo know what is\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNowhere to go\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn invitation to experience\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Osho \/ Penguin \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776277786793,"sku":"12751","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/12751_75d72837-7bb6-4231-978e-384986887cf8.jpg?v=1625514453"},{"product_id":"13108-teachings-of-yoga","title":"Teachings of Yoga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Eminent Contributors\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): Georg Feuerstein\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Shambhala\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1997\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 236\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 1569570124\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions of Americans have taken up the practice of Yoga as a way of reducing stress, increasing flexibility, and improving overall health. But Yoga is more than a physical discipline; it is a four thousand-year-old tradition with a rich philosophical and spiritual literature. The readings in this book offer an inspirational introduction to this vast treasury of texts. Presented here are a wide range of the most accessible writings, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeachings on the path of liberation from the ancient Hindu Upanishads\u003cbr\u003eDevotional songs in praise of Krishna by the celebrated sixteenth-century poet Mirabai\u003cbr\u003eInsights on the attainment of joy from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata\u003cbr\u003eInspiring sayings and teachings from contemporary figures such as Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda, and Gopi Krishna\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor's Preface\u003cbr\u003eOn the Way to the Divine\u003cbr\u003eThe Preciousness of Human Embodiment\u003cbr\u003eThe Time to Realize God Is Now\u003cbr\u003eThe Significance of Human Life\u003cbr\u003eThe Potential of the Body\u003cbr\u003eStrengthen the Body to Liberate the Mind\u003cbr\u003eMicrocosm and Macrocosm\u003cbr\u003eThe Transmuted Body of the Yogi\u003cbr\u003eI Am The Body Is a Lie\u003cbr\u003eFell the tree of I and Mine\u003cbr\u003eThe World Is Illusory\u003cbr\u003eThe Fishing-Net of the World\u003cbr\u003eThe Umbrella of Mental Impressions\u003cbr\u003eSuffering Is Omnipresent\u003cbr\u003eThe Truth about Joy and Sorrow\u003cbr\u003eCutting through Desire\u003cbr\u003eInstruction in Happiness\u003cbr\u003eThe Value of Contentment\u003cbr\u003eThe Conquest of Desire\u003cbr\u003eThe Two Streams of the Mind\u003cbr\u003eThe Bottleneck of the Mind\u003cbr\u003eThe Power of Thought\u003cbr\u003eThe Mind Is the Cause of Bondage and Liberation\u003cbr\u003eThe Ego\u003cbr\u003eDelete the I-Thought through self-Inquiry\u003cbr\u003eThe Five Hindrances\u003cbr\u003eMental Restlessness\u003cbr\u003eTether the Mind\u003cbr\u003eBe Grateful to the Mind\u003cbr\u003eThe Steed of the Mind\u003cbr\u003eThree Great Obstacles on the Path\u003cbr\u003eThe Fault of Indecisiveness\u003cbr\u003eThe Metaphor of the Chariot\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of Knowledge\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Knowledge\u003cbr\u003eYoga and Wisdom\u003cbr\u003eThe Ultimate Futility of Intellectual Learning\u003cbr\u003eBook Knowledge versus Self-Knowledge\u003cbr\u003eThe Need for Discipline\u003cbr\u003eMaking Time for the Divine\u003cbr\u003ePractice Makes Perfect\u003cbr\u003eDaily Discipline\u003cbr\u003eAsceticism Is Everything\u003cbr\u003eSuccess in Yoga\u003cbr\u003eThe True Guru\u003cbr\u003eCharacteristics of a Superior Teacher\u003cbr\u003eThree Kinds of Preceptor\u003cbr\u003eCharacteristics of a Disciple\u003cbr\u003eFour Types of Yoga Practitioners \u003cbr\u003eThe Need for Initiation\u003cbr\u003eKinds of Initiation\u003cbr\u003eGood Company\u003cbr\u003eAssociation with Holy Folk\u003cbr\u003eThe Path to Liberation\u003cbr\u003eIntending Liberation\u003cbr\u003eThink of Yourself as Immortal\u003cbr\u003eThe Caged Nightingale\u003cbr\u003eThe Inner Treasure\u003cbr\u003eYoga and the Divine Life\u003cbr\u003eThe Foundation of Faith\u003cbr\u003eThe Supreme Value of Faith\u003cbr\u003eThe Eight Limbs of 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Who have transmitted their teachings to the peoples of Occident, are the base of this book. In book I, hereof, an account of the marvellous superhuman life and secret doctrines of the Great Guru Padmasambhava, who in the eighth century, on an invitation of the Tibetan king, travelled to Tibet and converted Tibet into Tantric Buddhism. Book II expounds the quintessence of the Supreme Path, the Mahayana, and reveals the yogic method of attaining the Great Liberation of Nirvana by means of knowing the one mind, the cosmic All-conscious ness, without recourse to the postures, breathings, and other techniques commonly associated with lower yogas. The aphorisms of Guru Phaldampa Sangay, comprising Book III are supplemented to Book II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr C G Jung, has contributed a lengthy psychological commentary. 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The Bhasya of Vyasa is a reinvestiture of the skeleton of the Sutras with the flesh and blood of comprehensible details. And the Tika of Vacaspati is of course a commentary on the Bhasya. The Bhasya is the oldest written systematic exposition of Yoga-doctrine in Sanskrit that we possess. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf the Hindu philosophies, by far the most important are the ancient dualism called Sankhya, the monism of the Vedanta and the Yoga-system. Kautilya, Prime Minister of Candragupta (300 B.C.), mentions Sankhya and Yoga as current in his day. But the elements of Yoga, rigorous austerities and control of the senses, are indefinitely antique, and are one of the oldest and most striking products of the Hindu mind and character. