India Of Yogis

Author : Sanjeev Shukla
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788183283045

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Yogis of India by Sanjeev Shukla Pdf

Yogis of India gives a joyous glimpse into the lives of some of the great Indian spiritual masters like Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Ramana Maharshi and Anandmayi Ma. It explores not just the various fascinating facets of these saints, the eternal travellers, but also describes vividly their beautiful relationship with their key shishyas. It traces the life of each yogi from birth to mahasamadhi, in the process touching the leela, or the play of the realised master that nurtures the devotee and develops the disciple.

Author : Alfonso Caycedo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : India
ISBN : UOM:39015055267234

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India of Yogis by Alfonso Caycedo Pdf

Author : Edmund Demaitre
Publisher : London : B. Bles
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Fakirs
ISBN : MINN:31951001764722Y

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The Yogis of India by Edmund Demaitre Pdf

Author : Paul Brunton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1523632313

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A Search in Secret India by Paul Brunton Pdf

A Search in Secret India is the story of Paul Brunton's journey around India, living among yogis, mystics and gurus, some of whom he found convincing, others not. He finally finds the peace and tranquility which come with self-knowledge when he meets and studies with the great sage Sri Ramana Maharishi. Paul Brunton was a British philosopher, mystic, traveler, and guru. He left a journalistic career to live among yogis, mystics, and holy men, and studied Eastern and Western esoteric teachings. Dedicating his life to an inward and spiritual quest, Brunton felt charged to communicate his experiences about what he learned in the East to others. His works had a major influence on the spread of Eastern mysticism to the West. Taking pains to express his thoughts in layperson's terms, Brunton was able to present what he learned from the Orient and from ancient tradition as a living wisdom. His writings express his view that meditation and the inward quest are not exclusively for monks and hermits, but will also support those living normal, active lives in the Western world.

Author : James Mallinson,Mark Singleton
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780141978246

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Roots of Yoga by James Mallinson,Mark Singleton Pdf

'An indispensable companion for all interested in yoga, both scholars and practitioners' Professor Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson Despite yoga's huge global popularity, relatively little of its roots is known among practitioners. This compendium includes a wide range of texts from different schools of yoga, languages and eras: among others, key passages from the early Upanisads and the Mahabharata, and from the Tantric, Buddhist and Jaina traditions, with many pieces in scholarly translation for the first time. Covering yoga's varying definitions, its most important practices, such as posture, breath control, sensory withdrawal and meditation, as well as models of the esoteric and physical bodies, Roots of Yoga is a unique and essential source of knowledge. Translated and Edited with an Introduction by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton

Author : Joseph S. Alter
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400843435

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Yoga in Modern India by Joseph S. Alter Pdf

Yoga has come to be an icon of Indian culture and civilization, and it is widely regarded as being timeless and unchanging. Based on extensive ethnographic research and an analysis of both ancient and modern texts, Yoga in Modern India challenges this popular view by examining the history of yoga, focusing on its emergence in modern India and its dramatically changing form and significance in the twentieth century. Joseph Alter argues that yoga's transformation into a popular activity idolized for its health value is based on modern ideas about science and medicine. Alter centers his analysis on an interpretation of the seminal work of Swami Kuvalayananda, one of the chief architects of the Yoga Renaissance in the early twentieth century. From this point of orientation he explores current interpretations of yoga and considers how practitioners of yogic medicine and fitness combine the ideas of biology, physiology, and anatomy with those of metaphysics, transcendence, and magical power. The first serious ethnographic history of modern yoga in India, this fluently written book is must reading not only for students and scholars but also practitioners who seek a deeper understanding of how yoga developed over time into the exceedingly popular phenomenon it is today.

Author : Paul Brunton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Hindu magic
ISBN : LCCN:36000950

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A Search in Secret India by Paul Brunton Pdf

Author : Paramahansa Yogananda
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781775411451

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Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda Pdf

The autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 - 1952) details his search for a guru, during which he encountered many spiritual leaders and world-renowned scientists. When it was published in 1946 it was the first introduction of many westerners to yoga and meditation. The famous opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci said about the book: "Amazing, true stories of saints and masters of India, blended with priceless superphysical information-much needed to balance the Western material efficiency with Eastern spiritual efficiency-come from the vigorous pen of Paramhansa Yogananda, whose teachings my husband and myself have had the pleasure of studying for twenty years."

