Encylopedic Dictionary of Yoga

Georg, Feuerstein

Reference

Unwin Paperbacks

Textbook of Yoga

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Rider

“A fascinating look at spiritual leaders, both past and present.”—Booklist Crazy-wise adepts, cult leaders, and gurus challenge our common sense views of reality and norms of conduct. In their attempts to teach spiritual truths, they shock cognitive boundaries and jolt moral sensibilities with radical eccentricity, trickery, and excess. Now for the first time, Holy Madness explores this universal dimension of spirituality in a readable and brilliant blend of history, philosophy, theology, and first-person accounts. Here are Fools for Christ, sitting naked on garbage heaps; eccentric Zen masters baffling their students with beatings and belly laughs; and enigmatic rascal gurus and spiritual clowns like Da-Ananda, Chögyam Trungpa, G. I. Gurdjieff, and Aleister Crowley. How can you tell if the antics of a Holy Fool are legitimate teaching tools or simply the acts of a self-indulgent lunatic? This fascinating study tackles this question and many others, providing an unbiased exploration of the mechanics of spiritual life. “It makes good, stiff reading for folks who hanker for travel of the mind and heart.”—Boston Globe “A totally absorbing and fascinating piece of work by an author of considerable intellectual caliber . . . a superb study in the further reaches of human nature.”—Colin Wilson, author of The Outsider

Holy Madness: The Shock Tactics and Radical Teachings of Crazy-Wise Adepts, Holy Fools and Rascal Gurus

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Penguin Publishing Group

This is the first comprehensive and systematic analytical study of the major philosophical concepts of classical yoga. The book consists of a series of detailed discussions of the key concepts used by Patanjali in his Yoga-Sutra to describe and explain the enigma of human existence and to point a way beyond the perpetual motion of the wheel of becoming. Feuerstein's study differs from previous ones in that it seeks to free Patanjali's aphoristic statements from the accretions of later interpretations; instead, the author places the Sutra in its original context and sees it as the source of the whole edifice of classical yoga and not just as a summary of previous developments. This book will be of interest to comparative religionists, Indologists, and practitioners of yoga who wish to deepen their understanding of its philosophical basis.

The Philosophy of Classical Yoga

St.Martin's Press

Here is an inspirational and accessible introduction to the deep inner wisdom of yoga gathered from sources both ancient and modern by one of America’s most respected yoga scholars. YOGA GEMS For the millions of Americans who now practice yoga regularly, here is the perfect introduction to the rich philosophical and spiritual tradition behind the exercises. George Feuerstein has drawn short, memorable quotations from the key texts of this five-thousand-year-old legacy, with an emphasis on the wisdom of modern yoga masters.The quotations have been selected and arranged to address the needs of yoga practitioners in the twenty-first century. Among the many themes touched on in this treasure of a book: the process of inner growth; the value of silence; how to meditate; how to infuse everyday life with joy; universal kinship; overcoming suffering; dealing with grief, loss, anger, and jealousy; remembering and cultivating one’s true inner self; developing self-discipline; and bringing out the good in all you say and do. For both new and experienced yoga students alike, Yoga Gems is the perfect travel companion on the road to inner peace. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Yoga Gems: A Treasury of Practical and Spiritual Wisdom from Ancient and Modern Masters

Gramercy

Book by Georg Feuerstein, Jeanine Miller

Yoga and Beyond: Essays in Indian Philosophy

Politics & Social Sciences

Jeanine Miller

Philosophy

Schocken Books

Yoga: The Technology of Ecstasy

Looks at the history and influence of yoga, and discusses the development of each major branch, including Hatha and Tantra yoga

Literature & Fiction

Jeremy P.Tarcher

TarcherPerigee

The decorative dustjacket adds much to this vintage hardcover. (Don' t buy this one without the jacket) The dustjacket does show some wear along the edges from shelving. Book is clean and bright inside, VG+.

Sacred Sexuality

Psychology & Counseling

Tarcher

Covers spiritual concepts that have traditionally been grouped into numbered sets in both the past and present

Spirituality by the Numbers

Occult & Paranormal

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