Teachings of yoga

The Preciousness of Human Embodiment ......Page 19
The Time to Realize God Is Now ......Page 23
The Significance of Human Life ......Page 24
The Potential of the Body ......Page 26
Strengthen the Body to Liberate the Mind ......Page 28
Microcosm and Macrocosm ......Page 30
The Transmuted Body of the Yogi ......Page 29
"I Am the Body" Is a Lie ......Page 33
Fell the Tree of "I" and "Mine ......Page 35
The World Is Illusory ......Page 37
The Fishing-Net of the World ......Page 39
The Umbrella of Mental Impressions ......Page 40
Suffering Is Omnipresent ......Page 41
The Truth about Joy and Sorrow ......Page 43
Cutting through Desire ......Page 45
Instruction in Happiness ......Page 46
The Value of Contentment ......Page 50
The Conquest of Desire ......Page 52
The Two Streams of the Mind ......Page 53
The Bottleneck of the Mind ......Page 54
The Power of Thought ......Page 56
The Mind Is the Cause of Bondage and Liberation ......Page 57
The Ego ......Page 58
Delete the "I"-Thought through Self-Inquiry ......Page 59
The Five Hindrances ......Page 62
Mental Restlessness ......Page 64
Tether the Mind ......Page 67
Be Grateful to the Mind ......Page 68
The Steed of the Mind ......Page 69
Three Great Obstacles on the Path ......Page 70
The Fault of Indecisiveness ......Page 73
The Metaphor of the Chariot ......Page 76
The Nature of Knowledge ......Page 77
Self-Knowledge ......Page 78
Yoga and Wisdom ......Page 79
The Ultimate Futility of Intellectual Learning ......Page 80
Book Knowledge versus Self-Knowledge ......Page 82
The Need for Discipline ......Page 83
Making Time for the Divine ......Page 85
Practice Makes Perfect ......Page 86
Daily Discipline ......Page 88
Asceticism Is Everything ......Page 89
Success in Yoga ......Page 90
The True Guru ......Page 91
Characteristics of a Superior Teacher ......Page 92
Three Kinds of Preceptor ......Page 96
OIaracteristics of a Disciple ......Page 97
Four Types of Yoga Practitioners ......Page 99
The Need for Initiation ......Page 101
Kinds of Initiation ......Page 102
Good Company ......Page 104
Association with Holy Folk ......Page 105
The Path to Liberation ......Page 107
Intending Liberation ......Page 110
Think of Yourself as Immortal ......Page 111
The Caged Nightingale ......Page 112
The Inner Treasure ......Page 114
Yoga and the Divine Life ......Page 116
The Foundation of Faith ......Page 117
The Supreme Value of Faith ......Page 118
The Eight Limbs of Yoga ......Page 119
The Eightfold Path ......Page 121
The Middle Path ......Page 122
The Path Is Difficult ......Page 123
Spontaneity ......Page 124
Freedom in Action ......Page 125
Commune with Nature ......Page 128
Channeling Emotions ......Page 129
Base Emotions ......Page 130
Overcoming Depression ......Page 132
Give Up Pride ......Page 134
Humility ......Page 135
Nonviolence ......Page 136
The Do's and Don't's of Spiritual Life ......Page 137
Life Is a Test ......Page 139
Inner Transformation ......Page 140
Ripe and Unripe Beings ......Page 141
Control of Impulses ......Page 142
Silence ......Page 143
Truthfulness ......Page 145
The Nature of Truth ......Page 147
Three Kinds of Giving ......Page 148
Solitude ......Page 149
Always Serve Others ......Page 150
Worship with the Body ......Page 151
True Worship ......Page 152
The Liberating Power of Devotion ......Page 153
The Path of Devotion ......Page 155
Mad with Love ......Page 156
Love Isthe Self ......Page 157
The Yoga of Tears ......Page 158
The Road to Heaven Is through Hell ......Page 159
How to Overcome Defects ......Page 160
Real Fasting ......Page 161
The Best Posture ......Page 162
The Life Force ......Page 163
Breath Control ......Page 164
Restraining the Senses ......Page 166
Recitation Only ......Page 167
Successful Mantra Practice ......Page 168
The Pleasing Inner Sound ......Page 169
Concentration ......Page 170
Be the Observer ......Page 172
The Greatest Work ......Page 174
Transform the World through Meditation ......Page 175
Obstacles to Meditation ......Page 176
Ecstasy ......Page 178
Pathway to Ecstasy ......Page 179
Psychic Powers ......Page 180
The Seven Stages of Wisdom ......Page 182
The Self Is the Foundation of All ......Page 183
For the Sake of the Self ......Page 184
The Immortal Inner Controller ......Page 185
The Serpent Power Awakens ......Page 188
The Long-Haired Ascetic ......Page 189
Floating in the Divine ......Page 191
Embodied Liberation ......Page 193
The Liberated Sage ......Page 195
The Supreme Swan ......Page 197
How Does the Liberated Sage Behave ......Page 199
Open-Eyed Ecstasy ......Page 200
Levels of Bliss ......Page 203
Bliss beyond Pain ......Page 206
I Am Food ......Page 207
Salutation to Myself ......Page 208
Cosmic Consciousness ......Page 209
I Am He ......Page 211
Immortality ......Page 213
Sources ......Page 215
Recommended Reading ......Page 246
Acknowledgments ......Page 253
About the Editor/translator ......Page 254