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen one considers the floods of pseudoscientific writing with which the propagandists of Indian isms have deluged people, one is better prepared to appreciate the self-restraint of Dr Woods in keeping all that pertains to miracle mongering and sensationalism in the background, and in devoting himself to the exposition of the spiritual and intellectual aspects of Yoga. His work continues the tradition of austere scholarship which has from the beginning characterized the Harvard Oriental Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReasons for taking up the work\u003cbr\u003eDifficulties of comprehending the work\u003cbr\u003eDifficulties of Style\u003cbr\u003eTranslation of technical terms\u003cbr\u003ePunctuation\u003cbr\u003eTexts and manuscripts\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthorship of the Yoga-sutras: The tow Patanjalis\u003cbr\u003eTradition of their identity not earlier than tenth century\u003cbr\u003eComparison of philosophical concepts does not confirm the tradition\u003cbr\u003eData of the Sutras (between A D 300 and 500)\u003cbr\u003eDate of the Bhasya (between A D 650 and 850)\u003cbr\u003eDate of Vacaspatimicra’s Tattva-vaicaradi (about AD 800 to 850)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANALYTICAL SUMMARY OF THE YOGA-SUTRAS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 1, Concentration (Samadhi)\u003cbr\u003eBook 2, Means of Attainment (sadhana)\u003cbr\u003eBook 3, Supernormal Powers (vibhuti)\u003cbr\u003eBook 4, Isolation (Kaivalya)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE YOGA-SUTRAS TRANSLATED WITHOUT THE COMMENT OR THE EXPLANATION \u003cbr\u003eBeing the Sutras translated in groups, with group-headings by translator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRANSLATION OF PATANJALI’S YOGA-SUTRAS OR MNEMONIC RULES\u003cbr\u003eTogether with the Comment or Yoga-Bhasya, attributed to Veda-vyasa And Vacaspatimicra’s Explanation or Tattva-vaicaradi\u003cbr\u003eBook 1, Concentration (samathi)\u003cbr\u003eBook 2, Means of Attainment (sadhana)\u003cbr\u003eBook 3, Supernormal Powers (vibhuti)\u003cbr\u003eBook 4, Isolation (Kaivalya)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIXES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography of works referred to in this volume\u003cbr\u003eIndex of quotations in the Comment, in the order of citation\u003cbr\u003eIndex of the same grouped according to their sources.\u003cbr\u003eIndex of quotations in the Tattva-vaicaradi, in the order of citation\u003cbr\u003eIndex of the same grouped according to their sources\u003cbr\u003eQuotations not yet traced to their sources\u003cbr\u003eIndex of words in the Yoga Sutra\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"James Haughton Woods \/ Motilal Banarsidass \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776468496553,"sku":"19887","price":35.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/19887_4e5a9beb-867c-4a53-b54a-e10fc6dd3e74.jpg?v=1625570010"},{"product_id":"22835-yoga-as-philosophy-and-religion","title":"Yoga as Philosophy and Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Surendranath Dasgupta\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Motilal Banarsidass\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2007\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 200\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788120802186\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoga is the steadiness of the mind, with the annihilation of the mental states, into a particular type of graduated state leading to Self-realization. The earliest exponent of this system called Rajayoga, the highest of all yogas as distinguished from Hathayoga and Mantrayoga was Patanjali who wrote Aphorisms on Yoga in 150 B.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present treatise relates to the system of Rajayoga as enunciated by Patanjali and explained by his commentators Vyasa, Vacaspati, Vijnanabhiksu and others. It deals with the foundation of the yoga practices – their philosophical, psychological, cosmological, ethical and religious doctrines. It compares the essential features of the yoga system with other systems of philosophical thought and establishes, in particular, its affinity to the system of Samkhya.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work consists of fifteen chapters divided into two parts bound in one volume. 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Spiritual discipline or Yoga therefore constitutes an inseparable part of the philosophy of every school.  This is very true especially in the case of Tantric schools, in which spiritual practices or sadhana kriya dominate.  The performance of kriya in the prescribed manner forms an integral part of all texts dealing with Tantra Yoga.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book opens with an account of the nature, origin and development of Saiva-Sakta Tantras, their classification under different schools, the wealth of literature available belonging to these schools, etc. It also sheds light on the principal metaphysical tenets of Saiva and Sakta Tantras, relevant to the study of Tantra-Yoga.  The topics covered in this book are the concepts of diving Grace or saktipata, guru and his different kinds, the process of initiation (diksa) and its varieties, mantra's nature and place in sadhana kriya, different modes of spiritual discipline, Kundalini Yoga, the highest spiritual goal, etc. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book attempts to remove the misconceptions widespread in the academic world about the theory and practice of Tantra Yoga, which have been deliberately kept secret by the practitioners to prevent their misuse by unscrupulous persons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlessing \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Tantra - its Meaning, Scope and Extent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Salient Features of Language of the Tantras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. The supreme reality in the Saiva Tantras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. 