Yoga is presently a worldwide phenomenon. It is taught in many forms and under many namos, some of these rooted in classical texts and practices but more in the fancies and imaginations of teachers and authors. In reality there is only one yoga. This is an important principle and so long as a sadhak fails to internalize this principle, he fails to understand the true meaning of yoga and remains enmeshed in all manner of whirlpools of doubt. As a result, he fails to secure success in his sadhana and his self-confidence wavers. Once self-confidence is shaken, the enthusiasm for sadhana is bound to be destroyed. Lord Krishna has clearly explained this truth in just two words in the Bhagvad Gita, where he has said "Sanshayatma vinashyati"- doubt destroys.
Thus, lack of proper understanding can pose the gravest danger for the serious practitioner. His difficulty is further compounded by an absence of reliable authoritative material that could serve as a guide. Such material could come only out of proper research of the ancient texts or from sufficiently advanced personal experience based on long, correct, practice. Finally, as the reader will discover, the present work presents a guide based on both these premises. The author, an advanced yogi himself, explains in lucid detail and from an intimate knowledge of the classical texts authenticated by his own practice of extraordinary duration and intensity, how there are varieties of yoga bearing different names though all of them ultimately belong to and merge into the great classical yoga which Sage Patanjali called Ashtang Yoga, It is also known as Purna Yoga (complete yoga), Maha Yoga (great yoga), Siddha Yoga (perfect yoga), or Divya Yoga (divine yoga), all of them duly dealt with in this path-breaking work.
Teachers and practitioners alike will find this guide an invaluable source for the proper understanding of their work and practice.
SWAMI RAJARSHI MUNI was born in 1931. He has devoted himself to the serious study and practice of yoga since his early youth. He renounced the world and received sannyas in 1971. He devoted himself almost exclusively to secluded yoga sadhana thereafter, his daily practice spanning at least ten hours. In response to a spiritual calling, he temporarily emerged from seclusion in 1993 to undertake certain works for the public good and further the mission of the spiritual lineage of Lord Lakulish, twenty-eighth incarnation of Lord Shiva, of which he is the fourth and present head. He has since reverted to secluded sadhana in 2007 to complete his yoga. He is an advanced yogi, a realized Master in the classic mould of Indian adepts, knower of the kundalini and master of the khechari mudra. He is presently engaged in converting the body into the exquisite Divine Body, a subject he has extensively researched and one about which he has written from a position of eminent qualification. He has authored many definitive texts on yoga, including the inimitable Yoga the Ultimate Spiritual Path and Classical Hatha Yoga.
Asana (96)
Bhakti Yoga (20)
Biography (49)
Hatha Yoga (82)
Kaivalyadhama (58)
Karma Yoga (31)
Kriya Yoga (70)
Kundalini Yoga (58)
Massage (2)
Meditation (325)
Patanjali (137)
Pranayama (67)
Women (32)
Yoga for Children (13)
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