Preface
The Four Yogas
Often one goes for one thing and finds another.
—Neem Karoli BabaT
he word yogais related to the English word yoke.
Yoga is the union of body, mind, and spirit—the
union of your individuality with the divine intelligence
that orchestrates the universe. Yoga is a state of being in
which the elements and forces that comprise your biolog-
ical organism are in harmonious interaction with the ele-
ments of the cosmos. Established in this state, you will
experience enhanced emotional, psychological, and spir-
itual well-being and will increasingly notice the sponta-
neous fulfillment of your desires. In yoga—in union with
spirit—your desires and the desires of nature are one. As
you participate in the process of creativity along with the
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