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These essays have been published in a variety of journals and magazines, some of which are not now easily accessible. Brief excerpts from some of his books, Whispers from the Other Shore, Science and Spirit, The Yoga of the Christ, and Krishnamurti: Two Birds on One Tree, are also included in the collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach of the selections here is influenced by yoga and the teaching of Krishna; all of them speak of and are related to the wisdom of the spiritual traditions of India. They range from an exploration of Rita in the Rig Veda and its relation to Yajna and dharma in the subsequent tradition to a reflection upon the influence of the Indian tradition on contemporary spiritual masters such as J. Krishnamurti and G. I. Gurdjieff. Some of the essays deal exclusively with the great texts of India, such as the Yoga Sutra and the Bhagavad Gita, while some deal with the parallels, which can be found with texts from other traditions, such as The Enneads of Plotinus and the Gospel according to Saint John.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther essays discuss the interaction of modern science and the spiritual traditions of India and their impact on the life of humanity. Ravindra is at home in the East and in the West; he understands hymns in Vedic Sanskrit and nuances of relativistic cosmology, and he brings insights from both sources. He shares his passionate inquiry about the meaning and purpose of human life and of the cosmos that we might discover if we could hear more subtly and see more deeply. 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The Ultimates of Life \u003cbr\u003e6. Withdrawal or Gathering In? \u003cbr\u003e7. The Science of Fulfilment \u003cbr\u003e8. The Yoga of Marriage \u003cbr\u003e9. Enemies within the Gates \u003cbr\u003e10. A Flash from Far-off Ultimates \u003cbr\u003e11. A Lord of Yoga \u003cbr\u003e12. The Altar of Sublimation \u003cbr\u003e13. \"I Will Lift up Mine Eyes unto the Hills\" 113 \u003cbr\u003eThe Star (C. Jinarajadasa) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO SYMBOLS LIVING AND RADIANT \u003cbr\u003eSynopsis of Book Two \u003cbr\u003e1. The Point as Seed of Evolution \u003cbr\u003e2. The Universality of the Point \u003cbr\u003e3. The Potentiality of the Point \u003cbr\u003e4. The Essence - Point \u003cbr\u003e5. Harvesting the Fields of Consciousness \u003cbr\u003e6. Cosmic Conceptions of the Point \u003cbr\u003e7. Adventures into the infinite Point \u003cbr\u003e8. The Point - Our Unfolded Self \u003cbr\u003e9. The Web That is The Womb \u003cbr\u003e10. 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Sita KALYANAM 1998 :\u003cbr\u003eNovember 20\u003cbr\u003eNovember 22\u003cbr\u003eNovember 23\u003cbr\u003eNovember 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. SITA KALYANAM 1999 :\u003cbr\u003eDecember 5\u003cbr\u003eDecember 6\u003cbr\u003eDecember 7\u003cbr\u003eDecember 8\u003cbr\u003eDecember 9\u003cbr\u003eDecember 10\u003cbr\u003eDecember 11\u003cbr\u003eDecember 12\u003cbr\u003eDecember 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. SITA KALYANAM 2000 :\u003cbr\u003eNovember 22\u003cbr\u003eNovember 23\u003cbr\u003eNovember 24\u003cbr\u003eNovember 26\u003cbr\u003eNovember 27\u003cbr\u003eNovember 28\u003cbr\u003eNovember 29\u003cbr\u003eNovember 30\u003cbr\u003eDecember 1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Swami Satyananda Saraswati \/ Yoga Publications Trust \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776638234793,"sku":"32437","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/32437_a358fa54-97a3-494e-b305-064a6073e0c7.jpg?v=1625501627"},{"product_id":"32532-letters-on-himself-and-the-ashram-selected-letters","title":"Letters on Himself and The Ashram  -  Selected Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sri Aurobindo\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sri Aurobindo Ashram\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2011\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 859\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788170589525\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these letters, mostly written of his ashram and some to disciples living outside Pondicherry, Sri Aurobindo refers to his student years in England, his work as a teacher in Baroda, his political leadership in Bengal, and his life as a writer and Yogi in Pondicherry. He also comments on his formative spiritual experiences and the development of his integral Yoga. In the latter Part of the volume, he discusses the life and discipline followed in his ashram and offers advice to the disciples living and working there. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe letters cover a twenty-four year period from November 1926, when the Ashram was founded, to November 1950, shortly before his passing. (Letters written before November 1926 are published in the book Autobiographical Notes and Other Writings of Historical Interest.) Whenever possible, The Letters are framed contextually and historically by including the question or comment of the correspondent and the date of he letter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough these letters one gets unique glimpses of Sri Aurobindo’s Life and Work and Gains valuable insights into the method and practice of Integral Yoga.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART ONE – REMARKS ON HIS LIFE AND WORKS AND ON\u003cbr\u003eHIS CONTEMPORARIES AND CONTEMPORARY EVENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection One - Reminiscences and Remarks on Events in His Outer Life\u003cbr\u003e1.\tHis Life and Attempts to Write about It\u003cbr\u003e2.\tHis Name \u003cbr\u003e3.\tLife in England, 1879 – 1893 \u003cbr\u003e4.\tLife in Baroda, 1893 – 1906 \u003cbr\u003e5.\tPolitical Career, 1906 – 1910 \u003cbr\u003e6.\tOuter Life in Pondicherry, 1910 – 1950 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection Two - General Remarks on His Life\u003cbr\u003e11.\tRemarks on His Life in Pondicherry after 1926 \u003cbr\u003e12.\tHis Temperament and Character \u003cbr\u003e13.\tHeredity, Past Lives, Astrology \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection Three - 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The word 'yoga' is derived from two roots, one meaning 'concentration' and the other meaning 'union—that is, the union of the individual self and the Supreme Self. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe word 'yoga' is derived from the same Sanskrit root as the English word 'yoke', meaning 'to join. According to Patanjala Yoga-Sutra, yoga is cittavrtti nirodha-that is, restraining the citta, or mind, from taking various forms. Here yoga Means concentration. