Patanjali Yog Darshan: Samaadhi Paad, Wisdom of Meditation [Paperback]

Robert William Eaton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 25, 2005

"I am enjoying this book so much. It is full of wisdom. What a treasure. As I read I keep getting these 'aha' insights on almost every page." - K. Falge, MA, Yoga Teacher, Watertown, N.Y. Patanjali's Yog Darshan, or Vision of Oneness (also known as The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali) is the ancient handbook for yogis. It offers a life-style and philosophy that enables human beings to live in the freedom that results from knowing one's true nature. This book provides Sanskrit text, English transliteration and word-for-word translation of each sootra, a one or two sentence meaning, plus an extensive commentary on the sootras of Samaadhi Paad of Patanjali Yog Darshan. It gives the reader a fresh, modern, insightful and applicable understanding of this work, the practice of meditation, and the realization of one's highest potential. For information about the author and our home-study courses with certificates go to www.transformedu.com

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Brijendra's Wisdom of Meditation is comprehensive and so precise. It is great! -- Anthony Calvelo, JD

What a treasure. I keep getting these ‘aha’ insights .” - K. Falge, MA, Yoga Teacher, Watertown, N.Y. -- www.transfomationmeditation.com

From the Author

Brijendra's creations are the direct expression of a life spent in the light of spiritual inspiration and meditation. In his own words: "I have spent my life with sages in consistent inquiry into the real nature of the Self. A main and integral part of this experimental inquiry has been the practice of meditation. Without meditation, Self-inquiry remains intellectual: it finds no basis in the ground of being. To reach a conclusion, one must discover a fact; and in the path of Self-discovery, that fact is the Self. Discovering the Self, one becomes joyful, blessed, and decisive about life, its purpose and direction. The Self is not a thing, and is consequently not a separate object to be known by the mind or intellect. Therefore, the Self must inform the intellect, not the other way around. To make the Self the basis of one's knowledge, requires the practice of meditation and, ideally, the company of one who has already trodden the path. There is no way around this truth. Meditation keeps the mind and intellect honest. It is the very nature of the human ego to claim knowledge and doership. Let it be, but if you add meditation to your life, the pure consciousness of the Self, which is the source and sustainer of all human beings and creatures, will shine its light and joy in your heart and mind. Your life will become transformed into freedom and joy and, as it does so, its inspiration will overflow into the hearts and minds of others and light the world around. This is the great need in the world today. So, it has become clear to me that meditation and awareness of the unity of the Self are the real and lasting solution to the human problems of division, uneasiness, and disharmony."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (June 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141162887X
• ISBN-13: 978-1411628878
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,640,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)