How To Be A Yogi - Forgotten Books Author:Swami Abhedananda Book Description: — "A yogi (Sanskrit, feminine root: yogini) is a term for a male who practices various forms of the path of Yoga, maintaining a steadfast mind, the process of transcending the lower self. These designations are mostly reserved for advanced or daily practitioners. In contemporary English yogin is an alternative rendering f... more »or the word yogi. This word is often used to describe Buddhist monks or any lay person or householder who is devoted to meditation. The Shiva-Samhita text defines the yogi as someone who knows that the entire cosmos is situated within his own body, and the Yoga-Shikha-Upanishad distinguishes two kinds of yogins: those who pierce through the "sun" (surya) by means of the various yogic techniques and those who access the door of the central conduit (sushumna-nadi) and drink the nectar." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Preface; Introductory; What Is Yoga?; Hatha Yoga; RĀja Yoga; Karma Yoga; Bhakti Yoga; JnĀna Yoga; Science Of Breathing; Was Christ A Yogi?
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