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in Raja-yoga, which is traditionally considered a branch of the Tantra-sastra, yoga means both concentration and union, in the sense of union of the individual self with the Supreme Self. Again, yoga is broadly divided into two parts, Hatha-yoga and Raja-yoga, Hatha-yoga, also known as Kriya-yoga, is primarily concerned with keeping the Body strong and healthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher's Note \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. INAUGURAL SESSION : \u003cbr\u003e1. Welcome Address\/Swami Sarvabhutananda \u003cbr\u003e2. Inaugural Address\/Swami Prabhananda \u003cbr\u003e3. Keynote Address\/B.R. Sharma \u003cbr\u003e4. Presidential Address\/Ramaranjan Mukherji \u003cbr\u003e5. Vote of Thanks\/A.K. Sharma \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII. FIRST ACADEMIC SESSION : \u003cbr\u003e1. Basic Principles of Patanjali's Yoga-Sutra-an Integral Approach\/Swami Bhajanananda \u003cbr\u003e2. Kriya-yoga and Classical Yoga\/K.V. Rama Rao \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII. SECOND ACADEMIC SESSION : \u003cbr\u003e1. Smrty-upa-sthana and Sati-patthana-Bauddha or Putanjala\/Swami Veda Bharati \u003cbr\u003e2. Principles of Traditional Yogic Systems and their Synthesis in the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo\/Sraddhalu Ranade \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII. THIRD ACADEMIC SESSION : \u003cbr\u003e1. Scientific Basis of Patanjali's Raja-yoga\/N.V.C. Swamy \u003cbr\u003e2. Yoga and Psychoanalysis\/Amarendra Nath Basu \u003cbr\u003e3. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Approaches to Yoga Practice and Yoga Philosophy to bring fulfilment to the Individual and Society\/Alex Hankey \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV. FOURTH ACADEMIC SESSION : \u003cbr\u003e1. Responses to Classical Yoga from the Saiva-Sakta Tantrika Tradition\/Debabrata Sen Sharma \u003cbr\u003e2. Akhanda Mahayoga of Gopinath Kaviraj\/Hemendra Nath Chakravarty \u003cbr\u003e3. Swami Vivekananda's Raja-yoga-a Unique Response to Classical Yoga in the Modern Age of Science\/Swami Atmapriyananda ' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV. DISCUSSION : \u003cbr\u003e1. Discussions on the Paper of Swami Bhajanananda \u003cbr\u003e2. Discussions on the Paper of K.V. Rama Rao \u003cbr\u003e3. Discussions on the Paper of Sraddhalu Ranade \u003cbr\u003e4. Discussions on the Paper of Amarendra Nath Basu \u003cbr\u003e5. Discussions on the Paper of Alex Hankey \u003cbr\u003e6. Discussions on the Paper of Debabrata Sen Sharma \u003cbr\u003e7. 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Standing immobile and silent behind the ordinary mental, vital and physical consciousness of man, the psychic being is the individual expression of the divine essence of each being. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough an accumulation of higher, Godward experiences during its terrestrial evolution, the psychic personality is developed, growing in strength and influence until it can “come entirely forward, breaking through the mental, vital and physical screen, govern the instincts and transform the nature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a true understanding of the concepts of the psychic being is elemental to the practice of the integral yoga, this volume of the ectracts from the works of Sri Aurobindo And the Mother provides a direction for the spiritual seeker’s first steps on the path of self perfection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with clarify, precision, compassion and yogic insight, these selections define the nature of the psychic being; describe how to recognize its presence behind the stubborn assertiveness of the outer nature; and explain how the psychic power, when it comes forward to lead the Sadhana, can open the rest of the nature to the supramental light and Ananda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection I : MEANING AND NATURE OF THE PSYCHIC BEING :\u003cbr\u003e1. 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It is enriched with insights from Osho’s awakened consciousness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor many, yoga is merely a way to keep fit. Osho, however, believes that yogic postures are but an infinitely small part of an entire recipe for living. In a language both fluid and graceful, Osho explains how yoga can transform one’s life. The reader is told how he can first transcend the body, the mind and, finally, how he can fall into your won being. Drop all the outer goals and move inwards, says Osho. Yoga, for him, is not about control or discipline but about achieving a sense of balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefying traditional norms of spirituality, Osho punctuates the voyage of self-discovery with an irreverent sense of humor. Enriching the book are questions from various people, keen to discover themselves. 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The topics included cover a broad range in the realm of spiritualism.  The readers of any grade or stage may find in this book, the solution to his problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book may serve as a hand book to the Bhakta, Jnani as well as the Yogi, all alike but to the followers of path of knowledge, it will be more useful and appealing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book, perhaps still, remains one of the best treatises on the practical understanding of Yoga. Yoga is a science, and not a vague, dreamy drifting or imagining. It is an applied science, a systematized collection of laws applied to bring about a definite end. It takes up the laws of psychology, applicable to the unfolding of the whole consciousness of man on every plane, in every world, and applies those rationally in a particular case. This rational application of the laws of unfolding consciousness acts exactly on the same principles that you see applied around you every day in other departments of science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake it, then, that Yoga is within your reach, with