Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga

20 Light on Yoga As a well cut diamond has many facets, each reflecting a different colour of light, so does the word yoga, each ...

lntroduct£on 21 The problem of controlling the mind is not capable of easy solution, as borne out by the follow�ng dialogue in t ...

22 Light on Yoga By profound meditation, the knower, the knowledge and the known become one. The seer, the sight and the seen ha ...

Introduction 23 the icy peaks of the Himalayas, so does the Yoga aspirant need the know­ ledge and discipline of the Ha�ha Yoga ...

24 Light on Yoga (attachment or passion); (4) dve8a (aversion or revulsion) and (5) abhinivesa (love of or thirst for life, the ...

Introduction 25 important for mental development, as normally the mind functions through the nervous system. When the body is si ...

26 Light on Yoga powerful intellect but lacks humility and makes a show of wisdom. By remaining in the company of great souls an ...

Introduction 27 another, even though he may be a rival. Through mudita, the yogi saves himself from much heart-burning by not sh ...

28 Light on Yoga average seeker. Recognising these qualities, the Guru teaches him Laya Yoga, which gives liberation. (Laya mean ...

Introduction 29 A si�ya should possess the necessary qualifications of higher realisation and development. He must have confiden ...

30 Light on Yoga of Yoga texts. It is a spiritual endeavour. Oil seeds must be pressed to yield oil. Wood must be heated to igni ...

Introduction 3 1 To realise this not only constant practice is demanded but also renunciation. As regards renunciation, the ques ...

32 Light on Yoga themselves from danger. But merely because a man is a vegetarian, it does not necessarily follow that he is non ...

Introduction^33 Along with ahimsa go abhaya (freedom from fear) and akrodha (freedom from anger). Freedom from fear comes only t ...

34 Light on Yoga rooting out of malice. When the mind bears malice towards none, it is filled with charity towards all. He who h ...

Introduction 35 a house. On the contrary, all the sm�tls (codes of law) recommend marriage. Without experiencing human love and ...

36 Light on Yoga thing. Then everything he really needs will come to him by itself at the · proper time. The life of an ordinary ...

Introduction 37 necessary to observe purity m the means by which one procures it. Food, the supporting yet consuming substance o ...

38 Light on Yoga when the flame of the spirit does not waver in the wind of desire. The sadhaka does not seek the empty peace of ...

Introduction 39 (rdoration) rather than for bhoga (enjoyment), that all creation is divine, that there is divinity within himsel ...