Yoga

[Natural Submission]

Does anyone have any good yoga knowledge to share, sites, books etc?
Thanks

 

[Green Gaia]

What yoga are you referring to? Jnana, bhakti, karma or raja?

 

[Natural Submission]

raja of course

 

[Green Gaia]

What do you want to know about it?

 

[Natural Submission]

everything you wish to tell.

 

[Green Gaia]

Well, simply put raja yoga is the path to God through psychophysical experiments, or meditation. One tries to connect with the Divine through a series of meditations, connecting the mind back with the Divine.

 

[Natural Submission]

Great, thanks a lot. i found this site:

http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/teachings/rajayoga.htm

It seems to explain it pretty good. i like the idea that we are on a "Mystical Journey" and need to '"find" our Way home. Thanks for the info.

 

[Green Gaia]

Thanks for the link.

 

[anders]

To the extent that yoga applies to me, the Daoist (I think I am one ), it must be jñanayoga. I'm perfectly uninterested in practising a philosophy or a religion.

 

[Natural Submission]

Why are you uninterested in practising a philosophy or a religion?

 

[Ingo]

Hi Natural Submission,
I have recently been interested in formally studying Yoga, and particularly in reading a translation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras (written in Sanskrit about 2000 years ago), which comprise 195 sutras or aphorisms on the practice of yoga. I found a book in my local library called 'The Science of Yoga' by I. K. Taimini. It is a commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. I have not finished reading it but it has piqued my interest enough to want to read the whole book. I also found two websites which I am using for my reference:

http://www.lifepositive.com/yoga.html - A beatifully organized site

http://hrih.hypermart.net/patanjali/ - Includes links to books on the subject, online library, etc.

Enjoy your research!

 

[Natural Submission]

Excellent!

My wife intends to start Yoga classes soon, i'll have to share this with her as well, thank you.

Many blessing to you and your loved ones!

 

[anders]

Why are you uninterested in practising a philosophy or a religion?

Perhaps I should have made myself more clear regarding "practising". I don't believe that physical exercises are meaningful for a person's developing of a way of life. OTOH, when having found a philosophy that works for me, I surely think that I should live according to it.

 

[Ingo]

Excellent!

My wife intends to start Yoga classes soon, i'll have to share this with her as well, thank you.

Many blessing to you and your loved ones!

You're most welcome. And thank you for sharing the Sivananda site which you found: I will add it to my 'reliable sources for reference'. I checked the Amazon website for reader reviews of the book I mentioned - its full title is 'The Science of Yoga: The Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali in Sanskrit With Transliteration in Roman, Translation and Commentary in English' by I. K. Taimini. There were two reviews: one rated it 4 stars out of 5 and the other rated it 5 stars out of 5 - not bad, I suppose, for a sample of 2! It's about 400 pages, and is a slow read for me, as I need to stop, absorb and think about its content before I continue reading!

I appreciate your blessings and reciprocate the same for you and your family!

 

[Onlybsen]

Yoga is a vast subject and has many versions. Therefore it cannot be covered under one site or book. However I visit one site which has reasonable content and you can follow too. Here it is: visit yogamystic.blogspot.com and enrich your knowledge.

 

[krishnano]

Well, for my personal reccomendations, if you want to study raja yoga, then the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the best. If bhakti yoga, then the Narada Bhakti Sutra are nice. Krishna.com Store Narada-Bhakti-Sutra: The Secrets of Transcendental Love There are a plenitude of other translations if one wants.

 

[Aupmanyav]

Well, simply put raja yoga is the path to God through psychophysical experiments, or meditation. One tries to connect with the Divine through a series of meditations, connecting the mind back with the Divine.

What if you are the one whom you are seeking?

 

[Aupmanyav]

Perhaps I should have made myself more clear regarding "practising". I don't believe that physical exercises are meaningful for a person's developing of a way of life. OTOH, when having found a philosophy that works for me, I surely think that I should live according to it.

Dear friend, physical excercises can also help in good living and control of thought processes (would you think 'pranayam' is not useful?).

Natural Submission: Could I suggest 'modern books' at Sacred-Texts: Hinduism. Beware of bogus gurus and their philosophies, do not look for exotics. Meditation is just for stream-lining thought processes. You would not ever be able to levitate.