your powers, and that even some of the lower practices of Yoga, some of the simpler applications of the laws of the unfolding of consciousness to yourself, will benefit you in this world as well as in all others. For you are really merely quickening your growth, your unfolding, taking advantage of the powers nature puts within your hands, and deliberately eliminating the conditions which would not help you in your work, but rather hinder you march forward. If you see it in that light, it seems to me that Yoga will be to you a far more real, practical thing, than it is when you merely read some fragments about it taken from Sanskrit booms, and often mistranslated into English, and you will begin to feel that to be a yogi is not necessarily a thing for a life far off, an incarnation far removed from the present one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of Yoga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchools of Thought\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoga as Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoga as Practice\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Annie Besant \/ Cosmo Publications \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776703705257,"sku":"7761","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/7761_6ee93041-8f32-4e6c-b196-79da45c82cd7.jpg?v=1625503120"},{"product_id":"9038-the-yoga-tradition-of-the-mysore-palace","title":"The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore  Palace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: N E Sjoman\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Abhinav Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2000\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 128\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8170173892\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book requires to view the history and development of yoga from an entirely new perspective. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace traces the developments in the yoga tradition that has led to the strongest yoga tradition practiced in the world today, from Astanga Yoga system and the Iyengar system. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe spread of this yoga systems all over the modern world is unparalleled in the history of yoga, it partakes of the nature of a mass movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by His Highness, Srikantadatta\u003cbr\u003eNarasimharaja Wadiyar\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eMysore Yoga Painting\u003cbr\u003esynopsis of painting by Swami Sivapriyananda\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations of the Asanas from the SRITATTVANIDHI\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of Indian Tradition\u003cbr\u003eThe Yoga Tradition\u003cbr\u003eTextual Survey of the Yoga Tradition\u003cbr\u003eModern Practices of Yoga\u003cbr\u003eThe Subject and Source of the Present Study\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment in the Philosophical Yoga Tradition from Patanjali\u003cbr\u003eThe Asana Tradition\u003cbr\u003eThe Modern Asana Traditions\u003cbr\u003eBKS Iyengar's Asana Teaching \u003cbr\u003ePattabhi Jois's Asana Teaching\u003cbr\u003eBKS Iyengar's Reformation of the Jois \/ Krishnamacariar Series\u003cbr\u003eKrishnamacariar's Yoga Teaching\u003cbr\u003eKrishnaraja Wodeyar-Student and Patron of Yoga\u003cbr\u003eThe Mysore Palace Gymnastics Tradition\u003cbr\u003eThe Mysore Palace Wrestling Tradition\u003cbr\u003eThe Yoga Section of the SRITATTVANIDHI\u003cbr\u003eConclusions\u003cbr\u003eTranslation of the SRITATTVANIDHI Text\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix I -  Alphabetical list of asanas from The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix II - Alphabetical list of asanas from First Steps to Higher Yoga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix  III - Alphabetical List of asanas from the HATHAPRADIPIKA, GHERANDASAMHITA, SIVASAMHITA AND GORAKSASAMHITA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix IV- List of asanas in the order taught by Pattabhi Jois at his Astanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix V- Alphabetical list of asanas from Krisnamacariar's YOGAMAKARANDA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix VI-Yoga section of the MAISURU MAISIRI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix VII- Photographs from the VYAYAMADIPIKA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix VIII- Photographs from Krishnamacariar's YOGAMAKARANDA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix IX - Alphabetical list of asanas from the SRITATTVANIDHI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"N E Sjoman \/ Abhinav Publications \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776749711529,"sku":"9038","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/9038_7c29cfcd-bcef-455a-a7b5-4bf29cc896a1.jpg?v=1625530333"},{"product_id":"19168-yoga-for-the-west","title":"Yoga For the West","description":"\u003cb\u003e Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Swami Sivananda\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Divine Life Society\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 94\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): N\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe present work, Yoga for the West, is meant not only for the westerners, but also for all true seekers in the path of Yoga. 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It will be observed from a glance through theses pages that this book brings Yoga within the reach of all, dispels wrong notions of Yoga as a Mystery of the Recluse, and awakens every man and woman to the truth that Yoga is the way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eO Adorable Lord of Mercy and Love!\u003cbr\u003eSalutations and prostrations unto Thee.\u003cbr\u003eThou art Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient.\u003cbr\u003eThou art Satchidannda\u003cbr\u003e(Existence-Consciousness-Bliss-Absolute)\u003cbr\u003eThou art the Indweller of all beings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrant us an understanding heart, \u003cbr\u003eEqual vision, balanced mind,\u003cbr\u003eFaith, devotion and wisdom.