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Davies, John (Trans.) (1979) The Bhagavad Gita. Bharatiya Pub. Delhi.
The best known Hindu epic poem, an episode of the 6th book of the Mahabharata.
BhgvdGita1, BhgvdGita1b, BhgvdGita2, BhgvdGita2b.
T. K. V. Desikachar (1980) Religiousness in Yoga: Lectures in Theory and Practice. (Eds: M. L. Skelton, J. R. Carter) University Press of America. Washington.
18 Chapters on various aspects of the theory and practice of yoga by a modern master. It derives from a course taught in January 1976 in the Special Studies Program of Colgate University.
Desik1a, Desik1b, Desik2a, Desik2b, Desik3a, Desik3b, Desik4, Desik5.
Iyengar, B. K. S. (2001) YOGA: The Path to Holistic Health. Dorling Kindersley. London. Reproduced here is his 20-Week Yoga Course. There is little doubt that Iyengar is one of the truly significant figures of the 20th century. BKS1, BKS2.
Iyengar, B. K. S. (1966) The Concise Light on Yoga. Yoga Dipika. Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin. Unwin. London. The concise version of a modern yoga classic.
Concis1, Concis2a, Concis2b, Concis2c, Concis3a, Concis3b, Concis4,
Prabhavananda, Swami (1969) Yoga and Mysticism. Vedanta Press. Hollywood, CA. Four lectures: Peace and Holiness; Yoga, true and false; Mysticism, true and false; Know Thy Self.
Ramacharaka, Yogi (1931) Yogi Philosophy: 14 Lessons. The Yogi Publication Society. Chicago.
First Three Principles; Mental Principles; Spiritual Principles; Human Aura; Thought Dynamics; Telepathy, Thought Dynamics etc.; Human Magnetism; Occult Therapeutics; Psychic Influence; Astral World; Beyond the Border; Spiritual Evolution; Spiritual Cause and Effect; Yogi Path of Attainment.
Yogi1. Yogi2. Yogi3. Yogi4. Yogi5. Yogi6. Yogi7. Yogi8. Yogi9. Yogi10.
Ramacharaka, Yogi (1960) Raja Yoga: A Series of Lessons. Fowler. Romford.UK.
Raja1. Raja2. Raja3. Raja4. Raja5. Raja6. Raja7. Raja8.
Ramacharaka, Yogi (1960) The Hindu-Yogi Science of Breath. L. N. Fowler. Romford.
YBrth1, YBrth2. This is a ‘How to’ book. It may appear to be somewhat simplistic, but is worthy of a close and thorough read.
Ramacharaka was the guru of a High Brahmin Indian called Baba Barata. Barata and an Englishman called William Atkinson actually co-authored these books, attributing them to Ramacharaka, upon whose teachings they are based.
Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (Ed.)(1969) Tibet’s Great Yogi, Milarepa. 2nd Ed. [A Biographical History of Jetsun-Milarepa, According to the Late Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup]. Oxford University Press. London.
Preface. Contents,Illustrations,Introduction.
Part I: The Path of Darkness.
Chpt 1: The Lineage and Birth. Mila1P1.
Chpt 2: The Tasting of Sorrow.
Chpt 3: The Practising of the Black Art. Mila1P2,3
Part II: The Path of Light.
Chpt 4: The Seeking of the Holy Dharma. Mila2P4,5a
Chpt5: The Probation and Penance.
Chpt 6: The Initiation. Mila2P5b,6
Chpt 7: The Personal Guidance by the Guru. Mila2P7a
Chpt 8: The Parting from the Guru.
Chpt 9: The Renunciation. Mila2P7b,8,9
Chpt 10: The Meditation in Solitude. Mila2P10a
Chpt 11: The Hermitages and Service Rendered to Sentient Beings. Mila2P10b,11
Chpt 12: The Nirvana. Mila2P12a. Mila2P12b Mila2P12c.
Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (Ed.)(1968) The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation. [‘The Method of Realizing Nirvana Through Knowing the Mind’]. Oxford University Press. London.
Preface,Contents. Forward, Psychological Commentary
Forwd1. Forwd2. Forwd3
General IntroA. IntroB. IntroC. IntroD. IntroE. IntroF.
Book I: An Epitome of the Life and Teachings of Tibet’s Great Guru Padma-Sambhava. LibBk1a. LibBk1b LibBk1c LibBk1d
Book II: The Yoga of Knowing the Mind, the Seeing of Reality, Called Self-Liberation. LibBk2a LibBk2b LibBk2c,3
Book III: The Last Testamentary Teachings of the Guru Phadampa Sangay.
Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (Ed.)(1967) Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines. 2nd. Ed. [‘Seven Books of Wisdom of the Great Path’] Trans. Chang Chen-Chi. Oxford University Press. London.
Prefaces. Contents,Yogic Commentary.
General IntroA. IntroB. IntroC.
Book I: The Supreme Path of Discipleship: The Precepts of the Gurus. Book1a. Book1b.
Book II: The Nirvanic Path: The Yoga of the Great Symbol.
Book2a. Book2b.
Book III: The Path of Knowledge: The Yoga of the Six Doctrines. Book3a. Book3b. Book3c. Book3d.
Book IV: The Path of Transference: The Yoga of Consciousness-Transference. Book4.
Book V: The Path of the Mystic Sacrifice: The Yoga of Subduing the Lower Self. Book5a. Book5b. Book5c.
Book VI: The Path of the Five Wisdoms: The Yoga of the Long HUM. Books6,7.
Book VII: The Path of the Transendental Wisdom: The Yoga of the Voidness.
Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (Ed.)(1957) The Tibetan Book of the Dead. 3rd. Ed. Oxford University Press. London.
Prefaces. Contents, Illustrations.
Psychological Commentary. Introductory Forward.
Forward. Introduction. IntroA. IntroB. IntroC.
Book 1: The Chikhai Bardo and the Chonyid Bardo.
Part I: The Bardo of the Moments of Death.
Part II: The Bardo of the Experiencing of Reality.
Parta. Partb. Partc.
Book 2: The Sidpa Bardo
Part I: The After-Death World.
Part II: The Process of Rebirth.
The Appendix. Addenda.
Vivekananda, Swami (1897) RAJA YOGA, on Conquering the Internal Nature. Shree Pub. Delhi.
Vivk1, Vivk2, Vivk3.
Included in this volume are some of Patanjali’s yoga aphorisms. “Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divinity within, by controlling nature, external and internal.”
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