Author : David Gordon White
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226895154

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Sinister Yogis by David Gordon White Pdf

Since the 1960s, yoga has become a billion-dollar industry in the West, attracting housewives and hipsters, New Agers and the old-aged. But our modern conception of yoga derives much from nineteenth-century European spirituality, and the true story of yoga’s origins in South Asia is far richer, stranger, and more entertaining than most of us realize. To uncover this history, David Gordon White focuses on yoga’s practitioners. Combing through millennia of South Asia’s vast and diverse literature, he discovers that yogis are usually portrayed as wonder-workers or sorcerers who use their dangerous supernatural abilities—which can include raising the dead, possession, and levitation—to acquire power, wealth, and sexual gratification. As White shows, even those yogis who aren’t downright villainous bear little resemblance to Western assumptions about them. At turns rollicking and sophisticated, Sinister Yogis tears down the image of yogis as detached, contemplative teachers, finally placing them in their proper context.

Author : Swami Rama
Publisher : Himalayan Institute Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780893891565

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Living with the Himalayan Masters by Swami Rama Pdf

Inspirational stories of Swama Rama's experiences and lessons learned with the great teachers who guided his life including Mahatma Gandhi, Tagore, and more.

Author : Paramhansa Yogananda
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8120725247

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Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda Pdf

A reprint of the Philosophical Library 1946 First Edition.

Author : Sri M
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789354926136

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Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master by Sri M Pdf

In this tell-all autobiography, Sri M writes about his fascinating journey as a young man from the southern coast of India to the mystical Himalayan Mountains. At the age of nineteen and a half, he felt an irresistible urge to go to the Himalayas in quest for his great Master. He finally met his Master at the Vyasa Cave, beyond the Badrinath shrine. After spending three and half years with his Master, wandering freely across the length and breadth of the Himalayan ranges, he was instructed to go back to live in the plains and lead a normal life. He started working for a living, fulfilled his social commitments and prepared himself to teach others all that he had learned and experienced. This book reveals the spiritual journey of a young lad from Kerala, who by his sincerity and dedication evolved into a living yogi. Sri M shares his knowledge of the Upanishads and spiritual insights born out of first hand experiences in his autobiography. Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master will make for an engaging and riveting read for those interested in the life and teachings of Sri M.

Author : Klaus-Dieter Mathes
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611806700

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Maitripa by Klaus-Dieter Mathes Pdf

Maitrīpa (986–1063) is one of the greatest and most influential Indian yogis of Vajrayāna Buddhism. The legacy of his thought and meditation instructions have had a profound impact on Buddhism in India and Tibet, and several important contemporary practice lineages continue to rely on his teachings. Early in his life, Maitrīpa gained renown as a monk and scholar, but it was only after he left his monastery and wandered throughout India as a yogi that he had a direct experience of nonconceptual realization. Once Maitrīpa awakened to this nondual nature of reality, he was able to harmonize the scholastic teachings of Buddhist philosophy with esoteric meditation instructions. This is reflected in his writings that are renowned for evoking a meditative state in those who have trained appropriately. He eventually became the teacher of many well-known accomplished masters, including Padampa Sangyé and the translator Marpa, who brought his teachings to Tibet. Drawing on Maitrīpa’s autobiographical writings and literary work, this book is the first comprehensive portrait of the life and teachings of this influential Buddhist master. Klaus-Dieter Mathes also offers the first complete English translation of his teachings on nonconceptual realization, which is the foundation of Mahāmudrā meditation.

Author : Alistair Shearer
Publisher : Hurst & Company
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781787381926

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The Story of Yoga by Alistair Shearer Pdf

How did an ancient Indian spiritual discipline turn into a $20+ billion-a-year mainstay of the global wellness industry? What happened along yoga's winding path from the caves and forests of the sages to the gyms, hospitals and village halls of the modern West? This comprehensive history sets yoga in its global cultural context for the first time. It leads us on a fascinating journey across the world, from arcane religious rituals and medieval body-magic, through muscular Christianity and the British Raj, to the Indian nationalist movement and the arrival of yoga in the twentieth-century West. We discover how the practice reached its present-day ubiquity and how it became embedded in powerful social currents shaping the world's future, such as feminism, digital media, celebrity culture, the stress pandemic and the quest for an authentic identity in the face of unprecedented change. Shearer's revealing history boasts a colorful cast of characters past and present, who tell an engaging tale of scholars and scandal, science and spirit, wisdom and waywardness. This is the untold story of yoga, warts and all.

Author : Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Yoga
ISBN : 8190256203

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Autobiography of a Yogi by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda Pdf