\u003cbr\u003eGrant us inner spiritual strength\u003cbr\u003eTo resist temptations and to control the mind.\u003cbr\u003eFree us from egoism, lust, greed, hatred, anger and jealousy.\u003cbr\u003eFill our hearts with divine virtues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLet us behold Thee in all these names and forms.\u003cbr\u003eLet us serve Thee in all these names and forms.\u003cbr\u003eLet us ever remember Thee.\u003cbr\u003eLet us ever sing Thy glories.\u003cbr\u003eLet thy name be ever on our lips.\u003cbr\u003eLet us abide in Thee for ever and ever.\u003cbr\u003e-Swami Sivananda\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublishers Note\u003cbr\u003eThis Is Yoga\u003cbr\u003eGod Exists: the Proofs\u003cbr\u003eNature of God\u003cbr\u003eThe Goal of Life\u003cbr\u003eWhat Does Yoga Teach You?\u003cbr\u003eThe First Part of Yoga-Practice\u003cbr\u003eGuiding Lights\u003cbr\u003eKey to Peace\u003cbr\u003eYogic Home Exercises\u003cbr\u003eThe Science of Pranayama\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Culture\u003cbr\u003eMeditation\u003cbr\u003eYoga Meditations-I\u003cbr\u003eYoga Meditations-II\u003cbr\u003eGuide to Meditation\u003cbr\u003eCosmic Consciousness\u003cbr\u003eThe State of a Realised Yogi\u003cbr\u003eMystic Experience\u003cbr\u003eMarks of Spiritual Progress\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Wisdom of Sivananda\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Swami Sivananda \/ Divine Life Society \/ Paperback","offer_id":40783125512361,"sku":"19168","price":7.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/19168.jpg?v=1625497286"},{"product_id":"23703-an-introduction-to-yoga","title":"An Introduction to Yoga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Annie Besant\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Theosophical Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 150\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8170590515\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the lectures delivered in Varanasi , Dr Annie Besant explores the nature of yoga.This inspiring little manual provides the basis for a deeper study of the teaching of Patanjali and of Yoga in general, containing as it does the essential to be kept in mind throughout the different stages of living and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLecture - I\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of yoga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLecture - II\u003cbr\u003eSchools of Thought\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLecture - III\u003cbr\u003eYoga as Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLecture - IV\u003cbr\u003eYoga As Practice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Annie Besant \/ Theosophical Publishing \/ Paperback","offer_id":40783375630505,"sku":"23703","price":8.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/23703.jpg?v=1625499024"},{"product_id":"32631-triple-yoga","title":"Triple Yoga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Swami Sivananda\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Divine Life Society\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2012\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 131\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8170520096\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral works of Sri Swami Sivanandaji on different system of Yoga have already been published. The present publication can be called, in other words, the Yoga of Synthesis; for herein can be found, at a glance short, analytical notes on the systems of Raja Yoga, Bhakti and Vedanta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is generally agreed that Karma Yoga forms the preparatory basis for the other three paths. Therefore, a separate section on the same subject has been appended to this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first section is comprised of the primary lessons on Raja Yoga given through the correspondence course of the Yoga-Vedanta Forest University (now Academy).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt should be noted, however, that no system can effect by itself an integral spiritual development of the personality of man. All systems are in fact inter-connected with each other. It is also true that some are very emotional by temperament, some prefer occultism and psycho-analytical investigations, and yet some others appreciate the philosophy of Vedanta more than any other system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach one has a particular preference for a particular course of Sadhana, and is at liberty to follow the path suited to his temperament. But if he is to achieve quick progress at all, on his chosen path, it is essential that he must take recourse to the help from the other systems. Triple Yoga, therefore, meets that need - providing the reader with an elementary knowledge of all the important branches of Yoga Sadhana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublishers' Note\u003cbr\u003eGuru Vandana\u003cbr\u003eShanti Mantras\u003cbr\u003eThe Universal Prayer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. 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This Pradipika is a must for serious students of yoga, and for those of us not so serious, it is informative and entertainingly readable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Brian Dana Akers \/ New Age Books \/ Paperback","offer_id":40784909533353,"sku":"17205","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/17205.jpg?v=1625516149"},{"product_id":"30380-parayana-the-poetic-works-of-bhagavan-sri-ramana-maharshi","title":"Parayana  -  The Poetic Works of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi","description":"\u003cb\u003e Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Sri Ramana Maharshi\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sri Ramanasramam\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2010\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 328\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788182880610\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the book:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is said the words of a Jnani are equal in power, stature and authority to the cherished Vedas themselves. Indeed this applies to the compositions and translations of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi who at the age of sixteen attained complete and final liberation. Subsequently Bhagavan Ramana exhibited the extraordinary ability to compress the full breadth of his realization into terse poetic verses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike mantras, these skillfully crafted arrows of light work on the mind of the reader in a mysterious and powerfully transformative way, bestowing understanding and wisdom on all who encounter them. Since the days at Virupaksha Cave, Bhagavan’s devotees have chanted these works and have testified time and again to the purifying effect they have on heart, mind and soul. