The yoga tradition Its history, literature, philosophy and practice

Georg Feuerstein

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Published
Prescott, Ariz. : Hohm Press [2008]
Language
English
Main Author
Georg Feuerstein (-)
Edition
[Third edition]
Physical Description
xxx, 514 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-474) and index.
ISBN
9781890772185
  • PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS: Building blocks
  • The wheel of yoga
  • Yoga and the other Hindu traditions
  • PART TWO: PRE-CLASSICAL YOGA: Yoga in ancient times
  • The whispered wisdom of the early Upanishads
  • Jaina Yoga: the teachings of the victorious ford-makers
  • Yoga in Buddhism
  • The flowering of yoga
  • PART THREE: CLASSICAL YOGA: The history and literature of Patanjala-Yoga
  • The philosophy and practice of Patanjala-Yoga
  • PART FOUR: POST-CLASSICAL YOGA: The nondualist approach to God among the Shiva worshipers
  • The Vedantic approach to God among the Vishnu worshipers
  • Yoga and Yogins in the Puranas
  • The yogic idealism in the Yoga-Vasishtha
  • God, visions, and power: the Yoga-Upanishads
  • The Yoga in Sikhism
  • PART FIVE: POWER AND TRANSCENDENCE IN TANTRISM: The esotericism of medieval Tantra-Yoga
  • Yoga as spiritual alchemy: the philosophy and practice of Hatha-Yoga.