The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy, and Practice"From the foremost living authority on Yoga comes the most comprehensive and reliable treatment of the subject available today. This is a work of impeccable scholarship by a person who has dedicated his life to the understanding and practice of yoga. The book offers a complete overview of every Yogic tradition, from the familiar to the lesser-known forms. It also covers all aspects of Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina Yoga, including history, philosophy, literature, psychology and practice. In addition, included are * translations of twenty Yoga treatises * the first translation of the Goraksha Paddhati" - Publisher. |
Contents
FOUNDATIONS | 1 |
The Wheel of Yoga | 35 |
Yoga and Other Hindu Traditions | 79 |
PRECLASSICAL YOGA | 119 |
The Whispered Wisdom of the Early Upanishads | 165 |
Jaina Yoga The Teachings of the Victorious FordMakers | 187 |
Yoga in Buddhism | 207 |
The Flowering of Yoga | 245 |
The Yogic Idealism of the YogaVâsishtha | 401 |
God Visions and Power The YogaUpanishads | 413 |
Yoga in Sikhism | 443 |
The Esotericism of Medieval TantraYoga | 453 |
Yoga as Spiritual Alchemy The Philosophy | 505 |
Epilogue | 567 |
Chronology | 589 |
Glossary of Key Terms | 601 |
CLASSICAL YOGA | 281 |
The Philosophy and Practice of PâtanjalaYoga | 317 |
The Nondualist Approach to God Among the Shiva | 341 |
The Vedantic Approach to God Among | 371 |
Yoga and Yogins in the Purânas | 391 |
Select Bibliography | 613 |
Index | 643 |
About the Author | 685 |
Copyright | |
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The Yoga Tradition: It's History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice Georg Feuerstein Limited preview - 2012 |
The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy, and Practice Georg Feuerstein No preview available - 2008 |
The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy, and Practice Georg Feuerstein No preview available - 1998 |