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis revised and expanded edition contains the full repertoire of daily recitation at Sri Ramanasraman. 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Each sutra is presented as Sanskrit text, transliteration, and precise English translation, and is followed by Bryant’s authoritative commentary, which is grounded in the classical understanding of yoga and conveys the meaning and depth of the su-tras in a user-friendly manner for a Western readership without compromising scholarly rigor or traditional authenticity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, Bryant presents insights drawn from the primary traditional commentaries on the sutras written over the last millennium and a half.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I am Sure your work will trun out as a study book for hunderds and hundreds of students and will benfit yoga sadhakas and spiritual seekes throughout the world\". \u003cbr\u003e--- B.K.S. Iyengar, from his foreword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A superb contribution to the secondary literature on yoga. Critically grounded in the scholarship on yoga and the rich textual history of the tradition, Bryant nevertheless succeeds in transcending both the excessively technical approaches to yoga scholarship as well as much of the popular nonsense about yoga in the proliferating ‘schools’ in the New Age marketplace. Bryant impressively communicates the essentials of yoga philosophy and practice to the thoughtful but non-specialist general reader. His translations from the Sanskrit are precise and well-grounded, and his interpretations are provocative and persuasive. His book will surely be welcomed by both serious scholars and responsible practitioners.”\u003cbr\u003e—Gerald James Larson, Rabindranath Tagore Professor Emeritus of Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University, Bloomington, and Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dr. Bryant’s translation of and commentary on Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras reveal the rich tapestry of schools and viewpoints that form the background for the yoga tradition. Dr. Bryant teaches us to delight in the diversity of ideas and commentaries that come along with the equally diverse practices of yoga. He helps us to look deeper into a universal pattern of all practices, taking us out of the fundamentalism and exclusivity of our own schools. Grounded in an unbiased sense of ancient history, he clears away any confusion about the meaning of and the connections between different yoga philosophies. His book is a well-rounded and inspiriting course on the real connections between ideas, practices, and direct experience. I enthusiastically recommend it.”\u003cbr\u003e—Richard Freeman, author of The Yoga Matrix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Edwin Bryant has provided us with a sweeping, kaleidoscopic overview of this essential yoga text. His clear and engaging prose brings Patañjali’s aphorisms to life, taking his reader on an amazing journey through the history of yoga philosophy.”\u003cbr\u003e—David Gordon White, Professor of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of Sinister Yogis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Edwin Bryant unpacks the layers of history and traditional commentaries that are in the suitcase of the Yoga Sutras. Through his depth of understanding and research rendered in this detailed map, we are able to travel a little closer to our soul. I will be reading and referring to his text for a lifetime.”\u003cbr\u003e—Rodney Yee, author of Moving Toward Balance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The greatest strength of Edwin Bryant’s work on the Yoga Sutras is that he has taken the most abstruse commentaries and made of them a fluidly readable work. He has made an academically serious study into a presentation of most symmetrical beauty. He has brought together the views of different schools of philosophy and made them rhyme as though in poetry. We need more of such works of serious and yet readable philosophy.”\u003cbr\u003e—Swami Veda Bharati, D. Littl, Chancellor, HIHT University, Dehradum, India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bryant’s meticulous study of the Yoga Sutras examines its reception throughout the past fifteen hundred years by a variety of commentators. Understanding that all religious books operate in the context of lived communities, Bryant suggests that the worship of Vishnu as taught by Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita has played an important role in how the practice of yoga has been understood and communicated, particularly for the past five hundred years. For practitioners of yoga, this book provides a fresh look at a complex philosophy of applied spirituality.”\u003cbr\u003e—Christopher Key Chapple, Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology, Loyola Marymount University, and author of Yoga and the Luminous\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What I like about Edwin Bryant’s edition is that it serves as a concordance of commentaries, a commentary on the commentaries without which this text (or any other compendium of sutras) is unintelligible. It is a pleasure to watch as Bryant uses the commentaries to show how thinking about the Yoga Sutras shifted and evolved over the years.”