[PDF] Tracing The Path Of Yoga eBook

Author : Stuart Ray Sarbacker
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,38 MB
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1438481233

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Clear, accessible, and meticulously annotated, Tracing the Path of Yoga offers a comprehensive survey of the history and philosophy of yoga that will be invaluable to both specialists and to nonspecialists seeking a deeper understanding of this fascinating subject. Stuart Ray Sarbacker argues that yoga can be understood first and foremost as a discipline of mind and body that is represented in its narrative and philosophical literature as resulting in both numinous and cessative accomplishments that correspond, respectively, to the attainment of this-worldly power and otherworldly liberation. Sarbacker demonstrates how the yogic quest for perfection as such is situated within the concrete realities of human life, intersecting with issues of politics, economics, class, gender, and sexuality, as well as reflecting larger Indic religious and philosophical ideals.

Author : Daniel Simpson
Publisher : North Point Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 26,69 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0374722684

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A succinct, approachable guide to the origins, development, key texts, concepts, and practices of yoga. Yoga is practiced by many millions of people worldwide and is celebrated for its mental, physical, and spiritual benefits. And yet, as Daniel Simpson reveals in The Truth of Yoga, much of what is said about yoga is misleading. For example, the word “yoga” does not always mean union. In fact, in perhaps the discipline’s most famous text—the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali—its aim is described as separation: isolating consciousness from everything else. And yoga is not five thousand years old, as is commonly claimed; the earliest evidence of practice dates back about twenty-five hundred years. (Yoga may well be older, but no one can prove it.) The Truth of Yoga is a clear, concise, and accessible handbook for the lay reader that draws upon abundant recent scholarship. It outlines these new findings with practitioners in mind, highlighting ways to keep traditions alive in the twenty-first century.

Author : Andrea R. Jain
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,93 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 019939024X

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

Author : Robert E. Buswell, Jr.
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 1991-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824843673

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Chinul (1158–1210) was the founder of the Korean tradition of Zen. He provides one of the most lucid and accessible accounts of Zen practice and meditation to be found anywhere in East Asian literature. Tracing Back the Radiance, an abridgment of Buswell’s Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul, combines an extensive introduction to Chinul’s life and thought with translations of three of his most representative works.

Author : Nicolai Bachman
Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 19,17 MB
Release : 2016-05-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 8184958668

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Unlocking the Secrets of Patanjali’s Yoga A path-breaking guide for mind-body balance Author Nicolai Bachman skillfully demystifies the practices of the 2000-year-old Patanjali yoga tradition for modern readers. The book covers five sections on the central teachings of Patanjali addressing concerns pertaining to the mind and body. Each sutra beautifully explains the yoga philosophy of the asanas with practical examples that can be applied in the fabric of our lives. From emotional afflictions and preservation of energy to optimal focus for heart-mind balance, the book is meticulously researched to broaden our understanding of the yoga philosophy. Bachman enlightens us on the ancient knowledge of Patanjali with contemporary wisdom and depth for lay readers as well as yoga practitioners. The Path of the Yoga Sutras is for anyone who believes in integrating yogic philosophy with practice for a holistic life experience. Nicolai Bachman has been teaching Sanskrit, Ayurveda, chanting, and yoga-related topics for over 15 years. He is the author of several book-and-CD learning tools, including The Path of the Yoga Sutras, the first home-study course of its kind.

Author : B. K. S. Iyengar
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 27,39 MB
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 000738162X

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Note that due to the limitations of some ereading devices not all diacritical marks can be shown. BKS Iyengar’s translation and commentary on these ancient yoga sutras has been described as the “bible” of yoga. This edition contains an introduction by BKS Iyengar, as well as a foreword by Godfrey Devereux, author of Dynamic Yoga.

Author : Georg Feuerstein
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 32,68 MB
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 083482292X

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The best-selling beginner’s guide to the history, schools, practices, and philosophy of the ancient Yoga tradition—from a renowned Yoga scholar This overview of the essentials of Yoga is meant to both broaden and deepen the understanding of beginning students. It covers all the basic elements of this ancient discipline and philosophy of India—including Yoga poses, diet, breath control, meditation, mantras, Kundalini energy, and more. It also includes newly translated excerpts from the scriptures and pays special attention to branches of Yoga, such as Tantra, that are of great interest to Western students but are frequently misunderstood.

Author : Stuart Ray Sarbacker
Publisher : North Point Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 27,14 MB
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0865477698

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A clear, concise guidebook to the essentials of yogic thought and practice Many people think yoga simply means postures and breathing. Not true. The intention of this short guide is practical and straightforward: to say what yoga really is and to apply its principles to everyday life. It leads us through the eight-limbed system, a coherent framework that has been handed down and elaborated upon for thousands of years and consists of five "outer limbs," which pertain to our experience of the social world and the operation of our senses, and three "inner limbs," which focus on the mind. Stuart Ray Sarbacker and Kevin Kimple present the eight-limbed system as something that can be turned to again and again to deepen and expand understanding and practice. As an introduction and overview to the essence of yoga, The Eight Limbs of Yoga is unparalleled for clarity, usefulness, and concision.

Author : Annie Wood Besant
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 11,26 MB
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :

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Annie Besant's book is not about how to do Yoga; it is about what Yoga means and its theory. The book is the text of a series of four lectures that she gave about the subject. She had studied with Indian masters of the art and explained their theories in these pages.

Author : Anya Foxen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,81 MB
Release : 2021-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0429750587

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This book provides a rigorously researched, critically comparative introduction to yoga. Is This Yoga? Concepts, Histories, and the Complexities of Contemporary Practice recognizes the importance of contemporary understandings of yoga and, at the same time, provides historical context and complexity to modern and pre-modern definitions of yogic ideas and practices. Approaching yoga as a vast web of concepts, traditions, social interests, and embodied practices, it raises questions of knowledge, identity, and power across time and space, including the dynamics of "East" and "West." The text is divided into three main sections: thematic concepts; histories; and topics in modern practice. This accessible guide is essential reading for undergraduate students approaching the topic for the first time, as well as yoga teachers, teacher training programs, casual and devoted practitioners, and interested non-practitioners.