The Perfection of Yoga

Posted on 24 December 2018 by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

In the Perfection of Yoga Srila Prabhupada cuts through the commercialism that now clouds the real meaning of yoga He explains that beyond postures and exercises, beyond even meditation and breathing techniques, the ancient teachings of yoga aim at lasting, loving union with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna. Download The Perfection of Yoga Author A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda – kino-fada.fr To my surprise in many ways I don t like this book, and it took a long time for me to read the 56 small pages I don t like it and give it 4 stars Odd.What I didn t like was that the feeling I got was didactic anger The challenge with that is why this feeling Is that what is in the words, or am I seeing my own unacknowledged anger I haven t been able to fully answer that question and there may be elements of both Evidence of the anger in the words, then I may very well be misunderstanding To my surprise in many ways I don t like this book, and it took a long time for me to read the 56 small pages I don t like it and give it 4 stars Odd.What I didn t like was that the feeling I got was didactic anger The challenge with that is why this feeling Is that what is in the words, or am I seeing my own unacknowledged anger I haven t been able to fully answer that question and there may be elements of both Evidence of the anger in the words, then I may very well be misunderstanding the strident nature of Prabhupada s single note and admonitions as anger That I will readily admit is possible Also possible is that I am being overly sensitive to his repeated invocation that the only path to perfection is by chanting the Lord s name and Prabhupada s use of must , have to , and should throughout So why 4 stars Because it does contain wisdom For an example of his pragmatic wisdom and invect...A friend of mine gave me this book on a day in which I had been meditating very deeply He said that day hare krishna missionaries had been handing out books, and they gave him this one Having no interest he gave it to me I considered this to be a very auspicious way to receive a spiritual book I have been very slowly reading this tiny 70 page book ever since he gave it to me Spiritual books are worth eight hundred times there weight in gold, because if we read them with the right attitude A friend of mine gave me this book on a day in which I had been meditating very deeply He said that day hare krishna missionaries had been handing out books, and they gave him this one Having no interest he gave it to me I considered this to be a very auspicious way to receive a spiritual book I have been very slowly reading this tiny 70 page book ever since he gave it to me Spiritual books are worth eight hundred times there weight in gold, because if we read them with the rig...Powerful Dummies like me who pick up this pretty book expecting to learn about postures are reminded that meditative, devotional yoga is a spiritual practice This tiny volume packs quite a punch The actual perfection of human life lies in being always Krsna conscious and always being aware of Krsna while performing all types of activities The profits of one s labor in the material world is to gratify one s senses But a real yogi does not desire such fruits He has no desire other than Powerful Dummies like me who pick up this pretty book expecting to learn about postures are reminded that meditative, devotional yoga is a spiritual practice This tiny volume packs quite a punch The actual perfection of human life lies in being always Krsna conscious and always being aware of Krsna while performing all types of activities The profits of one s labor in the material world is to gratify one s senses But a real yogi does not desire such fruits He has no desire other than Krsna, and Krsna is already there We can labor for material rewards but where does that get us We die and our possessions and other sensual rewards are left behind, and without ever knowing true happiness But for the person whose m...Not yoga as westerners think of it Rather devotional yoga But a nice into and something people interested in eastern spirituality should look at.Survey material with an obvious spin, but that is to be expected from something given to me for free on the street.That being said, I learned an important thing about meditation from it keep your eyes sort of open and always keep the tip of your nose in sight, that will make it easier to dive into meditation without falling asleep.Other than that, it s a pretty decent survey on the average amount of hinduism a westerner is likely to know One can pick out the base terms, although the book isn t Survey material with an obvious spin, but that is to be expected from something given to me for free on the street.That being said, I learned an important thing about meditation from it keep your eyes sort of open and always keep the tip of your nose in sight, that will mak...One of my favorite books of Srila Prabhupada.A beautiful book that reminds us of what is truly important The answer to many of my own questions in lifeAmazing bookThe Perfection of Yoga by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is about how to perfect the art of spiritually connecting to god through yoga It tells us by how Arjuna learned the perfection of yoga, even when he was in war Also tells us how we should devote everything towards Krishna, how to be devoted towards him, and what would happen if you succeed.I find this book quite inte...There are so many books on yoga, this is one to read and remember.Boils it down the science of yoga and inner peace, via the Krishna consciousness system It will read as strange to most westerners Hindus however will understand it completely the first read.Yoga and...

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24 December 2018

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda