How to Know God

How to Know God
Author: Swami Prabhavananda
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2020-06-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9780367025892

The aphorisms collected in this book, first published in 1953, were composed by Patanjali, a great Indian sage, over 1,500 years ago, and here translated into clear English prose. The accompanying commentary interprets the sayings for the modern world, and in doing so gives a full picture of what yoga is, what its aims are, and how it can be practised.

The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali

The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali
Author: Chip Hartranft
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2019-12-10
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1611807026

A classic work of Indian philosophy that succinctly spells out how the mind works and what is needed to attain liberation. In 196 short aphorisms, this classic work of Indian philosophy succinctly spells out how the mind works and how it is possible to use the mind to attain liberation. The Yoga-Sūtra is a road map of human consciousness and a helpful guide to the mental states that one encounters in meditation, yoga, and other spiritual practices. Chip Hartranft’s translation and extensive, lucid commentary bring the text beautifully to life. He also provides useful auxiliary materials, including an afterword on the legacy of the Yoga-Sūtra and its enduring relevance for us today.

Realizing God

Realizing God
Author: Swami Prabhavananda
Publisher: Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
Total Pages: 391
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 8175059028

This book published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India, comprises of lectures and talks of Swami Prabhavananda on Vedanta and spiritual life. The Swami had an extraordinary ability to make even the most subtle of enigmatic ideas exciting and comprehensible. He contributed a great deal to the understanding of Vedanta in the West and also facilitated a better understanding of all the religions of the world.

Original Yoga

Original Yoga
Author: Richard Rosen
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0834827409

Widely respected yoga teacher and author Richard Rosen draws on ancient yoga encyclopedias to explain how yoga was practiced before it became popular in the West. He compares the three main existing sources known to yoga scholars to describe how complex and rich the practice of yoga once was. It included systematic teachings on personal hygiene, good health, and good relationships, and other practices of yoga that went far beyond just the physical postures. Each section of the book offers a guided practice session of ancient poses and breathing techniques to enable readers to connect to the roots of their yoga and to offer a framework from which to understand the sequences they use in their regular sessions.

Yoga: Discipline of Freedom

Yoga: Discipline of Freedom
Author: Barbara Stoler Miller
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1998-03-02
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0553374281

Dating from about the third century A.D., the Yoga Sutra distills the essence of the physical and spiritual discipline of yoga into fewer than two hundred brief aphorisms. It is the core text for any study of meditative practice, revered for centuries for its brilliant analysis of mental states and of the process by which inner liberation is achieved. Yet its difficulties are legendary, and until now, no translation has made it fully accessible. This new translation, hailed by Yoga Journal for its "unsurpassed readability," is by one of the leading Sanskrit scholars of our time, whose Bhagavad Gita has become a recognized classic. It includes an introduction to the philosophy and psychology underlying the Yoga Sutra, the full text with explanatory commentary, and a glossary of key terms in Sanskrit and English.

The Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta

The Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta
Author: Swami Prabhavananda
Publisher: The Teitan Press, Inc.
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1964
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780874810509

The Sermon on the Mount represents the essence of both Christ's teachings and the teachings of Vedanta. Christ said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." "The kingdom of God is within." "Be ye perfect..." Theologians are apt to explain away these teachings, but we believe Christ meant what he said. Read in this book how Vedanta goes to the heart of Christ's teachings.

The Spiritual Heritage of India

The Spiritual Heritage of India
Author: Swami Prabhavananda
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0429627556

This book, first published in 1962, is an analysis of the history of the philosophy of a country that has never distinguished philosophy from religion. Indian philosophy is not merely metaphysical speculation, but has its foundation in immediate perception. This insistence upon immediate perception rather than abstract reasoning is what distinguishes the Indian philosophy of religion from philosophy as Western nations know it.

Bhagavad Gita - The Song of God

Bhagavad Gita - The Song of God
Author: Swami Prabhavananda
Publisher: Ditzion Press
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2011-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781447418467

This early edition of the Bhagavad Gita is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. As a part of the ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharata it is an important Hindu scripture detailing a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna on yoga, moksha, divine glory and other fundamentals of Hinduism. This fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for Hindus and those interested in the philosophies of the religion. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Selling Yoga

Selling Yoga
Author: Andrea R. Jain
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2015
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 019939024X

Selling Yoga looks at how modern yoga developed into the self-developmental products and services that are widely consumed across the world today.

Sampoorna Yoga

Sampoorna Yoga
Author: Yogi Hari
Publisher: NADA Productions
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2004-06-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781577770510

Yogi Hari is a Master of Hatha, Raja and Nada Yoga. He is well-known and respected around the world as a competent and inspiring teacher. Yogi Hari comeds from the Sivananda lineage. When he met his gurus, Swami Vishnu-Devananda and music master Swami Nads-Brahmananda in 1975, he retired from worldly life and spent seven years in the Sivananda Ashram where he immersed himself fully in Yoga Sadhana.