\u003cbr\u003e—Dr. Robert Svoboda, Ayurvedacharya\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Edwin F Bryant \/ Pan Macmillan India \/ Paperback","offer_id":40785778016425,"sku":"29023","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/29023.jpg?v=1625528328"},{"product_id":"15924-anatomy-of-hatha-yoga","title":"Anatomy of Hatha Yoga","description":"\u003cb\u003e Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: H David Coulter\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Motilal Banarsidass\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 623\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8120819764\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the West has slowly opened in the past decades to Eastern, experientially-based fields like acupuncture-as part of a greater acceptance of alternative medicine in general-yoga has begun to stake its claim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA study by Dr Dean Ornish, a California-based cardiologist who shared experiences with Sri Satchidananda and whose work was published in 1990 in the prestigious British journal Lancet, showed that a program that combines hatha yoga with dietary changes, exercise and group therapy can actually reverse blockages in the heart’s main arteries-a fact that can help cope with chronic problems like arthritis, multiple sclerosis and infection with HIV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIronically, even within the world of alternative medicine yoga seems under-appreciated. Given the situation, David Coulters Anatomy of Hatha Yoga combines the perspectives of a dedicated yogi with that of a former anatomy professor and research associate at two major American medical schools. He has set himself the ambitious goal of combining the modern scientific understanding of anatomy and physiology with the ancient practice of hatha yoga.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result on an obvious labour of love, the book explains hatha yoga in demystified, scientific terms while at the same time honoring its traditions. It should go a long way to helping yoga achieve the scientific recognition it deserves. Useful as both a textbook and as a reference, Anatomy of Hatha Yoga is a book that all serious yoga teachers and practitioners will want on their sheives. Special emphasis has been placed on the musculoskeletal, nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems-the musculoskeletal system because that is where all our actions are expressed, the nervous system because that is the residence of all the managerial functions of the musculoskeletal system, the respiratory system because breathing is of such paramount importance in yoga, and the cardiovascular system because  inverted postures cannot be fully comprehended without  understanding the dynamics of the circulation. Most of the emphasis is practical-doing experiments, learning to observe the body, and further refining actions and observations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe discussion is intended for an audience of yoga teachers, health professionals, and anyone else who is interested in exploring some of the structural and functional aspects of hatha yoga. The work can also serve as a guide for students of alternative medicine who would like to communicate with those who place their faith more strictly in contemporary science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnatomy of Hatha Yoga will be the bible for yoga instructors and practitioners who are seeking in–depth knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e-Michael J Alter, author of Science of Flexibility and Sports Stretch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor anyone working with the muscluloskeletal system-physical therapists, bodywork therapists, chiropractors, personal trainers, and massage therapists.\u003cbr\u003e-Ohashi, author of Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu, \u003cbr\u003eReading the Body, and The Ohashi Bodywork Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdvanced students and yoga teachers will want it as a desk reference and will find themselves consulting it repeated in the years ahead.\u003cbr\u003e-Phil Catalfo, Yoga Journal, Nov, 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeads the reader through the intricacies of anatomy systematically, with a watchful eye on the goal: to understand yoga practice better.\u003cbr\u003e-Rolf Sovik, Yoga International, Jan, 2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCertainly exhaustive and comprehensive, offering insights into such topics as the mechanics of breathing, the various kriyas, and more subtle aspects of yoga practice.\u003cbr\u003e-Jane Sili, Yoga and health (UK), Oct, 2001\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFORWORD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBASIC PREMISES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER ONE\u003cbr\u003eMovement and Posture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER TWO\u003cbr\u003eBreathing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER THREE\u003cbr\u003eAbdominopelvic Exercises\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER FOUR\u003cbr\u003eStanding Postures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER FIVE\u003cbr\u003eBackbending Postures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER SIX\u003cbr\u003eForward Bending Postures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN\u003cbr\u003eTwisting Postures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER EIGHT\u003cbr\u003eThe Headstand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER NINE\u003cbr\u003eThe Shoulderstand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER TEN\u003cbr\u003eRelaxation and Meditation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGLOSSARY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eADDITIONAL SOURCES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX OF ANATOMICAL TERMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX OF PRACTICES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"H David Coulter \/ Motilal Banarsidass \/ Paperback","offer_id":40789147025577,"sku":"15924","price":45.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/15924.jpg?v=1625568878"}],"url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/collections\/philosophy-of-yoga.oembed?page=2","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}